Marcopoto wins Golden Spitoon by two strokes - Morgan & Banks, Reader's Digest/MEDIA Open

<p>Turner Broadcasting chairman Steve Marcopoto has won the 2000 MEDIA </p><p>Open, pipping Morgan & Banks boss Russell Yeomans and Cedric Marginedes </p><p>of Star TV by two strokes. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The event, jointly sponsored by Morgan & Banks and Reader's Digest, </p><p>attracted a record field of 75 golfers who revelled in the winter </p><p>sunshine at the Discovery Bay Course in Hong Kong. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>It was a bittersweet day for Russell Yeomans. As co-sponsor, he was </p><p>instrumental in organising one of the most successful MEDIA Golf days </p><p>yet, and as a player he won the best net prize on the day with a round </p><p>of 74. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>But a double bogey on the last hole robbed him of the chance for what </p><p>would have been a dramatic playoff against Steve Marcopoto, and Russell </p><p>had to settle for joint second place with Cedric Marginedes. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The other sponsor, Peter Jeffery of Reader's Digest, was also in with a </p><p>show but had to settle for joint third with five other golfers after a </p><p>messy finish. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The MEDIA Open has been an annual event since 1988 and was one of the </p><p>few industry events which had never been won by Steve Marcopoto. Now, </p><p>however, he can add the prestigious Golden Spitoon to his trophy </p><p>cabinet. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>