BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, yesterday afternoon consented to present prizes to the winners of His Royal Highness’ Challenge Trophy Charity Golf Championship 2014 for the Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans at the Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club in Jerudong, ©BRUDIRECT.COM reported.
Upon arrival, His Royal Highness was greeted by the Minister of Education, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Awg Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong and the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Dato Paduka Haji Hisham bin Haji Mohamad Hanifah as Chairman of the Championship.
The event was followed with the prize presentations to the winners the Charity Golf Championship of the Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans and souvenirs to the championship sponsors.
On hand to present the prizes was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Tony Haji Karim won the Gross Overall Category and received His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince Challenge Trophy.
Tony Hj Karim collected the 2014 title after besting the field with a score of 72, three strokes clear of runner-up Pg Hj Ahmad Zaki bin Pg Hj Jambol. Rozaimi bin Hj Ahmad snuck into the top three On Count Back (OCB) with an overall score of 76.
Almas Syadzwanie bte Kamis proved her class as one of the finest golfers in the country after being crowned as the Ladies Gross Champion. Vanessa Bouvet settled for a runner-up finish while Hajah Rusni bte Lamat finished third.
Hj Saiful Rizal PD Hj Ahmad carded a score of 65 to clinch the Overall Nett title in a category for those who hold a handicap of 18 and below. Players had to meet a specified handicap in order to be eligible to compete in the three nett divisions.
Faez Hj Ahmad won Division “A”, while Division “B” and Division “C” winners went to Hj Jalaluddin bin Hj Ghazali and Cinta Rao, respectively.
Hajah Azizah bte Ahmad won the Ladies Nett Category followed by Dora Madai in second and Pg Datin Hajah Umi Kalthum Pg Hj Tuah in third.
YAM Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammed Saifullah bin Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Hj Idris won the VIP & Sponsor Gross Category. He also won the Nearest-to-Pin category in Hole No 3 on day one of the competition with his shot landing 2.38m off the target mark.
Dato Hj Daniel bin Hanafiah was crowned the Senior Nett Champion while ,Hj Abd Aziz bin Kassim clinched the Senior Gross title. Pg Yusof Pg Hj Md Salleh emerged as the champion in the VIP and Sponsor Nett Category.
Meanwhile, Michelle carrying a handicap of 36 scored an impressive total of 64 to win the junior title. Ryan Chee Hong Zu ended in a distant second with 75 while Nurintan Shahfizah trailed further behind with a score of 82.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince consented to receive a pasambah and mock cheque for BND$42,000 presented by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, for the Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans. His Royal Highness then consented to hand over the cheque to the Chief Executive Officer of the DANA, Awg Haji Brahim bin Haji Ismail.
His Royal Highness then consented to have a group photo session and receives junjung ziarah from the players as well as members of the championship committee.