Curaçao’s Big Golf Tournament

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - October 16th, 2017

By the Caribbean Journal staff

A major golf tournament is coming back to Curaçao this weekend.

The Aviation Golf Classic, presented by Curaçao Airport Partners, is being held at the island’s landmark Old Quarry Golf Course Oct. 20-21.

The tournament benefits the youth of St Maarten.

The big event? The classic will begin with a shootout from the top of the island’s Tafelberg offering a max prize of $1 million for a hole in one shot.

Teams of four people can enter the tournament, which will take place with morning and afternoon tee offs on Saturday, Oct. 21.

This is the fourth edition of Curaçao Airport Partners’ tournament.

For more information, visit the Aviation Golf Classic.

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