Christofer Rahm produced the round of the day to finish four clear and be crowned the 10th RAK Men’s Amateur champion.
In the two-day, 36-hole event counting towards the Emirates Golf Federation Order of Merit, Rahm found himself two shots behind first-round leader Ryan Hunter (71) after carding 73.
Rahm then improved on his first round by two, hugely aided by three straight birdies on the back nine.
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That gave him the best second day round of 71 to finish on 144, four clear of Hunter, who struggled on the second day to a 77 after nines of 39 and 38 to see his chances dwindle.
A further one shot behind was Tiago Lobo, who produced rounds of 74 and 75 for a 149 total.
The net division saw an extremely close battle with five players sharing top spot on a score of 148. After several card play-offs, Dhruv Nair, who had the best day two score, walked away with the top honours.
Junior golfer Kamyar stuns the field in Sharjah
The first Orient Travel-Malaysia Truly Asia Monthly Medal of the season kicked off in Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club, with a fantastic trip for the top three net winners and top gross winner at the end of the Order of Merit season.
Kamyar Tajfar, a junior member of SGSC, shot 65 net in his first medal appearance and took home the first prize.
The pressure of senior golf at the club didn’t affect Kamyar as he strolled through the first nine holes in six-under nett, carding 30.
The back nine was a little more challenging but he still managed 35 nett to card the round of the day.
Closest to come to Kamyar’s score was the afternoon session winner No Ma Yeou with a score of 68.
Lambros and Peterson qualify for XCGC final
George Lambros and Dave Peterson emerged winners in the 13th qualifying round of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge (XCGC) at Kuwait’s Sahara Golf & Country Club.
Joon Ho Bae and Ki Won Yoo took second place, while Wael Al Welayti and Fadia Emadi came in at third. All three teams finished the round with a score of 43, and the winners were selected by countback.
On-course competitions included Nearest to the Pin on the eighth and 14th, which were claimed by Mike Hewlett and Meong Ok Cha.
The Longest Drive prizes on the ninth was won by Sunny Kim and Hyon Kyung was the longest on the 13th hole.
The top three teams from the Kuwait qualifier join other finalists in the Grand Final which will be held in Ras Al Khaimah at the end of 2015.
Vice-Captain Sethi wins EGC Seniors title
Emirates Golf Club Vice-Captain Vipen Sethi won the Gents Seniors Club Championship, which was held last week at the Majlis course.
Sethi picked up birdies at the fourth and 11th holes to post a gross score of 77 and secured a two-shot victory.
Charlie Stricklin was the runner-up with gross 79. Also with a gross 79 was Nigel Thompson, who settled for third place following a card countback.
Naveed Manazir took top honours in the Over-60s category with a gross 84, whilst Iain Everingham was the net winner with a score of two-under par 70.
Net runner up was Eric Koeman who scored a 71 and Suresh Shewakramani finished.
