Q Golf - Official online magazine for Golf Queensland Spring 2015 | Page 18

Without sponsorship the Queensland Open would struggle to exist and Bates also expressed appreciation for the role played by Isuzu Trucks in backing the tournament. Kenmore State School students got to experience golf with Lee Harrington. At the presentation of the Hunter Cup to 2015 champion David Bransdon, the managing director of Isuzu Australia, Mike Yoda, confirmed his company’s sponsorship for the next three years. He was supported by Isuzu Brisbane dealer principal Alan Newcombe, a driving force in the company’s involvement with the event. The 2016 Open will enter another phase when it is contested at Brisbane Golf Club, the venue for the first Queensland Open, won by amateur Harry Sinclair in 1925. A ONE-HOUR HIGHLIGHTS SHOW WILL AIR ON CHANNEL 9 ON SEPTEMBER 20. 18 Q Golf Spring 2015 www.golfqueensland.org.au