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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 19 DECEMBER 2018 23 SPORTS GOLF vv Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday Weather Fine becoming partly cloudy Visibility Good Wind North Northwest force 4 to 5 backing West to Southwest Sea Moderate becoming slight Swell Low confused becoming negligible locally TODAY MAINLY SUNNY 17 º C /11 º C UV INDEX: 2 TOMORROW PARTLY CLOUDY 18 º C /13 º C UV INDEX: 2 Weather Crossword Across 1. Study of the structure of metals (13) 8. Musical entertainment (7) 10. Squeeze together (7) 12. Where two streets meet (6) 13. Salad sauce (8) 15. Contented (9) 18. Friendly (5) 21. Penniless (5) 22. Benefit (9) 27. Substantial (8) 29. Locomotive (6) 30. Voter (7) 31. Armed conflict (7) 33. Doctor of gynaecology (13) Down 2. Extract (7) 3. Disposed (3) 4. Swayed to and fro (6) 5. Capital of Vietnam (5) 6. Builds (6) 7. Unkempt (6) 9. Drifting (6) 11. Verge (4) 14. Stylish (5) 16. Diving bird (3) 17. Grecian architectural style (5) 19. Fall behind (3) 20. Photographic device (6) 21. Become sick (6) 23. Animal (4) 24. Creatures (7) 25. Grommet (6) 26. Previous to (6) 28. Destitute (5) 32. Floor covering (3) THE countdown to Costa Navarino's 3rd International Messinia Pro-Am golf tour- nament to be held between February 20-23, 2019 has be- gun. Registrations for the 30 participating teams at the two 18-hole signature pitches, The Dunes Course and The Bay Course of Costa Navari- no, will continue through the event's official website until January 18, 2019. Messinia Pro-Am 2019 golf- ers will be able to get real-time updates on scores both at team and individual levels through the GolfBox live score service. The 30 participating teams (comprising a professional and three amateurs) will compete with each other at The Dunes Course on Thursday, February 21, The Bay Course on Friday, February 22, and The Dunes Course on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The pros will com- pete in a 54-hole strokeplay individual competition at the tournament, claiming a total prize pool of €30,000. The 3rd International Messinia Pro-Am tournament will further enhance the work of SOS Children's Villages Greece, a member of SOS Chil- dren's Villages International, that creates families for chil- dren in need. As last year, one can support SOS Children's Villages in two ways: a) Through the charity night "A good cause to STRIKE", to be held on February 22 as part of the international tourna- ment b) Online, through Messinia Pro-Am's website, where one can support the SOS Children's Village project with online do- nations. AEGEAN, a member of Star Alliance, is the official airline partner of the event. Vodafone and Hertz are the official spon- sors of the event. Erasmus is the official travel partner co- ordinating and ensuring the smooth registration & accom- modation process. Official sup- porters of the tournament in- clude J.VOURAKIS SONS EE, Nescafé Alegria and Kalamata Papadimitriou. The tourna- ment is assisted by ECOLAB. The 3rd Messinia Pro-Am is organised in collaboration with the PGAs of Europe and is held under the auspices of PGA of Greece and the Hellenic Golf Federation. 60 days to go for the 3rd Messinia Pro-Am The Bay Course PHOTOGRAPHY: ELIAS LEFAS