Minigolf Sochi Open 2009 Results and Winners

Since 8th till 11th of October 2009 Russian Golf Association and minigolf club "Olympiysky-Dagomys" organized annual international tournament - MiniGolf Sochi Open 2009.

In the tournament took part more than 60 sportsmen from Austria, Hungary, Ukraine and Russia (Moscow, Nizhniy - Novgorod, Sankt-Petersburg, Cheboksary and of course youth from "Olympiysky-Dagomys" MiniGolf school.

Sport Director of World MiniGolf Federation Gerhard Zimmermann (Germany) visited the event.

Awarding ceremony took place on the 10th of October at 5.30 p.m.

The Absolute winner of the MiniGolf Sochi Open 2009 Cup was Csaba Palinkas (Hungary), he got the special prize from the main sponsor of the tournament Austrian Airlines - free business class tickets for two from Budapest via Vienna to Sochi and from "Olympiysky-Dagomys Hotel" - a voucher for a one-week free stay in De-Lux suite. The same prize was given for Elisabeth Berger-Rella (Austria) – she was the best among women.

Results:

"Men" (according to the play-off results)

1st place - (169 points)- Csaba Palinkas (Hungary).

2nd place - (155 points)- Sergey Kovylyaev (Russia, Moscow) - champion of Russia 2008.

3rd place - (168 points)- Hanness Hahsler (Austria).

"Women" (according to the play off results)

1st place - (168 points)- Elisabeth Berger-Rella (Austria) .

2nd place - (190 points)- Tatyana Chesnova (Russia, Sochi)champion of Russia and, the main coach of "Olympiysky-Dagomys" minigolf school.

3rd place - (184 points)- Natalya Machekhina (Russia, Sochi) - the winner of Russia minigolf Cup 2009.

Results in category "Boys"

1st place - Evgeniy Stelmashonok (Moscow)

2nd place - Victor Zhabin (Moscow)

3rd place - Dmitriy Bogachuk (Sankt- Petersburg)

Results in category "Girls"

1st place - Siranush Balasanyan (Sochi)

2nd place - Marina Ereschenko (Sochi)

3rd place - Nataliya Sycheva (Sochi)

Results in category "Children"

1st place - Igor Panteleymonov (Sochi)

2nd place - Kirill Taranenko (Sochi)

3rd place - Alexey Markov (Sochi)

All winners of the tournaments received valuable gifts and monetary prizes from organizers and sponsors.

All participants got diplomas and memorable gifts from sponsors and "Olympiysky-Dagomys" minigolf Club.

"Olympiysky-Dagomys" minigolf Club is the only club in Russia with two 18-holes certified courses: concrete and eternite miniature.

Youth Nation Cup and Youth World Championship will take place in Olympiysky-Dagomys in May and August 2010.

Administration of the Hotel and Russian Golf Association thanks sponsors and partners due to which it has become possible again to organize the tournament on a traditionally high level.

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