Driving forward with annual Think Pink success

The eighth annual charity Think Pink Bahrain golfing events were once again hosted at the Royal Golf Club as part of the kingdom’s breast cancer awareness month.

The ongoing success is due to the support from the local community, both through corporate sponsorship and private donations.

The funds raised will be directed towards Think Pink Bahrain’s Education Fund. This fund has successfully seen Bahraini healthcare professionals travel aboard and receive internationally recognised qualifications and return to the kingdom to support the community.

The men’s’ 9 hole night golf competition, played in the Texas Scramble format, was won the by British Ambassador Iain Lindsay’s team consisting of David Wales, Ben Elsworth and Cormac Flannery who achieved a team score of 27.3 nett, as reported last week.

The women’s 18 hole Texas Scramble on the club’s Montgomerie championship course was won by the team of Lady Club Captain Hanne Hansen, Lady Vice Captain Dena Wales, Anne Quintino and Evelyn Rimmer with a team nett score of 65.9.

A 9 hole tournament for newer lady golfers took place on the Wee Monty par 3 course and was won by the ‘Pinky Girls’ team of Rosemarie Delos Santos, Jeanie Bagswell and Jung Kyung Yoon.

“Congratulations to all the winners and to all the competitors for looking so fantastic in their pink outfits!” said Bernie Morgan, the Royal Golf Club’s director of golf operations.

Think Pink founder, Jules Sprakel, said: “Events such as these would not be possible without the support of volunteers whom work tirelessly to provide prizes and sponsorship for the charity event, along with corporate businesses and private sponsors are truly appreciated.
 
“To the Royal Golf Club who has supported the charity for the last eight years, we thank the team both back and front of house who have rallied together once again.
 
“The mission behind the charity events should not be lost, and we would like to encourage all to remember to support and encourage women to undergo monthly examinations; saying ‘icheck’ is not just for the month of October.”

The 2013 Think Pink Bahrain sponsors include the Royal Golf Club for hosting the event, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain for lunch sponsorship, Gulf Brands International for course refreshments and Highland Spring for water both on course and during the prize giving.

Hole sponsors included BMI, VIVA, BMMI, Seef Dental, Fraser Suites, Reza Hygiene and Trowers & Hamlins.

Phil Weymouth of Streetlight Media provided his photography services once again and Ahmed Masri of Open Media Collective provided website support and development.