Japeri Golf Newsletter
October to December 2014
Success with the Zumbi Trophy
The 7th Zumbi dos Palmares Trophy was played at Japeri, with the
presence of golfers from all the clubs in Rio. The day was a huge
success, with several people remaining on the waiting list. The
champions were Vitoria Araujo (from the Japeri Golf School) with
Alexandre Rocha (one of our associates.) In second place came
Alfredo Moura and José Carlos Chichierchio (both associates of
Japeri) and in third place were Thuane Oliveira (Japeri Golf School)
with Tiago Albuquerque (a caddie from Gavea.)
We had the pleasure of the company of Luiz Henrique Leão Teixeira,
the President of the Rio Golf Federation, Tacashi Ishii the technical
director as well as Manoel Thompson Flores, the financial director.
All the players received shirts from the sponsor Azeite 1492, who also offered a barbeque and beautiful prizes. Another sponsor,
Granado, offered gift bags with some of their products to the participants. Thanks to our Head Instructor Jair Medeiros, who
organized and put together this very successful day.
Cultural Day Out
Oi Futuro, one of our sponsors, invited 35 Japeri students to the theatre to see “The Conference of Birds”
at the theatre in their cultural center in Rio. Oi Futuro sent a bus to take the 35 young as well as 3 Instructors and our teacher to see the play. After the play they had a picnic in the grounds and all had a
great time.
Thuane Oliveira wins in Bahia.
The last National Junior Tour was played at the Terravista
Golf Course, considered one of the most beautiful as well
as difficult courses in Brazil, in Bahia in November. In spite
of a small turnout, the competition was strong and we
congratulate our golfer Thuane Oliveira for her first place
in the girls 16 to 18 category.
Apart from the Bahia National Tour, our golfers took part
in 11 major events valid for national ranking all over the
country, as well as several Junior Tours and other events
to the total of 24 competitions in 2014. 2 of these were in
Chile, when Cristian went to represent Brazil.
Japeri Golf Public Association
www.japerigolfe.com.br :: Tel. (21) 2664-4229
Important Invitations
Our students are frequently invited to play in top-level
championships; with the added bonus of being able to
play with the pros. Credit Suisse, the sponsor for the
Brazilian Open played at Gavea in November, invited
Cristian to play, due to his excellent results so far this
year. Breno and Cristian were also invited to play in the
CBG Pro Tour at Itanhangá in December for the same
reason.
Climbing the ranking ladder
The Itanhangá Golf Club Open took place in October, valid for state, national as well as world amateur rankings.
Breno Domingos and Cristian Barcelos played well with Cristian finishing in 5th place and Breno in 6th in the
scratch category. With these results, both went up in the national rankings.
In the News
80 articles between TV, magazines, newspapers and golf sites were published in 2014, the most important
being the history of Japeri Golfe by CNN International. Others were the program on National TV Globo Esporte
about the girls at Japeri, the article in the magazine Golf Monthly about our social project, the article about
Cristian Barcelos and Yago Lopes in the national newspaper O Dia, and the article on Cristian’s performance at
the 2 championships in Chile in the national newspaper O Globo.
Work on the 3 new holes continues
Since September, our golf course has been undergoing
a renovation, with the work on the 3 new holes. The
earth moving of the fairways and shaping of the greens
has finished, the greens have been seeded and we now
are literally watching the grass grow! We are hoping to
inaugurate our new golf course in April.
Final Rankings for 2014
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National :
Cristian Barcelos is in 2nd place in the adult category.
Breno Domingos is in 3rd place in the adult category and 1st in junior.
Anderson Nunes is in 3rd in junior.
Thuane Oliveira is in 1st in junior girls ranking.
Vitoria Monteiro in 3rd in junior girls
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Breno Domingos is in 13th in the boys 16 to 18 years.
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Thuane Oliveira is in 3rd in girls 16 to 18 years.
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Vitoria Monteiro is in 5th in girls up to 15 years.
Thanks
Our thanks to Marco Aurelio Virzi, Marcelo Stallone, Raul Davies, Arminio Fraga, Plinio Guimarães, Paul Matheson, Lauro de Luca, Silvia Nabuco, Michael
Whyte, Sergio Carpi, Granado, Veirano Advogados, The R&A, Oi Futuro, Globo, Instituto Plajap, FGERJ, Gávea Golf and all who believe in and help our
project.
Vicky Whyte, AGPJ president