Thailand’s Pattana Golf Club named MENA venue

Sport360 staff 23:01 23/08/2016
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  • Mohamed Juma Buamaim (l) with Rujirapun Juangroongruangkit (c).

    The MENA Golf Tour will now have a minimum of three tournaments during its second visit to the kingdom next May as Banyan Golf Club and Mountain Creek have already agreed to continue their support after successfully hosting the tour events earlier this year.

    “We feel proud and privileged to join hands with Pattana,” said Mohamed Juma Buamaim, chairman of the MENA Golf Tour.

    “Their support augurs well for the growth of professional golf and further strengthens our resolve to create meaningful playing opportunities for our members to showcase their skills on a global basis.

    “With an impressive portfolio of world-class courses, Thailand has already established its credentials as one of the most popular golf destinations in the world, and the addition of a new MENA Golf Tour event at Pattana will further realise the country’s huge tourism potential. The MENA Golf Tour events will provide a great opportunity for the Thai talent to gain valuable World Ranking Points.”

    The Pattana management are equally upbeat about welcoming the MENA Golf Tour party to their course.

    “We are very excited with our association with the MENA Tour, which, I am confident will further stimulate the growth of golf,” said Rujirapun Juangroongruangkit, vice president of Pattana Golf Club.

    “It will be a great opportunity for us to showcase our championship course, which we are proud of. We look forward to welcoming MENA Golf Tour members and I am confident they will have a memorable experience playing on our course.

    “We are motivated to make this one of the most popular events in Thailand and look forward to welcoming fans, players, sponsors and organisers alike to Pattana in May 2017.”

    Located just 90 minutes from Bangkok, Pattana boasts a championship 27-hole golf course and 7,000 capacity stadium.

    It was opened in 2004 by Somporn Juangroongruangkit in memory of her husband. The Pattana layout is highlighted by a mixture of well-placed trees, bunkers and exciting greens and tests every aspect of a golfer’s game.

    An initiative of the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation, the MENA Golf Tour was created in 2011 with the aim of developing golf in the Middle East and North Africa region. It is affiliated to R&A, the worldwide golf governing body based in the home of golf, St Andrews, and the Arab Golf Federation and enjoys the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) status.

    Multiple European Tour starts as well as full playing privileges on the Sunshine Tour are some of the added incentives for MENA Golf Tour members.

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