Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club and Residential Estates (Batangas, Philippines)

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THE 12TH MOUNT MALARAYAT CHAIRMAN’S CUP
TEES OFF ON JANUARY 23

The Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club in Lipa City, Batangas opens its fairways for the 12th Chairman’s Cup Tournament on Saturday, 23 January 2010.

The tournament was created by Arch. Antonio Turalba, Sr., chairman of the Active Group, for the benefit of 30 Turalba Foundation scholars who are pursuing their college education at De La Salle College Lipa. The Active Group, now celebrating its 40th year as one of the country’s leading real estate companies, is the developer of the world-class Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club.

Mount Malarayat’s 27-hole all-weather championship golf course, which hosted the 89th Philippine Open, was designed by the world-renowned
J. Michael Poellet Design Group. The golf course was recently awarded by the highly-regarded Asian Golf Monthly magazine as “the best golf course in the Philippines.” The course’s signature Mt. Makulot Hole No. 7 has been voted by Golf Magazine as among the “Top 500 Best Holes in the World.”

The Chairman’s Cup is open to Mount Malarayat club members and guests/sponsors. The 18-hole Stroke Play Competition begins with a double barrel tee-off at the Mt. Lobo / Mt. Malipunyo courses at 7:00 AM. The handicapping scoring system will be used on club members, while guests/sponsors will earn scores based on the System 36 mode. Classification shall be divided according to the number of participants in both the members and guests/sponsors categories.

Club Car and Texas Eagle golf carts await players who make a hole-in-one.

Entry fees to the Mount Malarayat 10th Chairman's Cup are
Php 1,500.00 for club members, Php 3,000.00 for guests/sponsors. Giveaways and raffle prizes await tournament participants.

For more details about the tournament, please contact Ms Connie Macasaet at +63 (43) 756-0618 or +63 (43) 756-7006.

MOUNT MALARAYAT BAGS “BEST GOLF COURSE
IN THE PHILIPPINES” AWARD

The prestigious Asian Golf Monthly magazine recently named the Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club in its annual listing of Asia’s Best Golf Courses as the “Best Golf Course in the Philippines.” Mike Sebastian, the publisher of the regional golf magazine, signed the highly-coveted certificate awarding Mount Malarayat the distinction. The award is the result of a readership survey and is widely acknowledged as the region’s most respected golfing poll.

Asian Golf Monthly is the only English language golf magazine that spans Asia and is devoted solely to promoting and covering the game of golf in the region. Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club is a prestige project of the Active Group, one the country’s leading real estate developers for over 39 years. According the Active Group president & chief operating officer Antonio V Turalba, Jr, the award is a testament to the vision of his architect parents, Antonio A Turalba, Sr and Cristina Valera-Turalba, and the passionate devotion of Michael J Carr to manage and maintain the highest level of quality for the enjoyment of golfers when they play on Mount Malarayat’s world-class 27-hole course.

THE 8TH ACTIVE GROUP MID-OPEN

Last 12 & 13 November 2009, the 8th Active Group Mid-Amateur Open was played on the world-class all-weather championship fairways of Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club. 156 players joined the event, some coming as far north as Nueva Ecija and as far south as Negros Occidental. Major sponsors of the tournament were the Active Group, Pacsports and MJ Carr Golf Management, Inc.

(L-R)
Arch. Antonio V. Turalba, Jr. (President, Active Group, Inc.)
Arch. Maria Cristina V. Turalba (Vice-Chairman, Active Group, Inc.)
Gerald Katigbak (2009 Active Group Mid-Amateur Open Champion)
Mike Carr (President of MJ Carr Golf Management, Inc.)

(L-R)
Masters Division I 1st Runner-up Rodel Mangulabnan
Seniors Div. II Champion Emil Alviar
Masters Div. II Runner-up Chan Kim
Seniors Div. II Runner-up Tony Pernez
Arch. Antonio V. Turalba, Jr. (President, Active Group, Inc.)
Arch. Maria Cristina V. Turalba (Vice-Chairman, Active Group, Inc.)
Gerald Katigbak (2009 Active Group Mid-Amateur Open Champion)
Open Div. II Runner-up Jimmy Sto Tomas
Open Division II Champion Glenn Vasquez
Masters Div. I Champion Jeric Hechanova
Seniors Div. I Champion Mari Hechanova
Open Div. 1st Runner-up Tommy Manotoc
(Kneeling)
Masters Div. II Champion Alan Alegre

The 1st Mount Malarayat Grand Bazaar & Food Fair
(11-12 October 2008)

As part of the continuing 10th Year Anniversary celebrations, the Mount Malarayat Golf & Country Club hosted the very first Mount Malarayat Grand Bazaar and Food Fair last 11-12 October 2008.

The special event was open to the public. Members and guests who are shopaholics will find fabulous buys at the Gift Bazaar while fitness buffs will be able to interact with the pros at the Sports Fair & Clinic. Mouthwatering delicacies and sumptuous foodies at the Food Fair and Eat-All-You-Can Buffet. For motoring enthusiasts, there was a Car Show where they test drove the latest Audi automobiles courtesy of PGA Cars.

As added treats, a spectacular fireworks display marked the celebration in the evening of 11 October while on 12 October, children got a chance to wear their halloween best and joined the early Trick or Treat.