The Vita Nova Foundation Open - Wednesday September 6, 2006
The Arninge Golf Club, Vågsjö Gård, Täby
It was a rather chilly and misty morning, but all of the 34 participants who had signed up to participate in the first Vita Nova Foundation Open were at the golf course by 8 a.m., all very enthousiastic and eager to start. After registration and a briefing by Seth Strandin, the Club's Manager, the tournament started at 9:00 a.m.
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The first team started to come in by 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon and the tournament ended with the last team finishing at about 3:00 p.m. The day turned out to be relatively warm and sunny. After resting for about half an hour over cold beers and soft drinks, the participants were treated with a delicious buffet dinner in the Club's restaurant. Finally, it was tme for the prize giving ceremony. The results are as follows:
Scratch prizes
Ladies: Maud Leander (95 strokes)
Men: Patrick Danielsson (83 strokes)
Nearest to the flag
Maud Leander 3.56m
Longest Drive
Ladies : Marianne von Sydow (170 m)
Men: Patrick Danielsson (250m)
Best Team - 82 points
Hans Leander
Maud Leander
Kjell Wahlberg
Urawain Wahlberg
Stapleford
Ladies: Pawana Nyström (34 points)
Men: Patrick Danielsson (35 points)
Consolation prizes
Team: Christer Persson, Lena Hedman, Ann-Cristine Brask, Marianne von Sydow
Ladies: Ann-Christine Brask
Men: Lasse Salomaa
1st prize for the lucky draw:
2 round trip tickets to Thailand with 2 overnights for at the Rose Garden Golf Resort offered Thai Airways and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Winner: Ann-Christine Brask
A Big thank you and our deepest gratitude to our major sponsors:
| Thai Airways | Tourism Authority of Thailand | Bridge Ltd | |
| Interoc AB | Kilafors Herrgård | Tallink | |
| Grace Tea House | Healthy Living Thailand |
The Gawad Kalinga project received a donation of 20 000 SEK from the proceeds of this event. This donation was used to build homes for 2 families in the project.
Our heartfelt thanks to those who provided us with wonderful prizes for the winners:
Air Asia Travel, Domaine AB, Kilotex AB, Scaraboeus, Berit Hellsing, Lena Hedman, Monica Colling, Tuk-Tuk Restaurant, Marianne von Sydow.