Amateur golfers are being urged to submit their forms this week, to participate in the Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament, scheduled to take place at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club on Sunday, July 29.

Fabulous trophies and numerous attractive prizes are being offered to the top performers at this year's renewal. The event begins with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. and golfers are to be on their tees at 7:50 a.m. to ensure that play will be completed by noon.

The beneficiary of this year's tournament will again be the Marcus Garvey Basic School, located in Greenwich Town. The tournament will be played as an 18-hole Stableford 7/8 Handicap event in five categories - overall, ladies, male handicap 0-7, male handicap 8-15, and male handicap 16-24.

Participants can look forward to great tee gifts as well as trophies and attractive prizes for 'Nearest to the Pin' and men's/ladies' 'Longest Drive'. There is an entry fee of $3,500 which includes lunch that will be accompanied by superb wines courtesy of Lascelles Wines and Spirits.

Support

Traditional and new sponsors are giving support to this year's renewal, with Kingston Wharves Limited being a gold sponsor and silver sponsors being Seaboard Jamaica, APM Terminals, First Global Bank, Hilton Kingston, Port Computer Services, Safety and Industrial Supplies, Assessment Recoveries Limited and NCB Capital Markets. Atlas Protection and CMA CGM Jamaica Limited are bronze sponsors.

Prizes and tee gifts are being sponsored by Seafreight (golf shirts), Emirates Line (caps), Air Jamaica, CB Chicken, The Jamaica Pegasus, Maritime and Transport, Transocean Shipping, GraceKennedy Limited, P.A. Benjamin, Green Thumb, KLAS Sports Radio and the Gleaner Company Limited.

Golfers may fill out the entry forms appearing on this page and deliver it with their fees to The Shipping Association of Jamaica, 4 Fourth Avenue, Newport West; telephone 923-3491.