A fete for sponsors and champions

An impressive cocktail party marked the appreciation night for the Mercedes Trophy 2012 Champions and the 2013 Sponsors held at the Makati Shangri-La. Hotel manager Andrew den Oudsten, with a team of Makati Shangri-La’s best chefs, presented a satisfying array of hors d’oeuvre for the golf series’ growing number of participants. The annual golf tournament series, organized by CATS Motors, Inc., the general distributor of Mercedes-Benz automobiles in the Philippines, is exclusive to Benz owners. CATS Motors chairman Greg Yu and president Felix Ang welcomed the staunch tournament partners and last year’s champions. Honored were 2012 Ladies Division champion Sandy Prieto-Romualdez and 2012 Division B runner-up Ricardo Bernabe. Familiar faces included Sta. Elena Properties, Inc. president Rico Tantoco, Jr., Sta. Elena Golf and Country Club president Bryan Cockrell and Shell Companies in the Philippines, Guam, Palau, and Saipan country chairman Edgar Chua. Ambassador Toshinao Urabe of Japan and Ambassador Yohanes Kristiarto Legowo of Indonesia were among the many VIP guests. The 8th Mercedes Trophy Golf Invitational was held at the impressive Sta. Elena Golf course. This year’s tournament winners will be flown to Australia for a three-day Regional Final. Many thanks to Greg and Felix! See you next year!