The 9th Highlands Ladies Cup slated Nov. 22 at Midlands will not only showcase the competitive side of the field but also serve as a fund-raiser for the Sisters of Mary boys and girls town center in Silang, Cavite.

The Tagaytay Highlands Ladies Chapter, organizer of the annual event, has been assisting the Sisters of Mary with the mission of education for employment, the last few years as part of its social commitment to help the underprivileged youth fulfill their dreams by way of allotting part of the proceeds of the event for the center.

Around 200 players are expected to see action in the 18-hole tournament to be played under the System 36 scoring format with top prizes at stake in various categories, including the centerpiece ladies division, and in the raffle draw during awards rites.

Registration is ongoing. Fee is pegged at P3,500 for members and P4,000 for non-members, inclusive of green fee, cart and lunch.

CATS Motors, exclusive distributor of Mercedes Benz, is one the event’s major sponsors.

Joining CATS Motors as Platinum sponsors are Security Bank, W Group, Inc. and San Miguel Corp. while Pilipinas Shell is a Gold sponsor.

Bingo Bonanza, Comworks and Petron Corp. are the Silver sponsors while Burlington Socks, Capt. Bum Chil Heo, Concrete Masters, Kaiser Int’l. Health Group, Regent Travel and Universal Robina Corp. make up the list of Bronze sponsors.

Felix Ang, president of CATS Motors, exclusive distributor of Mercedes Benz in the country, and Willie Ocier, vice president of Belle Corp. will make the ceremonials drives to kick off the event.

The tournament, supported by Splendido Taal Golf Club, will have a shotgun start at 8 a.m., according to THLC president Rosalind Wee.

Aside from the ladies championship, also up for grabs are the low gross and net titles along with the men’s Classes A, B and C and the seniors crowns.

Denmark has pulled out of the contest to host the 2022 Ryder Cup, leaving six European nations in contention.

Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey have said they intend to submit a formal bid.

Turkey entered the contest after initially suggesting it would wait until 2026 to build a course.

Formal submissions of official bids must be made by 30 April 2015, with the host nation and venue expected to be named in autumn 2015.

Europe and the United States contest the Ryder Cup every two years, alternatively home and away.

Europe won this year's event at Gleneagles in Scotland, their eighth victory in the last 10 tournaments.

The tournament will be held in Minnesota in 2016, Paris in 2018 and Wisconsin in 2020.