Playing for life on the Teeth of the Dog

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When the golfers of the 5th annual Buen Samaritano golf tournament, teed off around the Teeth of the Dog on Saturday September 6th, they were playing for life! The lives of hundreds, thousands of children and people cared for by the Buen Samaritano Hospital in La Romana, who, with the funds raised through this tournament will be able to provide physical rehabilitation therapies, nutrition programs, medicines, laboratory studies and more. The tournament started at 1:00 pm, with the “saque de honor” (first putt) made by the managing director of the Fundación Hospital General El Buen Samaritano, Moisés Sifren Juan, who also gave a short speech to welcome and thank each player for their participation and support of the hospital. Following the tournament, played in a scramble format, the players were invited to the dinner and prize-giving ceremony at the Casa de Campo Yacht Club.

Results – Buen Samaritano golf tournament Net Category 1st place: Matias Mut & Carlos Medrano con 60.4 Golpes 2nd place: Alberto Gonzales & Ramón Cruz con 60.5 Golpes 3rd place: Enrique Ricart & Mario Saviñon con 60.6 Golpes Special Prizes Longest Drive: Matias Mut Most Accurate Drive: Ramm Javier Zaglul Closest to the Pin: Eugenio Cedeño

The following images were taken by Alejandro Heredia during the Buen Samaritano golf tournament played on the Teeth of the Dog in Casa de Campo: