Organized
by Pattaya Mail Media Group,
Pinnacle Jomtien Resort & Spa and
Eastern Star Golf Club
The
Pattaya Mail Media Group, after many years
of reporting local golf in Pattaya Mail and
on Pattaya Mail Television, is confirming
the commitment to golf by staging its own
major tournament on Friday 29th
June 2007 at Eastern Star Country Club
& Resort. It is the inaugural Pattaya
Mail �Mike Franklin� Classic, a charity
golf tournament that will herald in the 15th
Anniversary of Pattaya Mail.
The proceeds from the
tournament will be shared by six
beneficiaries, four of them chosen by Mike
as they are charities and projects with
which he is involved on an ongoing basis.
The six charities and projects being
namely: the Rotary Foundation�s work with
children, Jesters �Care for Kids� Water
Purification project, Scholarships to
Pattaya Schools via Diana Group Foundation,
Ban Dorntupab Pattana, primary school
Khorat, Pattaya Young PR Ambassador Program
and the Camillian Aids Center � Cindy
Burbridge project
The proceeds, as they
are committed and spent on the six
beneficiary projects, will be reported in
Pattaya Mail, and on PMTV.
The tournament will
receive extensive Press & TV media
coverage in Pattaya Mail, Pattaya Blatt,
& Chiangmai Mail; on Sophon cable and
the Pattaya Mail Television (PMTV) cable
network covering Chonburi, Pattaya, Jomtien
& Sattahip. The POV Media Group is
providing 150 framed A3 poster display
sites in prime Bangkok locations, and press
conferences are scheduled for Thursday June
7 at the Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, and
at the Pinnacle Jomtien Resort & Spa on
Thursday June 14, courtesy of Andrew J.
Wood and Ingo Raeuber, their respective
GMs.
The Pattaya Mail �Mike
Franklin� Classic is being organized
jointly by the Pattaya Mail Media Group,
Pinnacle Jomtien Resort & Spa &
Eastern Star Golf Club.
The golf tournament will
feature two Shotgun starts at 06.45am and
12.30pm, playing a Four-ball Team Scramble
format. Both shotgun starts will be limited
to 25 teams of 4 players. Tournament
scoring will be by �System 36� that
calculates team handicaps on the day, based
on performance.
As official player
handicaps are not a condition of
entry, it will be an open tournament and
all golfers are welcome. It is hoped that
the many organized golf groups in Pattaya
that enjoy the weekly coverage of their
competitions in Pattaya Mail will
participate and support the event.
There will be
performance trophies for the winning teams
and technical prizes and trophies to be won
on every hole. A perpetual trophy will be
kept at Pattaya Mail and inscribed with the
names of the Champion team players. The
prize-giving ceremony, BBQ buffet dinner,
live music & entertainment will take
place from sunset by the beach at the
Pinnacle Jomtien Resort & Spa.
The Tournament at
Eastern Star and the prize-giving party at
Pinnacle Jomtien Resort will be covered by
Pattaya Mail Television and a souvenir DVD
of the televised feature will be given to
the sponsors.
As it is a charity event
the tournament relies on support in a
variety of ways, through donations or
sponsorship of specific items such as caps,
towels, balls, trophies, and draw prizes.
Due accreditation will be given at the
event, during the prize-giving ceremony and
in Pattaya Mail media.
Complimentary
merchandise and services, or cash to
purchase, will be used for prizes in the
player�s Lucky Draw. Some �High value�
items, such as airline tickets,
accommodations and top restaurant vouchers
will also feature in a special Charity Draw
held during the evening. All donors will
receive due accreditation in the tournament
publicity, media and during the
prize-giving party.
Event sponsorship is
available:
Platinum (200,000 baht),
Gold (100,000 baht), Silver (50,000 baht)
and Bronze (25,000 baht) categories, plus
hole sponsorship available on every hole at
10,000 baht per hole. All sponsors are
invited to have their Web page linked on
the Pattaya Mail tournament web page at
www.pattayamail.com/golfclassic
Full details are
available at the Organization Office:
Pattaya Mail Publishing Co. Ltd., 370/7-8
Moo 9, Pattaya 2nd
Road, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150
Thailand. Or contact Mike Franklin: Tel: 08
18618036 - Tony Malhotra: Tel: 08 1514 8584
� Ingo Raeuber Tel: 0819499433, (Fax:
038 427 596), E-mail:
[email protected]
More
details coming soon.
