The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Division of Tourism and Transportation with the support of the Tourism Development Company (TDC) will host the island’s first-ever Dwight Yorke Invitational Golf Tournament from June 19-21, 2009 at the Tobago Plantations Golf Club.
The tournament will comprise of 21 teams consisting of three members including a celebrity golfer competing against the stunning backdrop of the Atlantic Coast.
Confirmed celebrities include:
Dwight Yorke – T&T football captain, former Aston Villa, Blackburn, and Manchester United striker. Member of the celebrated Manchester United team to win FA Cup, Premier league, and Champions League in the same year.
David Platt- former England soccer captain
Andy Cole- Dwight Yorke’s strike partner at Manchester United
Carlos ‘Sexy’ Baynes -Tobago leading golf professional
Brian Charles Lara– former West Indies cricket captain and world record holder
Ian Wright- former England and Arsenal striker
Charlotte Jackson-English television sports presenter
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE- former England and Manchester United striker
Brad Friedel- U.S and Aston Villa goalkeeper
Shaka Hislop– former Trinidad and West Ham goalkeeper, and current ESPN / BBC soccer analyst
Andy Gray- formerly of Aston Villa, and currently top UK soccer commentator
Desmond Haynes-West Indian Cricketer and Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1991
Jonathan Joseph- British DJ and former BBC Radio 1 presenter
For more information, contact John Arnold, THA event coordinator at jqarnold2000@yahoo.com or 868.751.5027; Tim Nafziger at 868.680.6760 or nafziger@media21ltd.com or Richard Lara 868.681.9864.