Shanghai: The quality of the course conditions and service at Silport received high praise at the 2008 Vertu Cup Golf Show as the luxury cell phone manufacturer debuted its latest models to 47 customers, suppliers and guests.

Playing over Silport’s West and North courses in rainy conditions under the New New Peoria scoring system, Huang Xinhan was the big winner on the day as he won both the low gross with an impressive round of six-over 78 and one of the nearest the center line prizes when he put his ball to within half a yard of the line.

Li Haibo captured the low nett prize with a nett 71.6, just ahead of runner-up Wang Xiaogang (72.6) and Huang Haifeng (73.2). Other honors saw Jin Guangxia execute a 280-yard blast to win the long drive title on the North second hole, while Li Shaobin won on the West ninth hole with a 240-yard drive.

Nearest-the-pin prizes went to Wang Xiaogang and Ling Suofei, the lone female winner on the day. Gu Baodong was the other nearest the center line winner.

The emphasis on luxury was clearly evident to all participating in the Vertu event as it also included the participation of Hennessy wines and nine famous automobile manufacturers, namely Audi, Lexus, Benz, Jaguar, Volvo, Porsche, BMW, Infiniti and Land Rover.

Vertu officials said the top brands all chose to cooperate with Silport because of the club’s high standing in the golf field where it has hosted the Volvo China Open a record seven times. With the success of this year’s event and the participant’s satisfaction with Silport’s course and service, next year’s event will also be held at the club.