Haris Michaelides, Stathis Stathis, Nick Evangelopoulos and Abdullah Al Karam combined perfectly to triumph in Dick Purchase’s Captain’s Day at Emirates Golf Club.
Captain Purchase chose to play a four-ball stableford format called the ‘Celtic Rumble’. It involved the best two scores counting on the first six holes, three scores to count on the seventh to 12th and all scores counting on the final six holes.
The winning team was captained superbly by Stathis, who signed for one of his best ever rounds over the Majlis course, contributing 45 points to the team tally of 14-under par.
The 96-strong field enjoyed the unusual format and the team of Rajinder Razdan, Qamar Rasheed, Baljit Vohra and Naresh Bhambhaney sealed runners-up place with a tally of 121 points, 13-under for the tournament.
Third place at eight-under par was grabbed by the team of Alan Salem, Marc Chalet, Pascal De Garrigues and Jean Michel Selles.
The day commenced with the traditional drive-in by the captain, who decided that all players from the first tee would use a hickory club and compete in a straight drive competition.
Stewart seals April Etihad Open Stableford title
There was phenomenal response to April’s Etihad Open Stableford at Yas Links, with 104 members and guests signing up for the event.
Yas Links member David Stewart took the first place in Division A (handicap 0-14) as he finished with a very solid 40 points. Second place was close to call and Mike Bulliman scored over Patrik Daintry on a countback after both scored 37 points.
Stephanie Wilson, with 46 points, won the Division B (handicap 15-36) category.
Minoru Minegishi and Ian Heywood were tied on 42 points with the former taking the runners-up spot following a countback.
Ohashi tops EGF’s Ladies Stableford event
Hiromi Ohashi picked up top spot in the Ladies Stableford event at Emirates Golf Club, emerging as the overall winner with 40 points.
Ohashi’s card had an amazing six net birdies and eight pars for the four-under par total over the Faldo course.
In the Silver Division, Lorraine Logan took the honours with 37 points, closely followed by runner-up Margaret Breen on 36 points.
Rajni Sud won the bronze division with a solid 34 points.
