An eagle-three finish on the 18th hole proved decisive for club captain John Albertson III as Abu Dhabi Golf Club raised in excess of Dh30,000 for earthquake victims during its Nepal Charity Golf Day last Saturday.
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Taking advantage of teeing off from the ladies red tees, the big-hitting American hit driver, six-iron to six feet and duly rolled in the putt for five stableford points.
The sensational finish saw Albertson III and his partner Jim Mulvehill sign for a better ball stableford score of 52 points to win by three from Darren Abel and Stephen Louis, while Derek Mackey and Robert Whatley were third on countback, a point further back.
A 12-handicapper, Albertson III said: “For Dh30 you could tee it up from the red tees and I went straight over the water to 185 yards out and hit a six-iron to six feet.
If it hadn’t been for the eagle, in fact it was more like a double eagle given my handicap, it might have been a different outcome.”
Ewing and Al Marzooqi are Yas Links seniors champs
A solid round of 76 gross in hot playing conditions by guest player Sean Ewing won him the second Yas Links Senior Open by two shots.
The tournament, open to those aged 50 and above, was almost fully subscribed despite the intense heat on the golf course, and Ewing played very consistently for his round of 76, which was two shots better than Peter Boland.
Yas Links member Lora Al Marzooqi was the competition’s Ladies winner as she finished with a gross 94. Not far behind was runner-up Sandra Tuddenham, also of Yas Links, with a gross 95.
The nett winners were Ali Cherad (70), followed by Paul Stenhouse (71) in the men’s division, and Leslie Lloyd (74) and Josefina Ratto (80) took the top two honours in the women’s division.
Waite strikes again in Mashreq Medal
The Mashreq Medal for May, in association with BMW and Ruth’s Chris Dubai, was aclosely-contested affair with three players tying on the overall winning score of 70 around the Majlis course.
David Waite, winner of the March edition, again played superb golf on the back nine holes to secure victory and the Division A honours (handicap 0-10).
Also tied on a net score of 70 were Jignesh Sangani and Dalip Tripathi, and it was Sangani who claimed the runner-up position after countback.
Division B (handicap 11-20) was won by Manish Bakshi with a score of one under par net 71. Ashok Ahuja and Haris Michaelides tied on nett 73 with the former taking the runner-up spot after a countback.
Sudhir Vora was the Division C winner (handicap 21-28) with a nett score of 74.
Sixth XCGC qualifier in Saudi Arabia on Saturday
The sixth qualifier of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge will be an invitation-only event to be played at Dirab Golf and Country Club, Riyadh, on Saturday, May 23.
Each invited team of two golfers will compete for the chance to win two places in the Grand Final of the region’s most popular, award-winning corporate tournament, which will be held in Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE later this year.
Details of upcoming qualifying rounds, which will be held around the region, are available at www.xeroxcgc.com.
GolfLAN promises to make sport more accessible
For golfers and those wanting to learn the game, GolfLAN promises that the sport will be no more than a few clicks on your mouse away.
Working through an online platform, led by avid golfer and entrepreneur, Dhruv Verma, GolfLAN seeks to bring together golfers on to a single platform, where they can not only play, but also exercise choice over where to play and on what days and with who they want.
This should be a boon for those who are not members of any club in the UAE. Almost all the golf clubs in the country will soon be available on GolfLAN.
The established golfers, will have a choice of three packages, ranging from starting point – ‘Birdie’ to ‘Eagle’ and ‘Albatross’.
The prices range from $1,361 (Dh5,000) to $4,628 (Dh17,000) with number of games ranging from 12 at the lowest ‘Birdie’ level to 46 at the top.
The Learners will also have three choices – Par, Birdie and Eagle with prices ranging from $545 (Dh2,000) to $1361 (Dh5,000).
The privileges include 10 lessons at the base membership (Par) levels going up to 30 with the Eagle package.
Lessons can be availed over a period of six to 12 months at Dubai Creek and Yas Links.
“GolfLAN aims to be one of the biggest online golf portal in the Middle East by end of 2016,” said Verma, founder and CEO of GolfLAN.
“We plan to invest two million dollars in the Middle East market to build our business.”
