Carlsberg Golf Classic is back with greater fun on the green

Shah Alam, 2 August 2017 – Elevating its brand promise of delivering Probably the Best experience, Carlsberg offers more than RM3 million worth of prizes and inject a twist of fun into the Carlsberg Golf Classic tournament this year. Themed as ‘Probably The Best Golf Tournament’, Carlsberg Golf Classic 2017 was officially tee-offed alongside with its long-standing partners at a press conference held at the Saujana Golf and Country Club.

Back for the 24th edition, the golf tourney will commence from August 5 with 27 qualifying legs in Peninsula Malaysia and 5 in both Sabah and Sarawak. In addition to the 30 qualifying legs at the participating members-only golf clubs, there will be 2 open legs for avid golf amateurs to join the fun at the Palm Garden Golf Club, Putrajaya and the Horizon Hill Golf and Country Club, Johor Bahru.

"Carlsberg, Probably the Best Beer in the World, is turning 170 years young this November. Building on the success of Carlsberg’s Probably the Best Brewery Tour campaign held over June and July, we thought what better way to continue the anniversary celebration with Carlsberg Golf Classic’s Probably The Best Golf Tournament from August to November. Nett and Gross champions of the 32 qualifying rounds will be invited to celebrate their victory with 10 friends at Probably the Best Lounge in Shah Alam. I promise you that it will be great fun when you and your golf buddies can see, hear, touch, smell and taste a variety of quality brews right at our brewery," Lars Lehmann, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia commented in his official address.

"For non-competitive golfer, they can take up the fun challenge of "Lucky Pick", "Nearest to the Bottle" and "Group Picture" and stand a chance to bring home our latest product innovation, Carlsberg Smooth Draught – Probably the Smoothest Beer in the world," he added.

The tournament anticipates over 4,000 avid golfers to put their best swings for the four Hole-in-One prizes of Mercedes-Benz C250 and C200, a Sharp 70" LED TV and an Ogawa Masterdrive massage chair at the Golf Classic National Finals tentatively scheduled in the mid of December. What’s more? More than RM70,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs at the 32 qualifying legs with a 70" Sharp LED TV, Nex Evol Ogawa Massage Chair, a Titoni Master Series timepiece, Taylormade M1 Iron and Taylormade Cart Bag and Jura 21-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky.

Adding greater fun to the tournament, Carlsberg consumers can also stand a chance to win an all-expense paid golf in VIP-style at selected exclusive golf clubs in Klang Valley. Do stay tune for the tournament schedule and latest promotions on www.facebook.com/CarlsbergMY.

The official partners of Carlsberg Golf Classic 2017 are Mercedes-Benz, Sharp, Ogawa, Taylormade, Cutter and Buck, Titoni, Saujana Hotels and Resorts, Gatorade, Jura, Wonda, Sunplay, and ParGolf.