The 34th Annual CJSBC – Konwakai Gold Tournament Report
The 34th Annual Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia Golf Tournament and Dinner, held jointly with the Japanese Business Association of Vancouver (Konwakai) was held at University Golf Course on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. The day was blessed with unseasonably glorious weather, good friends, good cheer, (in the minds of most) good golf, a superb buffet dinner and lots of prizes. The 73 participants of the Tournament and Dinner enjoyed a wonderful day all ‘round.
This year’s prize winners included:
Prime Minister’s Cup:
Low gross – Fumitoshi Yuzawa
Consul General’s Cup:
Low net – Dave Anderson
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cup:
2nd low net – Matthew Yoshitake
3rd low net – Don Nishio
34th low net – Bill McMichael
Other golf prizes for Closest-to-the-Pin, Longest Drive and Straightest Drive were won by:
Kirk Wohlgeschaffen,
Bob Fairweather,
Wako Ando,
Fumitoshi Yuzawa,
Andy Tsukumo,
Shu Naito,
Laureen Davies,
Yoshio Arai and
Yasuko Yamada,
Special golf prizes were awarded to: Andy Tsukumo (incredibly close to the pin on 16), Bob Manchester (chip-in from the fairway for a birdie on 18) and Nicole Thompson (putting contest winner, after playoff with Mickey Hayashi, Joe Page, Richard Sarabando and Wako Ando).
A very significant component of our Tournament’s continuing popularity is the quality of our golf and door prizes, all donated by members and friends of the Canada-Japan community. The Golf Tournament Organizing Committee, the Tournament and Dinner participants and members and directors of the Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia wish to thank all who contributed so generously.
Grand Prize donors and winners included:
AIR CANADA: 2 round trip tickets to Japan – Shu Naito
Coast Hotels & Resorts: 2 nights hotel stay – John Powles
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver: 1 night hotel stay + breakfast – Andy Tsukumo
Listel Canada Ltd.: 1 night hotel stay + $100 meal certificate – Bill McMichael
Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver: 2 night’s hotel stay in Bayview Suite + buffet breakfast – Arnold Murooka
Colliers International: Canucks hockey tickets for 2 in Colliers’ corporate box + dinner and drinks – Catherine Bergman-Campbell
Citahealth Management: 2 Gold Executive Medicals + 5 personal training sessions (each) – Bob Frew.
Special thanks to Sato Pharmaceutical Canada Ltd. who kindly provided each golfer with medical analgesic and energy drink products.
Other generous doners included:
| Aldeasa |
| AON |
| Azia Restaurant |
| Boughton |
| Bull, Housser & Tupper |
| Calgary Airport Authority |
| Canadian Autoparts Toyota |
| Cascadia Eco Homes |
| Clark Wilson |
| Coastal Range Systems |
| Consulate-General of Japan |
| Daishowa-Marubeni International |
| Davis LLP |
| Deloitte & Touche |
| Fasken Martineau DuMoulin |
| FCM Travel Solutions |
| Fraser Wharves |
| Haseman Canada |
| KPMG |
| Lake Field Foods |
| Marsh Canada |
| Marubeni Canada |
| Miku Restaurant |
| Minister of Technology Trade & Economic |
| Development |
| Mitsubishi Canada |
| Mitsui Canada |
| Nikka Traders |
| Personnel Department |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| RBC Dominion Securities |
| Seaborn |
| Shanghai Bistro Chinese Restaurant |
| Sumitomo Canada |
| Toseki Entertainment |
| University Golf Club |
| Mr. Yoshi Arai |
| Mr. Gary Matson |
| Mr. Don Nishio |
| Mr. Andy Tsukumo |
| Mr. Ken Yada |
| Mr. Fumitoshi Yuzawa |
The Golf Tournament Organizing Committee:
Russell Mark, Chairman
Frank Hanano, Senior Advisor
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Jay Lemoine
Angela Hollinger
Click here for Frank’s Picasa album. Thank you Frank!
