JAAGA's Invitational Golf Tournament, SPORTEX '04A, was held on 4th June
'04 at USAF Tama Hills Golf Course. 48 JAAGA members, included regular
and associate members, and 20 USAF members totally 68 peoples participated
in the tournament. The early birds gathered by 6:00 AM and moved to driving
range and practicing green for fight preparation. After taking breakfast
for stamina, an opening ceremony was carried out in front of clubhouse. After
that, players drove carts to assigned starting holes and waited there. With
signal phone at just 7:00 AM, each players started to shoot 1st shot at
each holes. Though rainy season just began and rain was forecasted on that
day, the weather was perfect for golf, no wind and no cloud. Also the condition
of golf course was so satisfactory that good score were expected. We could
see good and uncommon plays, here and there. Some peoples explained of
their lack of exercise. While this tournament, JAAGA regular member attended
to JAAGA associate members and USAF members as a role of host with fluent
English, babble English and gesture. After game, we took lunches at clubhouse
for waiting of result adjustment. Around 12:00 we could have commendation
ceremony. Every times JAAGA's president Muraki handed the prize to winner,
cheers and applauses reverberated inside clubhouse. At the end of ceremony,
we expressed special thanks to Mr. IIda as tournament director, S.Sgt Woodward
as drink service, Mr. Hillhicks as restaurant chief, and Maj. Benton as
person-in-charge of USAF side with big applause by all participants. There
are also efforts of the JAAGA officer who devoted in the volunteer. SPORTEX'04A
was ended on the great success. (Reported by secretariat Enoki)

SPORTEX 2004A