Hawaiian Open in Baghdad
On September 29th Golf Supports Our Troops helped to
sponsor a golf event in Baghdad, Iraq for some of our troops
at South Victory Driving Range which was crudely carved out of the
sand behind a barrier dump in Baghdad. We were contacted by Lt.
Cmdr. M. Max Estes (US Navy) and Col. Don Cousins (Australia) who
asked if we might consider sending some of our military golf
accessories as prizes and gifts for the competition. We were happy
to oblige and sent 150 sets of our U.S. military ball marker sets as
welcome gifts for all of the participants and some custom printed
framed collections as "tournament trophies".
We named the tournament the Hawaiian Open because all of the troops
wore Hawaiian print shirts for the competition. Everyone had a great
time during the driving, chipping and ever popular ball toss
competitions followed up by a Hawaiian luau consisting of grilled
steaks and hot dogs. Lt. Cmdr. Estes sent us over 450 pictures from
the day's events and we thought golfers throughout the U.S. would
enjoy seeing some of these great images of our brave troops taking a
brief break from the war to enjoy the game we all love. Enjoy the
pictures and navigate our site to see how you, your golf club, your
company, etc. can help to Support Our
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The Hawaiian Open field in
the sumptuous clubhouse |
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Baghdad's version of St. Andrews Swilken Bridge |
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John
Daly's backswing in Baghdad |
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$5
Nassau Baghdad style |
Where's
the green? |
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An
equal opportunity event |
Climbing out of the water hazard |
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The
Brig. General takes a mighty swing |
Friendly tip from the lady pro |
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Ball toss competition in
lieu of grenade practice |
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The
General entertains the troops |
The new Jesper
look |
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Semi-automatic ball retrieval system |
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I've
got a lovely bunch of coconuts |
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Clubhouse security guards raid the Doritos |
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Everyone had a
great time together |
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The
Hawaiian Open organizing committee did a great job |
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Practicing the "hand" wedge |
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The
chef at the traditional Hawaiian luau of hot dogs and steaks |
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Taking dead
aim (with his pistol) |
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Watch out Phil,
there's a new lefty in town |
