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The Laksamana Trophy Charity Golf Tournament 2017
Fundraising On The Fairways
T
he stunning Els Club Desaru
Coast played host to the 2nd
Edition of the Laksamana
Trophy Charity Golf Tournament, an
exceptional event that brought together
128 avid and prominent corporate
partners, sponsors from Johor and
Kuala Lumpur as well as members of
the community, for a spectacular day of
golf, networking, and fundraising. The
Laksamana Trophy once again marked
a historical moment when His Majesty
Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan
Iskandar officiated, participated and
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dinner of the tournament.
The Laksamana Trophy is named
after the late Tunku Laksamana of
Johor, HH Almarhum Tunku Abdul Jalil
Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim, and is fast
becoming one of the most prominent
charity golf events in the country. The
proceeds from the second edition of
the Laksamana Trophy Charity Golf
Tournament, organised by the Johor
Golf Tourism Association (JGTA),
benefits the Tunku Laksamana Johor
Cancer Foundation.
Organising Chairman, Tan Sri Dato’
Sri Ar. Hj Esa Hj Mohamad said,”We are very delighted to receive an
overwhelming response especially
from the good corporate citizens – the
industry captains, corporate heads,
successful business leaders and the
Johor golf fraternity community who
had responded to our plight to tee-up to
raise funds on the greens for the Tunku
Laksamana Johor Cancer Foundation.”
The Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer
Foundation was officially launched on
August 6, 2016 by His Majesty Sultan
Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar at
Persada International Convention Centre,
Johor Bahru, for the purpose of helping