Shanghai: Taiwanese personal computer and notebook manufacturer Compal and Jiangsu Province’s Yixing City marked the start of what will likely be a beneficial relationship when they co-hosted the Compal-Xinning Cup Golf Invitational for 58 top IT managers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and the mainland.

The two groups held the tournament to celebrate the opening of the Yixing City’s Xinning High-Tech Industrial Park where Compal has recently put its new factory into production.

Playing on Silport’s Center and East courses under sunny conditions, 20.4 handicap Duan Yezhong shot an 89 to claim the low nett honor with a score of 68.6. Chen Mingfeng was runner up with a nett 69, followed by Lee Ruijin with a nett 69.8.

Other winners included Keesin Ng, Woo Wenbin, Ivan Shum and LS Wu who each won a nearest-the-pin prize. For their achievements, each received a beautiful ceramic, the specialty product of Yixing, a city that known as the home of pottery in China.

At the award ceremony after the golf, Wang Zhongsu, deputy mayor of Yixing People’s Government, and Zhang Guoan, Compal China’s general manager, each thanked the players for their participation and called the tournament an excellent starting point for teeing off what will undoubtedly be a fruitful relationship.