Casa de Campo will host the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, the Hoerman Cup, with the participation of golfers from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos. The tournament is held in different categories. Dominican team members are Robert Smith, of Club Cajuiles of La Romana; Carlos Arias, of the Santo Domingo Country Club, Antonio Olivo and Alfredo Campechano, and Michael Gil, La Romana and Jonas Fernández of the Santiago Golf Club. The DR will also be represented by Rafael Canario, Jose Marmol, Homero Saviñón and Enrique Ureña. Arturo Pellerano, Miguel Subero, Jocelyn de la Hoz and Francis Redman. Female players will be María Hurtado, Dominique Gagnon, Teresa García and Carole Tremblay. This is the 42nd year of the tournament that rotates among Caribbean particpants. The event will take place 16-23 August in Casa de Campo, La Romana. Some 160 golf players from 10 countries and more than 200 special guests. The event is organized by the Dominican Golf Association. The Dominicans hold the men’s title, obtained last year in Grand Cayman, a first in 30 years of participating in the event. The finals will take place 21, 22 and 23 August.
