The World Premiere of the Million Dollar Putt Thrills the Crowd at the Snowgolf
World Championship 2009
OBERTAUERN, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
This weekend the Snowgolf World Championship 2009 teed off a new
dimension in golf. This first-class event and its climactic putting
competition attracted personalities and golfers to Obertauern ski resort from
all over the world - even as far afield as the Philippines, Australia and the
UAE. The event was sponsored by PNYG, a visionary organisation that delivers
marketing-driven luxury lifestyle projects. PNYG also conceived the "Million
Dollar Putt" for the tournament.
Despite overwhelming applications, the field was tightly restricted to
only 100 amateur golfers. Olympic champions, world champions and celebrities
all took the honour in the adapted Obertauern snow. The event took place on a
purpose-made 9-hole course (Par 36, 2.700 metres in length). Snow machines
were used to prepare the fairways, with out of bounds set by natural deep
snow and putting surfaces, "whites", prepared by hand.
Adi Hengstberger (D) retained his 2007 title. The runners-up were Tristan
David (Philippines) and Peter Dobrowolsky (Austria). The new women's World
Champion was Sarah Holzl (Austria).
At the climax of the Snowgolf World Championship 2009, the largest
amateur prize in the world was up for grabs: The "Million Dollar Putt", a
world premiere in Obertauern. Participants at the event got a one-off chance
to putt for a million US dollars from a distance of 18 metres. Media interest
for this phenomenon was enormous: dozens of camera teams relayed pictures all
over the world.
Alongside amateur competitors, many big names from sport and showbiz were
trying to sink their "Million Dollar Putt" for important causes - "Wings for
Life" (Spinal Cord Research Foundation) and "Eagles Charity Golf Club". There
was a breathtaking atmosphere as DJ Otzi, Air Race World Champion Hannes
Arch, boxing champion Axel Schulz, football stars Alex Zickler and Rene
Aufhauser, FIFA World Cup winner Rainer Bonhof (GER), Austrian Golf
Association President Franz Wittmann and actor Sascha Wussow gave it their
best shot. Twice the ball seemed destined for the hole. In the end nobody
could pull off the big putt, and the prize remains unclaimed until the next
championship.
Further information:
Organizer:
GOLF AND MORE. Tel: +43(0)664-5200344. Email: office@golfandmore.at.
Media Contact:
komm.passion Munich. Tel: +49(0)89-48927277. Email:
vladislav.parapanov@komm-passion.de
PNYG is partner and creative director of the "Million Dollar Putt".
SOURCE: PNYG MAC SL.
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