Torrential rain and life-threatening lightning strikes could have
turned some of Asia's most important media moguls into crispy critters
during the 17th MEDIA Masters Golf Tournament, held recently on the
testing Panya Indra course in Thailand.
But by the time the organisers decided to call the event off - the first
time this has happened in Masters history - Russell Yeomans of
TMPW/Morgan & Banks had romped home, a worthy winner in a tournament
that is often the bane of low handicap golfers.
Cool-headed Russell staved off a nagging threat from Bryan O'Connor of
Events Asia, Nigel Oakins of Hong Kong iMail and several others,
including the ever-lurking Steve Marcopoto of Turner Broadcasting. When
the rain and lightning struck, however, it doused their hopes and meant
the lauded Green Jacket would be firmly draped around the shoulders of
Yeomans, the leader after two complete rounds.
