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