Nearly 100 golfers will participate in this year’s Sandals Latin American Travel Agents Golf Tournament which tees off today at the Sandals Golf and Country Club in Ocho Rios.

Travel agents from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Panama are being hosted at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, as the resort chain reaches out to the Latin American market for holiday and, hopefully, professional golfers.

The two-day event will comprise teams playing in a four-man scramble format, putting their skills to the test competing in various competitions throughout the tournament.

Categories to be contested include: overall champions and runners-up; closest to pin female; closest to pin male; longest drive female and longest drive male.

Miguel Arthurs, general manager of the Sandals Golf and Country Club, said the event promises to be an interesting affair and the course was in great condition for excellent scores.

“We anticipate a good tournament and all systems are go for two days of splendid golf,” Arthurs noted.

Garth Laird, Sandals Resorts director of travel industry programmes, was upbeat about the event, noting that this year promises to be the most exciting yet.

Mr Laird said the travel partners will also get a chance to experience the renovations done at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, the most complete destination in the Caribbean.

“Areas such as the new Ochi Beach Club, Rabbit Hole speakeasy, Le Gourmand and Vista Sky Restaurants, have been the subject of much interest in the marketplace and will be on show during the event,” Laird observed.

He was also full of praise for local sponsors Appleton and Red Stripe for coming on board and partnering with Sandals to make the event even more memorable.

The awards presentation will take place tomorrow at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort.