Golf Tournament in Nicaragua goes for an all time high!! 2008 Iguana Beach

Seldom we are able to see or are we even given the opportunity to see a good deed done in one day, yet twice…more you say? Well I can say I saw more than one good deed was done in one day on the golf course! What is this good deed? One good deed was the charity golf tournament, which raised over $6,780 for Iguana’s Children School. The 2008 Iguana Pro-Am hosted over 11 teams from differing countries. The winning team was yours truly, but that is insignificant compared to the good deeds done. We had a gentleman whose wife had knee surgery and yet he told his favorite golf professional Manuel Morera that when the dates are set pencil him in!



“Where did Mr. Roger Martin come from?” I asked. “All they way from Belgium!” Manuel said.



Ok great to say someone came from Europe to play again in our tournament. What else can you come up with…Ulrik?




Did I mention that on the winning team there as a 9 year old girl, Daniela Gutierrez whose mom saved up her hard earned cash in these trying days to come all the way up from Costa Rica with her little sister to participate in her very first tournament?




Did I mention that the winner of the closest to the pin was Canadian home grown and raised Sherri Eve Grbavac from Rancho Santana? Sherri also played on the winning team…”Team Iguana UNO!”




Did I mention we had a player from Panama ride 8 hours on a “Tica Bus” from Costa Rica to make the tournament? Juan Carlos Chavez was on “Team Costa Rica” (A.KA. Team Pinilla), by the way that team won second place.





Did I mention the staff worked until 1 AM on Saturday morning to make sure everything was set in place for a smooth tournament? A special thanks goes out to all whom worked so hard to make it such a great success along with our sponsors and patrons.

Did I mention an amateur won longest drive from Team Nihapa in Managua? Pancho Caledron with a 25 handicap and not a scratch player took home that trophy along with a bottle of 18-year-old rum.






Just when I felt like all those warm fuzzies were done and awards being handed out and the top raffle prize of a lifetime membership going out to Thomas Kirkvang from Team Vamos Group in Iguana, then Thomas did the most amazing thing! He asked me for the microphone and announced his prize of a $10,000 golf membership would be auctioned off right there on the spot with the proceeds going to the school benefit! For $1,850 the membership went to his buddy Soren Hasholt of Vamos Group!!!


OK…So now the original amount of $6,780 just broke last year’s fundraiser with Thomas’ generous feat along with Soren barking his final offer! $8,630 is the total amount raised for Iguana Children’s School. I cannot have dreamed a more Walt Disney fundraiser type event!!! I am proud of this event and all of our friends whom helped make this dream a reality! Thanks to everyone!!!