2008 Banks and Brokers Golf Championship Results
Issued: 20 November 2008
The Banks and Brokers Golf Championship
Grand Final: Wentworth Club, Friday 12th Sept 2008
The Grand final was played in pleasant weather over 18 holes on the magnificent Edinburgh Course.
Congratulations go to the winning team, calling themselves Bingy Bangy Bongo, with a superb 88 points. The winning team consisted of:
Mark Donovan (team captain, Tradition)
Michael O'Rourke (Tradition)
Lee Davison-Poltock (Rabobank)
Paul Robson (Rabobank)
Team Bingy Bangy Bongo also wins a trip to the 5Star Gloria Golf Resort in Turkey courtesy of Matrix Golf.
Team Rucku.com captained by world famous Kiwi Rugby Union legend Zinzan Brooke were runners up with an impressive 82 points and team Tradition captained by Keith Hall came third with 78 points.
Zinzan Brooke also won the longest drive competition sponsored by Tradition and Robert Walker from ICAP won the nearest the pin contest and a Nintendo Wii games console donated by Deutsche Borse, Canary Wharf.
Simon Long from Barclays Capital based in Canary Wharf won the STAR4Africa charity raffle star prize of a week's holiday to South Africa courtesy of Matrix Golf.
Round 2: Foxhills Golf Resort, Friday 20th June 2008
A big thank you to everyone who competed at Foxhills in round two on Friday 20th June 2008.
Well done to teams ICAP with a superb 82 points, Tradition with 81 points and Rucku.com with 80 points. All three teams have now qualified to play in the Grand Final on Friday 12th September 2008 at the prestigious Wentworth Club in Surrey. Congratulations also go to Rod Garland from Redwood Foods for winning the nearest the pin contest and to Pierre Moffat from Barclays Capital who hit the longest drive on the day.
Round 1: Mill Ride Golf Club, Friday 6th June 2008
Congratulations go to teams Bingy Bangy Bongo with 87 points, STAR4Africa with 77 points and Bluecrest with 74 points. All three teams have made it through to the Grand Final. Well done also to David Heffer from Tradition UK for winning the Nearsest the Pin competition sponsored by Deutsche Börse and to Blair Kester from Tullet Prebon who won the longest drive contest sponsored by Tradition.
