One of the players holing a putt.

One hundred and ten  golfers participated in this year’s tournament, all of them vying for the exclusive prizes and the most coveted top three positions for the chance to compete in the World Finals in Stuttgart, Germany. The day started off early with the participants registering with the club and collecting their welcome gift packs provided by Albisher & Alkazemi, followed by a hearty breakfast to energize the golfers.The tournament was divided into two-handicap classes to give everyone a fair chance to win and there were more than ten prizes up for grabs. The first tee-off was at 06.30 AM and already one could feel the energy and competitiveness in the air as the golfers commenced on the challenging course. Everybody had their eyes set on Hole # 9, for the Hole-In-One prize - a Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class designo Edition in Mystic Blue provided by Albisher & Alkazemi Company. Mr. Jin YY won First Place in Handicap A category, Mr. Choi BG topped the Handicap B category and Mr. Jassem Al Qattan was the National Winner of the MercedesTrophy Kuwait 2005. All three golfers are now eagerly awaiting the World Finals of the Mercedes Trophy golf championships held in Stuttgart, Germany every year.

Some of the cars that were on display.

There were additional 5 prizes given away in the form of raffle gifts which all the guests could participate in. Albisher & Alkazemi company (Mercedes-Benz) wishes to thank all the sponsors who made this year’s competition a success with a special mention to Ahmadi Golf Club and its managing committee headed by Captain Ali Al Marzouk. A very special word of thanks to the major sponsors of the tournament – Crowne Plaza Kuwait and Khalid Nasrallah Travels for helping to make this year’s event such a great success. Albisher & Alkazemi company has been organizing this tournament continuously for the past seven years and this year was no different, the eighth edition of the MercedesTrophy came to a close with a sumptuous lunch laid out in the green lawns of the Ahmadi Golf Club. More information about Mercedes-Benz products and services can be had from – www.mercedes-benz.com.kw.