hovering around 35 degrees Celsius, the event attracted a field of 86 players including four ladies.

Wang Bin won the gross champion’s title when the 10 handicap carded a seven-over par 79 to beat He Ming Qin and Fan Guang Song by one stroke. For his efforts, Wang received a crystal trophy, a Mizuno driver and a bottle of Torres wine.

In the nett category, Zhang Yin, a 32 handicap, registered a 95 for a nett 63, two strokes better than Pan Yong-chun. He received the same prizes as Wang.

In the visitor’s category, Tony Zeng played to his 8.4 handicap to shoot an 80 and win the Gross Champion’s title. Jim Anderson, a 12 handicap, shot an 87 for a nett 75 and the low nett title.

Other honors saws Muchiri Kabuga and Mr Park claim the long drive awards on the Center #9 and West #3 holes respectively. Gu Jun and Mr Im won the nearest-the-pin awards on the Center #2 and West #8 holes respectively.
Club member Jenny Chan had memorable day for activities following her round. In the lucky draw prize, she won a return Shanghai-Paris business-class ticket courtesy of Air France. In the Golden Peach lucky seat prize, Chan came away a winner again, this time receiving a mobile phone from DBTel.

Jack Huang, Silport’s vice general manager, said the conditions were ideal for tournament golf and he was encouraged by the strong turnout.

“Tournaments for our members are a regular part of life at Silport. The SARS outbreak really put a hold on all that and I could tell by the enthusiasm of everybody involved that they were really anxious to get out and test their games in a competitive environment. There will be more tournaments,” he said.