Two students from Boys’ Town Infant and Primary School were introduced to golf at SANTA 2016 Charity Golf Tournament.

The weekend of golf at the Constant Spring Golf and Country Club, SANTA (Seeing A Need, Taking Action) 2016, hosted grade six student Shakayla Marks and grade four student Rickeldo Atland for tutoring in short- and long-range putting.

The students were tutored by Romaine Evans, the now 18-year-old national golf representative and the 2015 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Champion.

Evans, who attends Tacky High School in Gayle, St Mary, delayed his practice session to show the children the rudiments of the game, before they enjoyed a barbecue and an after party at the pool.

CB Facey Foundation (CBFF) — the charitable arm of Pan-Jamaican Investments Limited — for the fourth year, is the major sponsor of the charity golf tournament. The Foundation also supports student and curriculum development and extra-curricular programmes and projects at the Boys’ Town Infant and Primary School.

“CBFF will continue to be the change we want to see. We must see the value of public/private partnerships to support programmes at Boys’ Town, such as field trips; art programmes; and parent, student and teacher development classes. Events such as SANTA are at the core of achieving our country’s Vision 2030 goals,” said Brittany Singh Williams, executive director of the CBFF.

For the past four years, the Foundation has sponsored SANTA to the tune of approximately $9 million. This year is the 16th staging of the competition.

The charity golf competition invited members of the Constant Spring Golf and Country Club and their children to play for the community needs.

That morning, 40 juniors, with 14 beginners, teed off and at the end of their competition and the beginners category claimed by Adrian Barnes; Lek Drummond won the juniors (nine holes) intermediate; and Brady Holmes won the juniors (18 holes) semi-advanced.

Emily Mayne, whose father Gregory won the 2014 iteration of the tournament, won the juniors (18 holes) Red Tee Girls.

Juniors (18 holes) Red Tee Boys was won by Tristan Brown; Juniors (18 holes) White Tees Boys by Luke Chin; and Juniors (18 holes) Blue Tees Boys by Navarra Nelson.

Andrew Richards claimed the Lloyd Facey Memorial Cup after he outplayed 120 in the senior competition, and was adjudged the overall winner of the tournament on Sunday, December 4, 2016.

For the Ladies (Handicap 0 to 18) was won by Kia Harris; and Ladies (Handicap 19 and above) was claimed by Allison Lynn.

For the men’s, Super Senior (Handicap 13 and above) was claimed by Howard McKenzie; Men’s Super Senior (Handicap 0 to 12) won by Carlyle Hudson; Men’s Category Three Handicap 18 and above) Aubyn Ferguson; Men’s Category Two (Handicap 10 to 18) by Woon An; and Men’s Category One (Handicap 0 to 9) won by Tommy Lee.

The Men’s and Women’s long drive competitions were won by O’Shae Haye and Kia Harris, respectively.

Allison Reid and Young Ki Moon were also gifted with golf lessons from Swingsolutions for their efforts on the course.

Categories Putt and Chip Juniors was won by Rocco Lopez; and the Putt and Chip Seniors claimed by Mike Richards.

The organisers handed out over 25 winners’ categories with prizes including trophies, gift baskets from sponsors Walkerswood Caribbean Foods and large screen televisions.

The Hole-in-One prizes of a travel package valued at $1 million, courtesy of Total Travel and 2016 VW Tiguan, Courtesy of ATL had no winners.

This year, SANTA will continue its support of the Wortley Home For Girls, the nearby Lalyce Gray Basic School, the Constant Spring Police Station, and the Boys’ Town Infant and Primary School.