Couples Ocho Rios and Couples Sans Souci celebrated their 37th and 9th anniversaries, respectively, on the weekend of Jan 16-18, culminating in the 14th Annual Couples Resorts Ocho Rios Charity Golf Tournament which was held last week Sunday at the Upton Golf & Country Club.

The tournament was the brainchild of multiple repeat guests of the hotel, Gene and Jane Saks and Alan and Josie Kline and is organised and hosted by Couples Resorts under the direction of Alexandra Ghisays, Group PR director of Couples Resorts, and Sebert Walker, golf professional.

The tournament attracted 86 players, many of them local. The main sponsor was once again Digicel, and other sponsors included Fraser Fontaine & Kong, General Accident, ICWI, Advantage General, JN General, Guardian Group and BCIC.

This year’s tournament raised $1.6m for the Three Hills Primary School, the Hamilton Mt Basic School and the Animal House shelter. To date, the tournaments have raised over $18m for these and other local charities, including the donation and maintenance of an x-ray machine to the Port Maria Hospital and outfitting an entire school with new desks and chairs, and fencing the school grounds.

In addition, each year the Animal House is able to continue their operations with the assistance of funds raised on their behalf.

The third place winners, Dudley Wilson and Opeton Marshall each received two nights at a Couples Resort; second place went to Michael Wilmott and Zandra Roy, who each received two nights in a suite at a Couples Resort.

Dave Wagner and his partner Nick Borie came out on top and received a three-night stay at the new Couples Barbados Resort, presented by Paul Issa, deputy chairman of Couples Resorts.

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