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KUCHING, Aug 11: More than 110 golfers are expected to participate in the 17th World Bidayuh Golf Championship (WBGC) in Miri on Sept 9, said Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada.
Dr Sinang, who is Togap Golf Club (TGC), president, also said the tournament to be held at Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club would be the first to be organised in Miri.
He explained this is because previous editions of WBGC were held in Kuching and Kota Samarahan.
“Bidayuh golfers from all over the world will compete to vie for the Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn’s Challenge Trophy for the Gross category and Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) President’s Trophy for Nett category,” he said today.
Earlier, Dr Sinang led a delegation from Togap to pay a courtesy call to the Minister of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn at the Land Custody Development Authority (LCDA) Tower today.
The meeting was to invite Sagah, who is also DBNA advisor, to grace the WBGC prize presentation ceremony.
According to Dr Sinang again, other dignitaries have also been invited to participate in the tournament and join the lunch for the prize presentation.
He added that just like previous WBGC editions, there would be a separate category for non-Bidayuh golfers invited to participate in the fun.
The WBGC was first held in 2005 and attracted more than 100 participants in its recent editions prior to the pandemic.
The participants include those Bidayuhs who have domiciled elsewhere and will return to Sarawak to play in the tournament.
During the meeting with Sagah, Dr Sinang also briefed him on the programmes organised by Togap to develop young golfing talents in selected rural schools. — DayakDaily
