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La Iguana Golf Course Recognized for Environmental Excellence
The La Iguana Golf Course at Los Suenos Marriott Ocean and Golf Resort has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Manuel Gonzalez G., Course Superintendent, has led the effort to obtain sanctuary status on this course and is being recognized for Environmental Stewardship by Audubon International. La Iguana Golf Course is the 5thcourse in Costa Rica and the 731st in the world to receive the honor. "La Iguana Golf Course has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program. They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property," said Jim Sluiter, Staff Ecologist for the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Programs.
"To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas," explained Sluiter. These categories include: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.
“Audubon has been a quite interesting experience in my career. I have had to overcome the challenge of looking for a balance within three aspects that I once thought unrelated: protecting the environment, meeting the golf course’s maintenance standards, and generating a positive economic impact. Throughout time, I realized that you can achieve balance, maintain it and also spread it out throughout the community. It is a tool that when getting the personnel and the golfers involved, they would show immediate interest by actuating by enthusiasm and commitment for the project and by helping to spread their view on it,” Said Manuel González G., Course Superintendent.
The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, endorsed by the United States Golf Association, provides information and guidance to help golf courses preserve and enhance wildlife habitat, and protect natural resources. Golf courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Canada, Central America, Europe, and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program.
For more information on golf and the environment, visit www.golfandenvironment.org. In addition to golf courses, Audubon International also provides programs for businesses, schools, communities, and new developments. For more information, contact Audubon International, 46 Rarick Rd., Selkirk, NY 12158, USA, (518) 767-9051, e-mail them via the Internet at acsp@auduboninternational.org, or visit their website at www.auduboninternational.org.
Wednesday Skin Game
12:00 p.m. Shot Gun
Players interesting in a competitive game will have the opportunity to show their abilities while making some money
Cost: USD 65 Green fee plus USD 20 for the purse.
IX Annual Golf Tournament Ronald McDonaldMore than 100 players gathered at the Iguana Golf Course Golf
Tournament Ronald McDonald House Charities new success
More than 100 domestic and foreign players came together, on 13 March, at the ninth edition of the Annual Charity Golf Classic Ronald McDonald House Charities, held at the Iguana Golf Course at Marriott Los Sueños, Herradura. On this occasion the first place winners were Royce Mitchell, Robert Twine and Robert Jr, who won the tournament for the tie "score card for Match Play”. The top three teams took 65 shots and took the tie with a birdie at the 14th hole. The first place winner is the participation in the 19th edition of the Tournament of the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Puerto Rico, to be held in March 2011.
Second place was won by the team of Luis Paredes, Germain Tobon and Alvaro Ortiz and third place was hit by Carlos Alfaro, Alfredo Jimenez and Chad Scarborough. The Tournament was played in teams of three players (threesome) with the combination of two modalities, "Shambles" Scramble. “The six players hit their tee shot and was chosen the best position ball throws out all except the par 3. Then he placed the ball the other members of each team, no more than 6 inches away from the selected ball no nearer the hole and each team played in scramble format to finish the hole. This allowed for more fluid and expeditious development of the tournament.
The activity was more than 30 sponsors and full-court awards that exceeded $ 100,000. Featured Prizes, three hole in one. In hole 10, a BMW motorcycle F650 GS 2010, a Club Car golf cart on hole number 14, and a boat Sea Ray 185 Sport Wakeboard worth USD $ 42,000, on the 16th hole. Besides, there were awards across the field. "We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, friends and players that allowed us to successfully reach this tournament, to benefit the Costa Rican children who supported the Foundation through their projects," said Dr. Carballo, President of the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Golf Tournament with a social The Golf Classic Ronald McDonald Children's Foundation aims to benefit children and adolescents in vulnerable circumstances and is one of the most important actions that run year after year to improve the quality of life of children. Ronald McDonald Children's Foundation is a nonprofit organization that finds and supports programs that improve the health and welfare of children throughout the world. Its programs are specially designed to allow aid to be targeted health institutions according to the problems that most afflict children in their own communities.
The immediate, positive impact occurs through three main programs of the global network in 52 countries: Ronald McDonald House ®, Ronald McDonald Family Room ® and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile ® to help children through $460 million investment of funds and projects around the world. These initiatives facilitate the access of children to medical care and enable closer family during treatment, which helps the recovery process. In Costa Rica, the Foundation began its social work in 2002. A date has contributed to various causes by investing in the last six years over $ 1,000,000 (one million dollars) which has benefited over 315 thousand children and their families each year.
A date has contributed works such as:
- Equipment for Intensive Care Unit, National Children's Hospital.
- Remodeling kinder area Hospice of St. Joseph Orphans.
- First laser photocoagulation of the retina, Unit of Ophthalmology, National Children's Hospital.
- Tissue processor, Pathology Department, National Children's Hospital
- Otoacoustic emissions equipment, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital San Juan de Dios.
- Board Games and Learning, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Fernando Escalante Pradilla (San Isidro de El General).
- Creation of Knowledge Wagon, Museum of Forms, Spaces and Sounds.
- Remodeling and Room Service, Speech Therapy, School Fernando Centeno Güell.
- First Tower of digital Laparoscopy, Surgery, National Children's Hospital.
- Board Games and Learning, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Max Peralta (Carthage).
- Integral Bank of special wheelchairs for children and adolescents with physical disabilities
VIII Annual La Iguana Invitational Golf Tournament In an unparalleled event, the long-awaited daytime and nighttime golf tournament took place in our La Iguana Golf Course on Saturday, February 6th, 2010.
Thanks to the exceptional participation of our sponsors, the golf event was as successful as had been predicted.
Twenty seven teams composed of three players each, using the best ball format (Scramble), battled for 18 holes on this spectacular day to secure a place as one of the 20 teams to participate in the nighttime finals.
The La Iguana nighttime event captivated the imagination of the golfers. The course seduced the players with a stage filled with colored lights. The traps were elegantly outlined with red lights; the lakes and rivers radiated with blue lights; the fairways were resplendent in white showing the route to follow, and the greens were dazzling with green illumination.
This beautiful setting provided the nighttime backdrop for these talented individuals to play five incredible holes in the alternate shot format.
An explosive fireworks display presented by CAVICA provided a perfect end to our successful tournament.
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