Batam Finale for D'Masters Golf Tour 2010

Champion and grand lucky draw winner rewarded with golf holidays to Hawaii

I have done many golf events and the most memorable trip was to Batam, Indonesia with DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd from 10-12 January 2010. This story is a flashback and deserves to be published on my blog. It was a 3D2N trip which saw 24 finalists pit their golfing skills against each other at two of the island's highly-rated golf courses – Batam Hills Golf & Resort and Southlinks Golf & Country Club.

Adam Khan of Semangat Anggun emerged as the Grand Final winner with a combined two-day score of 74. The 11-handicapper claimed the main prize of a golf holiday at the world-renowned Kapalua Resort in Hawaii. Guest Jaya Kumar Ponnan also secured himself a golf retreat in Hawaii after his name was picked in the Grand Lucky Draw.

Christian Schutt, DiGi's Head of Consumer & Enterprise Business (at that time) said: "I believe that DiGi has achieved its objective to create opportunities for our DiGi Business clients to forge stronger ties and network with each other and with DiGi. Golf has allowed us at DiGi to meet our clients in a more relaxed setting and enabled us to better understand their business needs and how we can provide solutions relevant to them."

Pic caption...Chin, Sam and Victor, our friendship still continues to present day!

The D'Masters Golf Tour 2010 featured eight legs with the first leg held on 22 July at the Sungai Long Golf & Country Club, followed by Ponderosa Golf & Country Club (July 22), Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club (August 5), Kota Permai Golf & Country Club (September 28), Kelab Golf Sarawak (September 30), Glenmarie Golf & Country Club (October 7) and Bukit Jawi Golf Resort (21 October ) before the final leg at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (November 4).

The third edition of the highly-successful by-invitation only event saw TaylorMade-adidas, FireFly and Titoni coming onboard as sponsors.

About the D'Masters Golf Tour

The D'Masters Golf Tour was held exclusively for selected DiGi Business customers with the objective of forging closer ties all around. Featuring eight legs in 2010, the D'Masters Golf Tour culminated with the Grand Final in Batam, Indonesia in January 2010. The format of play was based on blind partnerships playing under a modified system 36 stableford. The top pair and a 'wild card' pick from each leg qualified for the Grand Final while the individual overall champion in each leg received a BlackBerry smartphone.