Press Release: August 8, 2022

Location:  Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

The 65^th Annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship held in Providenciales, August 1^st to 5^th, 2022, at the Royal Turks & Caicos Golf Club with luxury accommodation generously provided by The Ritz-Carlton Resort, organized by Roberto Stipa of Desarrollos Hotelco Group is now complete.  With an enormous amount of support from the amazing TCI community the five-day championship event was hugely successful.  During the Opening Ceremony held at the golf clubhouse on August 2^nd the eight visiting Caribbean nations, including Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and USVI were warmly welcomed by His Excellency Governor Nigel Dakin, by Mr Alvin Parker, Director of the TCI Sports Commission and Fraser Dods, President of the TCI Golf Association.  With the practice round also completed that day, the golf tournament was declared open and the highly competitive three round medal play championship event was ready to begin. 

The course conditions were superb, thank you to the course superintendent, Tim Mack, and his greenkeeping crew who worked diligently during each day and the weeks prior to ready the course for this elite event.  The Caribbean Golf Association President, Sydney Wolf from Puerto Rico and the CGA executive team were responsible for the course marking set-up, tournament reporting and officiating. The pin placements provided ample challenges for most competitors and the narrow fairways combined with the prevailing trade winds offered course management encounters for the long ball strikers with the talented players with good course management coming out on top.  This annual championship is primarily a team event with the men vying for the coveted Hoerman Cup and the women competing for the George Teale Trophy.  With the World Amateur Golf Ranking recognizing this as a major amateur championship, awards are also presented to the top players.

The Proshop Staff, led by Sean Wilson and Dave Douglas, worked hard organizing the golfers and team coaches each day delivering impeccable golf services throughout the week as the team players arrived dressed in daily tournament uniforms and the proud coaches displayed flags on their service golf carts in support of their teams. The Food and Beverage Staff at #19 Bar & Restaurant, led by Paul Slattery and Ronnie Rigby, offered outstanding services throughout the week starting with a delicious Caribbean Buffet for the Opening Ceremony and menu options during the week.  

With several months of preparations to organize and manage this event, the TCI Golf Association Tournament Committee along with the dedicated Volunteers were very pleased to watch the Awards Ceremony on August 5^th where Puerto Rico successfully defended the Hoerman Cup, and the lovely Jamaican woman’s team captured the George Teale Trophy this year.  The individual awards went to Kelvin Hernandez of Puerto Rico who shot stellar rounds of 72, 68, 70 and Holly McLean of Cayman Islands with scores of 75, 72, 73.  Team TCI finished the week in 7^th place out of the nine competing nations in the Hoerman Cup and 5^th place in the George Teale Trophy.  In the individual divisions our top player, 15-year-old, Kurt Rivers finished in 14^th place and 67-year-old JP Srinark finished in 32^nd place out of 50 players.  Top TCI woman player, Andrea Todd completed the event in 9^th place out of 20 in the woman’s individual division.  

Congratulations to all involved, in particular our very generous Sponsors and the R&A, without this combined effort hosting this golf championship would not have been possible. The event culminated with a Sunset Sail send off for the visiting Caribbean nations, sailing across Grace Bay with a chance encounter with our very own JoJo!  A beautiful finish to an incredibly successful week by all accounts.

Tournament Committee Members,

65^th Annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship,

TCI Golf Association

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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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