THE eighth staging of the Munro College Old Boys Association/Lindy Delapenha Golf Classic is set to be an electric affair as the top prize on offer this year is a 2025 E-Power Nissan X-trail for the lucky golfer who can hit a hole in one at a selected area on the golf course at Caymanas Golf and Country Club.

This year’s staging will take place on Saturday, June 7, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:00 am. The cost for registration, which includes lunch, remains at last year’s price of $8500.

The event was launched at the Fidelity Motors/Nissan Showroom in Kingston on Wednesday.

Excitement is already building around the tournament which is always well supported by some of the top local golfers, and Victor Tomlinson, president of the Munro College Old Boys Association (MCOBA), is happy with the support received from both corporate society and golfers so far.

“Our main prize this year will be a Nissan E-Power X-trail for a hole-in-one at hole number 10,” he said. “This is the second time that Fidelity is offering a car as the main prize, and should some lucky golfer win it, then CG United will cover the cost of insurance for this brand new vehicle.

“We have golfers coming from overseas, in addition to the local golfers, and we anticipate that we will have more than 80 golfers this year.”

Tomlinson explained the need for this charity event to be held every year.

“We want to develop good sportsmen and good gentlemen from Munro College,” he said. “Sports is one of the most important aspects of a boy’s life so we have the football programme, the track and field programme, there is the field hockey programme, the tennis programme, basketball — all sporting programmes should benefit.

“We are definitely pleased with the level of sponsors we have. We have Keller Williams, we have Nissan, Fidelity Motors, CG United Insurance, and many others.”

Keller Williams Marketing Director Rochelle Wint says they have been a part of the tournament from inception.

“I guess it helps that our founders are actually Munro old boys,” she said. “It is important for children, especially boys, to be involved with sports, and this tournament helps to provide support to the Munro College sports programme so we are delighted to be a part of it every year.”

Fidelity Motors General Manager Deborah Stewart spoke about the importance of supporting the event.

“Fidelity Motors is proud to sponsor the Lindy Delapenha Golf Classic because we believe in supporting initiatives that foster excellence, community spirit, and that contribute to the development of future athletes,” she said.

“It is a pleasure for us to partner with the Munro College Old Boys Association on this awesome event; it speaks to commitment and community development. It is very, very impressive that a group of gentlemen have made such a commitment that helps to develop young men in Jamaica.

“They are excellent partners, and we have seen where their investment has actually had a significant impact on the young people in Jamaica.”

The tournament will be contested in the Stableford format and include a Ladies’ category as well as Men’s, Men’s Senior and Men’s Super Senior categories.

Lindy Delapenha, after whom the tournament is named, was an avid golfer, a pioneer for black footballers in England, track athlete, and sports journalist.