The 9th Annual World Golfers Championship

It was with great pleasure that we had our event at Casa de Campo. We wish to thank them for three wonderful years and promise to return.

We congratulate all the 2003 World Champions:

Closed Division - Individual:
Flight 0-5: Piotr Robelek, Poland
Flight 6-10: Jose Almanzar, USVI
Flight 11-15: Michael Kasprowicz, Poland
Flight 16-20: Tomas Marcok, Slovakia
Flight 21-25: R.F. Vean Kieong, Malaysia

Closed Division - Team:
Polish National Team: P Robelek, M Kasprowicz, B Bil, K Gradecki, B Szmidt

Open Division - Individual:
Flight 0-5: Björn Wilhelmsson, Sweden
Flight 6-10: Andreas Adami, Austria
Flight 11-15: Alfred Offner, Austria
Flight 16-20: Israel Barnes, USA
Flight 21-25: Petra Mierzinsky, Switzerland
Flight 26-36: Fabio Jorge, Brazil

Open Division - Team:

Barnes Industrial, USA
Isreal Barnes & Rick Barnes

Two-Person Scramble:
Poland: Krzysztof Gradecki, Beata Szmidt

Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic (Same intro as 2001 and 2002)

On the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic is a tropical paradise renowned for its world-class accommodations, dining, activities, and its sports, including the #1 ranked golf course in the Caribbean!

The tournament was played on the two famous golf courses, the Teeth of the Dog and the Links. The Teeth of the Dog is ranked 27th in the world by Golf Magazine and has 8 fantastic holes on the ocean. Pete Dye, the legendary course architect has a home here on hole #7 and has always said that Casa de Campo is his favorite place in the World.

The Teeth of the Dog

The dream began in 1969, when Pete Dye, one of the world's foremost golf course architects was charged with transforming the overgrown, jagged coral reef Dominican coastline into a single course worthy of "The Caribbean's Most Complete Resort." With the aide of 300 local laborers, Dye and his talented partner and wife Alice worked for two years creating a masterpiece.

Clearing the site with machetes and hauling Dye's unique mix of topsoil -- a combination of sand, dirt and cachaza, an organic residue from the sugar refining process down from the mountains by oxen, they layed seedlings of Bermuda grass in the fairways and greens. The dream became reality!

Play on the "Teeth's" seven waterholes is fun -- with errant shots bouncing off the rocks like a ping pong balls and strong Caribbean breezes challenging each stroke. But its the magical location combined with Dye's personal touches that catapulted the "Teeth of the Dog" to one of the best in the world: trademark railroad ties, only this time utilizing native wood; vast waste areas; peninsula green & tees; hand-sculpted putting surfaces; unique assortment of pot bunkers and elevated bunkers and two holes require those playing from blue tees to drive across the Resort's international airport.

Although credited with designing the course, Dye is quick to point out that the "Teeth" was "definitely designed by the 'man upstairs'." In other words... "I created eleven holes and God created seven!" By far Dye's personal favorite, the "Teeth of the Dog" opened in 1971 as a 6,888-yard, par 72-layout, with par 3's celebrated by Golf Magazine. It attracts and challenges the best professionals and amateur golfers from around the globe. The Teeth of the Dog is ranked the #1 course in the Caribbean and is the only course in the area to be rated among the world's top 100 courses, currently ranked at # 35! And to top that, the February 2000 issue of Golf Magazine, ranks the Teeth of the Dog's hole #7 one of the "Top 100 Holes of the World."

The Links

Dye followed his creation on the water with an "inland" sequel in 1976. According to Golf Magazine, the inland "Links" at Casa de Campo would be the finest course in the Caribbean if it were not for its elder sibling with the big "Teeth!"

"The Links" is interior on the Resort property with spectacular views of the Caribbean and the Resort.

Dye would have preferred to have it named La Barranca, or "the little hill" for it offers an undulating layout reminiscent of traditional British and Scottish courses, featuring small greens and several lagoons.

Ask any golfer who has played "The Links" and you will hear that this course is equally as challenging as the "Teeth," a demanding and merciless course for the unwary with water coming into play on five holes.

Event Program

Saturday, November 8
2:00 PM...........Early Arrival Registration and Welcome Reception

Sunday, November 9
8:30 AM...........Practice rounds for Early Arrivals.
9:30 AM...........Practice Round on the Teeth of the Dog (all day)
Dinner at Leisure (for reservation #3166)

Monday, November 10
7:30 AM...........Practice rounds
5:30 PM...........Flag Ceremony on the Driving Range
6:00 PM...........Cocktail Party on the Driving Range
7:00 PM...........Dinner on the Driving Range

Tuesday, November 11
7:30 AM...........First Round of the World Golfers Championship (Dye Fore)
7:15 PM...........Transportation to the Beach
7:30 PM...........Cocktail and Beach Party

Wednesday, November 12
7:30 AM...........Second Round of the World Golfers Championship (Links)
6:00 PM ...........2002 World Golfers Championship Convention at El Flamboyant
Dinner at leisure (for reservations, call #3166)

Thursday, November 13
7:30 AM ..........Third Round of the World Golfers Championship (Dye Fore)
Dinner at leisure (for reservations, call #3166)

Friday, November 14
7:30 AM ..........Final Round of the World Golfers Championship (Teeth of the Dog)
7:15 PM...........Award Ceremony at Chavon
7:30 PM...........Cocktail at Safari Club
8:30 PM...........Award Banquet

Saturday, November 15
Special golf tournament, Two-Person Scramble (Teeth of the Dog)

Sunday, November 16
Departure