UAE golf round-up: UAE Ladies clean up at the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain

Joy Chakravarty 09:33 10/02/2016
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  • UAE ladies triumph: Royal Golf Club.

    The UAE excelled in the Ladies & Junior GCC Golf Championship held at the Royal Golf Club in Riffa, Bahrain.

    The Ladies National Team of Dr. Rabab Al Haj, Reema Al Heloo, and Tara Al Marzooqi won gold in the Team Division and the UAE Junior (15 & Under) National Team finished fourth.

    This is the first gold ever won by the UAE Ladies, who had a team score of 559 after taking the best two team scores from each of the three rounds.

    The ladies also dominated the podium in the Individual Category taking first, second, and third. Leading the way and winning gold in the individual category was Reema Al Heloo who has had an impressive golf season this year.

    She had wins on the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) Order of Merit and in National monthly medals. She fired rounds of 93-100 and an impressive final round of 87 for a championship total of 280.

    After picking up her two gold medals she said: “My short game and especially my bunkers shots were working well for me this week. On the last hole (a par 5) on the final round, I had a bunker shot that I played perfectly which left me with a tap-in-birdie.

    “This is my biggest victory, and it feels special to win a GCC event. It’s great knowing that my coaches, family, and country are proud of
    me.”

    Winning silver in the Individual Category was Dr. Rabab Al Haj with rounds of 93-96-92 for a total of 281.

    Completing the clean sweep with 3rd Place in the Individual category was Tara Al Marzooqi with rounds of 99-98-94 for a total of 291.

    National team coach Greg Holmes said: “I am honoured to be apart of this historic victory.

    “The ladies have worked extremely hard and thoroughly deserve the gold, as well as the clean sweep in the Individual Category. I hope this is a reflection and a catalyst for the growth in talent for the ladies’ game.”

    Damien Wards off rivals in Audi Medal

    Model golfers: Winner of the Audi Medal at Yas Links.

    Model golfers: Winner of the Audi Medal at Yas Links.

    Yas Links welcomed members to the their exclusive tournament, the Audi Medal, last Friday. Unique mini Audi model trophies were handed out for winners and runner ups under Nett Category A & B as well as Best Gross winner.

    Best Gross Winner Damien Ward’s top title came as a nice surprise with his notable gross 82 score from the 70 tees. First place in Category A (Handicap 0-12) went to David Barwell who finished his round with a respectable Nett 76. Second place was presented to Alan Sheepwash who secured his spot with a Nett 78.

    Category B (Handicap 13-28) saw a tight round, although in the end new member Denis Jenkinson took top spot on the last nine holes from second placed Teresa Sheepwash, both finishing with a fantastic Nett 74.

    Next month’s Audi Medal will be held for members at Yas Links on Friday, March 4th.

    Yves triumphs at the Creek

    To the winners the spoils: The successfu Dubai Creek players.

    To the winners the spoils: The successfu Dubai Creek players.

    February’s OMA EMIRATES Medal Championship took place at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club last weekend. A full field of players turned out and it was last month’s Division B winner, Yves Aboukhaled, who claimed medal honours in emphatic fashion.

    Yves fired a superb four-under-par net 67 to ensure a comfortable two-shot victory over fellow Dubai Creek members Vivek Sharma and Beatrice Galeppini.

    In Division A, Mark Dennehy and Alok Pant were the winner and runner-up after both producing net scores of one over par 72. It was however Mark who claimed the title, with a better back 9.

    After just missing out on the overall title by a couple of shots, Vivek Sharma claimed top honours in Division B, with a fine net score of two under par 69. Five shots behind Vivek, claiming the runner-up prize for the division, was Arshad Waheed.

    The Best Gross prize this month was won by scratch golfer Aarkesh Bhatia with a two over par 73. In the Seniors Division, Stephen Clarke won one under par net score of 70, whilst in the Ladies Division, Beatrice Galeppini had a superb round of a net 69.

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