December 12, 2008
A Game of Golf on Ponte Veccio in Florence, Tuscany
If you’re passionate about Golf and Italy this is an appointment you don’t want to miss: a golf tournament on Ponte Vecchio, one of the most famous attractions millions of tourists travel to Florence each year to see.
This one of a kind Golf Tournament precedes the Conte of Florence International Golf Championship and is called the Ponte Vecchio Golf Challenge has reached the third edition this year and kicked off today in Florence, where participants traditionally warm up and get a feel for the new and very unusual golf field … The Arno River.
Based under the Gallera Vasari, 15 top ranking world champions will undertake the challenge and attempt to win this unusual golf tournament.
For the occasion, four artificial islands are created and positioned at fixed distances from the each other and the Galleria Vasari: the objective of the game is to reach the 4 floating islands in the Arno River at fixed distances, as i they were a green. The distances of the 4 islands from Ponte Vecchio range from 50 to 140 meters.
The rules assign points depending on which islands are centered by the players and each player is not allowed to center the same island for more than 3 times. This is a new rule introduced this year.
The winner walks away with a 20,000.00 prize in cash.
This unusual event attracts famous golf players and many VIPs from all over the world, and is an opportunity to visit Florence and spend some quality time in the best luxury hotels in tuscany or visit the Chianti countryside and enjoy top quality hospitality in hotels such as Relais della Rovere.
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