Press Release: July 4, 2022

Location:  Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

The Turks & Caicos Islands Golf Association in union with the Caribbean Golf Association are thrilled to announce that the 65^th Annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship will be held in Providenciales, August 1^st to 5^th, 2022, at the Royal Turks & Caicos Golf Club.  Nine Caribbean-member countries have committed to sending their ten-best amateur players to vie for the coveted Hoerman Cup – Men’s Division and George Teale Trophy – Ladies’ Division, in a highly competitive three round medal play event.  Competing this year will be teams from Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands and USVI.

The objective of the golf associations is to promote golf throughout their respective countries and, through the sport – to teach the principles of honesty, hard work and responsibility to young people taking up the game. Through the years many junior golfers have risen through the junior ranks, some gaining college scholarships, and a select few – like Stephen Ames now residing in TCI – having very long and lucrative professional careers. The past 2 years have seen a massive resurgence in the popularity of golf, and we are very proud that the TCIGA will host the major Caribbean event of the year. “We look forward to this event being a springboard for the fundraising and promotion of golf within the Turks & Caicos Islands for an enhanced junior development program,” states Fraser Dods, TCIGA President.

Our headline sponsor is the recently opened Ritz-Carlton who have generously provided luxe accommodation for the visiting players. The 5-star Ritz-Carlton on Grace Bay offers multiple dining options and other resort amenities including two pools, spa, fitness center and non-motorized watersports.  The Royal Turks & Caicos Golf Club has kindly cleared the golf schedule for this event to take place and we are indebted to the RTCGC for their support, without which this event would not happen. Dave Douglas, Director of Golf, states, “The Royal Turks & Caicos Golf Club would like to congratulate the Turks & Caicos Islands Golf Association, President Fraser Dods and his committee for their effort and vision required to host this 65^th Championship. We are delighted to be their host venue for the third time over the last 23 years”.      

The sponsorship list also includes:  Grace Bay Car Rentals, Graceway IGA, Island Printing, The Wine Cellar, Beaches Turks & Caicos, Misick & Stanbrook, Seven Stars Resort & Spa, Stanbrook Prudhoe, Carlisle Supplies, Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Grant Thornton, BCQS, Grace Bay Resorts, Hartling Group, H20 Resort, Hugh G. O’Neill & Company, Lady Grace, Meridian Trust, Regency-Christies, South Bank, The Agency, Tropical Shipping and Turks & Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty.  Restaurant sponsors include:  Pepper Town Café, SharkBite Bar & Grille, and Somewhere Café & Lounge.  

With planning well under way and TCIGA team tryouts now complete we look forward to hosting this event for the third time.  We are very thankful for all our generous sponsors within the TCI community who always come together to show their support in time of need.  We look forward to celebrating with each and every one of the sponsor’s representatives during the event. 

Tournament Committee Members,

65^th Annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship,

TCI Golf Association

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