Thomas McInerney, CEO, Genworth Financial, Wins the iGATE CEO Golf Cup 2014

Seals Victory with a Solid Birdie Putt and a Tap in Par; Donates Prize Money to Habitat for Humanity 

BRIDGEWATER, NJ, April 7, 2014 /CNW/ - The historic course #2 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, North Carolina saw a hotly contested Golf Cup organized by iGATE - the New Jersey based technology solutions provider and Forbes, the publisher of Forbes magazine and forbes.com. CEOs from Global 2000 companies won $120,000 for their charities of choice in the second edition of the tournament held on 21^st and 22^nd March 2014.

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Thomas McInerney, CEO of Genworth Financial, Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe and Larry Coben, CEO of Tremisis Energy were tied for the top spot with the playoff being held on 1^st hole of course #4 at Pinehurst.

Thomas McInerney hit a wedge from the middle of the fairway to 35 ft and was left with an uphill birdie putt for the win. McInerney's solid birdie putt had a chance to go in and with a tap in par, he sealed his victory at the cradle of American golf.

Nine-time major golf champion and co-host Gary Player presented the winner of the iGATE CEO Cup, Genworth Financial CEO Thomas McInerney, with the glittering trophy.

Accepting the trophy, Thomas McInerney, CEO, Genworth Financial said, "We are always pleased to participate in charity tournaments like the excellent iGATE event. It is even better when we can provide additional support to great community partners like Habitat for Humanity."

"Charity is the ultimate winner at the iGATE CEO Cup," said golfing icon Gary Player. "I was thrilled to once again co-host this event where iGATE and Forbes have done a wonderful job using golf as the catalyst for some of the most successful businessmen in the world to further give back to society, all while playing this game we all love."

"It was a pleasure to host chief executives of the corporate world over two days of the tournament," said Ashok Vemuri, President and CEO, iGATE. It was all the more satisfying to see them come together and play for a noble cause."

Prizes were awarded to the top three gross, net and team scores. Humane Society Silicon Valley and United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region are among the charities that will benefit, as winners donate their winnings from the two-day golf tournament.

Winners included:

Category		Prize		Prize Winners		Title and Company		Beneficiary
Individual Low Gross		Winner		McInerney, Thomas		President and CEO, Genworth Financial		Habitat for Humanity for Richmond VA and Raleigh, NC
		2nd Place		Narayen, Shantanu		President and CEO, Adobe Systems		Humane Society Silicon Valley
		2nd Place		Coben, Larry		CEO, Tremisis Energy		Sustainable Preservation Initiative
Individual Low Net		Winner		Wright, Mark		President and CEO, Targetbase		American Cancer Society Relay For Life, Southlake, Texas.
		2nd Place		Lobo, Kevin		President and CEO, Stryker		United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region
		3rd Place		Schotz, Jon		Co-Managing Partner, Municipal Opportunities, Kayne Capital		Cure Blindness
Team Low Net		Winner		Antill, Darron		CEO, Intrinsic		Dogs Trust
				Tugnait, Sanjay		EVP, Head of Americas, iGATE		Save the Children India and United Way
		2nd Place		Schotz, Eric		President and CEO, LMNO Productions		Inner City Arts
				Flansburg, Scott		The Human Calculator		Inner City Arts
		2nd Place		Wright, Mark		President and CEO,		American Cancer Society
						Targetbase		Relay For Life, Southlake, Texas.
				Kuykendall, Beth		EVP, Strategy, Targetbase		Rally For The Cure: Susan G. Komen Foundation

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