Manila Golf Golden Tee

Every year, Manila Golf holds it’s annual Golden Tee tournament.  It’s a big thing for the club and this event is very well attended by the members and well sponsored by many of the biggest companies in the country.  It was my first time to attend last 2009 

At the end of the tournament, there is a dinner and it is usually held on Valentine’s day or the Valentine weekend.  They set up a giganic tent in the golf course just for the evening 

All the ladies get a rose 🙂 

Around 500 couples attend the dinner 

James partnered with our good friend, Mykie Ozaeta 

I was able to take a few people photos 😉 

Yvan Yao of Lucerne who annually sponsors the Golden Tee 

The buffet 

and the fireworks! 

We attended one more after the 39th and missed one but I didn’t take photos.  

This was this year, the 42nd!

James made sure I took a photo of this, a very rare Lexus and the only one in the Philippines.  Don’t ask me more about cars, that’s all i know about this one 🙂 

On the way there, they tempt you with the Grand raffle prize.  Though we really wanted the Lexus 🙂  

Everyone waits till the end because you cannot win it if you are not present

They carpet the walk to the tent 🙂 

James joined with my eldest brother

 

and when we checked out the score board, their names were actually there, 4th place 

Every year there are I think 4 to 5 bakas being cooked for dinner

James’ favorite people photo at the Golden Tee 🙂  

We were on time, but when we got there, mostly everyone was there!  They are so punctual! 

We were happy to find a table in the end of the room and be beside the buffet 🙂 and be beside Tito Willie and Tita Marion!!  So nice to see them!  We were all hoping to win something in the raffle! 

There are a couple of entertainment numbers in between the raffle and I noticed they are all geared towards the men 🙂 hence the pretty girls like Aubrey Miles! 

In our table, Raj won airplane tickets to anywhere in the Philippines!! WOOHOO!! 

Two handsome 🙂 Paolos sat on our table for awhile….hoping to win also.  And it was Paolo Prieto’s birthday!! Happy Birthday Paolo, my childhood neighbor 🙂 

And that evening I told James that tonight we will not say our usual line that ” We never win in raffles!”  Which is why we probably really never win because we already have such a negative attitude.  So I was so determined I told James that we will win something tonight……. and James did!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!  A camera for me 🙂 

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