Regional golf round-up: RAK hosts Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge finale

Joy Chakravarty 09:13 09/12/2015
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    The 17th Grand Final of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge, a two-day affair, will be held on December 12 and 13 at the Tower Links and Al Hamra Golf Courses in Ras Al Khaimah.

    The tournament will include play across 36 holes of the two premier RAK courses and overnight stay at the iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel.

    The finals roster is filled with 80 winners from the 14 qualifying rounds held in seven countries during the course of the year.

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    Qualifying rounds were held in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE, between March and November 2015.

    Andrew Horne, General Manager, Xerox Emirates, said: “The 17th annual edition of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge has been the most active and popular one yet.

    "The quality of golfers we have seen across our 14 qualifying rounds continues to raise the bar of the tournament. We are very excited about the level of play that we expect in Ras Al Khaimah this year.”

    Prestige Wealth Solutions, the Dubai-based firm of financial advisors, Ecco, RAK Tourism and Aramex are sponsors of the tournament.

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