Club Life

Club Life September 2018 Issue 80

Sulafa Hamdan Lady Captain

Paul Byrne Club Captain

Yana Jamieson Lady VICE-Captain

Editor: Jacqui Barry jaxdubai@gmail.com

2018-2019

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Ishu Rupani Vice-Captain

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elcome to the 2018-2019 season at Emirates Golf Club and to our new Captains, Paul Byrne and Sulafa Hamdan, along with their Vice-Captains, Ishu Rupani and Yana Jamieson. The season ahead promises to be busy with many golf and social events planned which will be exciting and fun. Without a doubt, Paul and Sulafa will do a great job so please support them in whichever way you can and please also try to support the many events taking place at the Club. It’s a great ‘hub’ especially now that the clubhouse has been totally revamped and the various outlets have been up and running for some time…Jones the Grocer, Spike Bar and Terrace, Members’ Lounge and Terrace and Carine restaurant. All outlets offer different types of food and theme nights so don’t forget to check them out.

I was back in Dubai during the summer and I could not believe how busy Carine restaurant was and there were even people waiting for a table to become available which is testament to the great food and atmosphere there. Long may it continue and congratulations to Chef Izu and his team on creating this very special place!

The Mixed Season Opener takes place on Friday 12th October when the two Captains will officially ‘drive-in’ from the first tee of the Majlis, so please make every effort to be there to encourage and support them for this nerve-wracking ordeal!

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Christopher May

Chief Executive Officer cmay@dubaigolf.com

Barney Coleman

Club Manager bcoleman@dubaigolf.com

Saeed Ahamed

Financial Controller mahamed@dubaigolf.com

Andy Meech

Head of Sport and Leisure ameech@dubaigolf.com

Congratulations and a big thank-you to our outgoing Captains Ivan Fornazeric and Najla Bartette. You will, I’m sure, feel very proud of what you have achieved with the hard work that you did during your tenure. Enjoy your ‘retirement’!

Thanks must go to the team at Golf Course Maintenance (GCM) who have worked incredibly hard over the hot, humid summer to prepare the course for us for the start of the season. Thank you so much to each and every one of you for all the hard work you do throughout the year but especially during the harsh summer temperatures as we look forward to playing on our magnificent courses again. It’s always amazing to come back to play on the Majlis and on the Faldo to see both courses looking so lush after the summer !

Going on past experience, it’s really only in October that most members start playing regularly in the competitions but from then until the end of May it will be non-stop; the season’s golf calendar is already available online and at the Golf Reservations desk so please make a note of all the important events to avoid any clashes along the way. We have a wonderful Club so enjoy every minute; we really have a special place here and we are lucky to have the superb service and fantastic colleagues looking after us…it’s not the same everywhere in the world!

Feel free to contact me on jaxdubai@gmail.com if you have any news or articles that you would like to have included in Club Life magazine.

Have a great season and enjoy your golf

Jacqui

Ganesh Mangathil

Adele Cowgill

Matthew Perry

Dubai Golf Publishing Manager gmangathil@dubaigolf.com

Head of Marketing & Communications acowgill@dubaigolf.com

Golf Course Superintendent mperry@dubaigolf.com

Steen Simon

Pansy Gonsalvez

Haridas Palliyalil

Food & Beverage Manager ssimon@dubaigolf.com

Chef Nicholas Cuomo Executive Chef ncuomo@dubaigolf.com

Head of Golf Central pgonsalvez@dubaigolf.com

Stephen Deane

Head Academy Professional sdeane@dubaigolf.com

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Dear Members,

Peter Cowen Academy Dubai You may have read in my previous letter that the Peter Cowen Academy Dubai has now moved from its home on the Faldo driving range to the left of the Majlis driving range.

The Professionals, Academy Assistants and Pro Shop (hardware) can be found to the left of the driving range in the white building adjacent to the Faldo putting green. This facility is an improvement from the previous home in the Par 3 hut and it will house a physical screening assessment room, lounge and television and Pro Shop with all the latest hardware. Additionally the Professionals will be available to provide advice on relevant equipment and carry out custom fitting sessions to guide members and guests on their choice of the latest equipment. The professional team also looks forward to integrating more with the membership as their new base will be adjacent to your dedicated practice area.

Top Golf Update Following on from our previous communication regarding the opening of Top Golf Dubai, the Faldo driving range will close from Sunday 16th September as the site preparation and construction of Top Golf commences.

Top Golf will feature fun and competitive golf games for all ages, climate controlled playing bays, exciting dining options, private spaces for groups and dedicated areas for live sport and entertainment. Top Golf at Emirates Golf Club will be the first in the region and is scheduled to open towards the end of 2019. The venue will consist of over 100 bays each with a capacity of up to 12 players in addition to brand new dining venues. We will keep you updated with further progress regarding the construction of Top Golf.

Par 3 Course At the present time the Par 3 car park will remain operational; additionally check-in for the Par 3 course will remain as per the existing location, in the Par 3 hut.

Check-in for golf lessons has been relocated to the Majlis driving range (left hand side) as detailed above.

Dubai Golf Website Re-Launch Our Marketing and IT teams have been working hard over the past few months on the redesign of our website; you will see the new platform launch this month so I hope you find it improves your on-line experience and that it will become the ‘go-to’ platform for all news

Part of Dubai Golf’s mission statement is to realise our organisational responsibilities in terms of looking after our environment; you will have noticed the recent additions of the Electric Car Charging station in the car park plus the recycling receptacles throughout the facility so please help us with our recycling initiatives. Throughout the early part of the season you will also see some changes to reduce our plastic consumption on-site; for example, in Golf Operations in 2017 we used 220,000 bottles of water which are handed out to members and guests prior to their rounds. Please support me and the Club as we will be introducing various measures to reduce our plastic consumption. More will follow on these green initiatives shortly.

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I would like to take this opportunity to share some Club updates with you as we approach the new season.

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hope that you had an enjoyable summer; it was great to see an influx of members during the opening weekend of September with over 200 golfers on the Majlis course. The summer has flown by and we welcome our new Club Captains Paul Byrne and Sulafa Hamdan who have now started their term in office.

Supporting them throughout another busy season will be Ishu Rupani and Yana Jamieson (our Vice-Captains) best of luck to you all and enjoy the season ahead. This is a very special year as their Captaincy will also include the 30th Anniversary of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the end of January.

and updates at the Club. I encourage you to browse your member zone from time to time to make sure you make the most of your investment as an Emirates Golf Club Member and discover all events and activities taking place throughout the season.

Food and Beverage Since the opening of Jones the Grocer in November 2017 plus the relocation of Spike Bar in the same month, along with the launch of Carine restaurant in March 2018, I have been delighted to see so many of you using our dining facilities and supporting your Club. I would like to remind or inform you that all food and beverage expenditure that you put through your membership account is rewarded with our reward vouchers. A spend of AED 3,000 per month is rewarded with a AED 300 voucher for use in either of our dining outlets. Since the launch of our new outlets we have seen a positive response from you in terms of footfall and support; Spike Bar is 55% members (10% increase on 2017) and Carine is 45% members (12% increase from 2017 and Le Classique). As expected, Jones the Grocer is less at 25% member-orientated.

Once again, thank you for your support of the changes and we look forward to the re-opening of our Terrace areas by mid-September. If you haven’t yet tried Carine restaurant then I encourage you to do so, Chef Izu and his team have been a fabulous addition to the Club.

To help maintain and improve standards across all facilities please feel free to forward me any comments so we can strive to meet and exceed your expectations.

On the topic of loyalty, I recently spoke to a couple of members who were not aware of a loyalty aspect of our membership so I have included the information below that is circulated each membership renewal.

All full golf memberships (excluding week-day membership) which have been maintained for at least three consecutive years will receive a credit of AED 2,500 to their account which can be used against any purchases in the Club. Any full golf membership (excluding week-day membership) which has been maintained for at least seven consecutive years will receive a credit of AED 3,500. Member accounts are credited on full receipt of the annual subscriptions for that specific year.

I look forward to seeing you at the Club soon.

Best regards, Barney Coleman Club Manager

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t is my honour and pleasure to introduce myself as the new Captain for the 2018/19 season.

My honeymoon period of ViceCaptain is over and now the real work starts.

I am originally from Ireland and I have been living in Dubai for 11 years. I was very fortunate to join Emirates Golf Club in 2009 and I feel extremely privileged to be a member of this world-class facility that we have right in the heart of Dubai. I want to contribute to the Club and to continue the legacy of all Past Captains who have contributed and brought the Club to where it stands now.

We should feel very proud of our Club and everything it offers its members and a guests. We have two outstanding courses, three restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets, a superb management team and wonderful colleagues who make all our experiences so pleasant, making it a joy to visit the Club.

The Club calendar is complete for the season and I hope to see as many of you as possible at the competitions, tournaments, events and functions the Club has organised for the year. It is important that we support the many events throughout the year, in particular the golf tournaments and competitions we play. It is

great to play in them but it is equally important to stay for the presentations afterwards to show our appreciation to all the winners.

Please take a calendar card from reception so you can see the list of upcoming competitions and events.

their experiences and advice to continue the great work they put into the Club. We might see them in the winner’s circle more often now that the Captaincy pressure is off. I hope you both enjoy your golf.

I would like to thank wasl, Chris and Barney for giving me this opportunity and I will make sure that the high standards we have at the Club are upheld. I would particularly like to praise Barney, Rhys and Cian on the professionalism they show in leading our Club and to all the wonderful and courteous colleagues we have. Without the support from them all we would not have the first class Club that we have today.

Like all Captains we need a support team and I am delighted to welcome Ishu and Yana to their roles of Vice-Captains. I am looking forward to working with them and I know that they will be of great support throughout the year.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and wish our Lady Captain all the best for her coming season. Sulafa is a wonderful person who is so accommodating and eager to chat to members and guests and I am positive that she will be a fantastic Lady Captain. I look forward to working together and sharing lots of laughs along the way .

I would also like to thank our previous Captains Ivan and Najla.

They were a credit to the Club in all they contributed and I was delighted to work closely with them. They are both a hard act to follow and I am sure I will rely on

MEN’S COMPETITION RESULTS

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his year’s Emirates Summer Open took place on the Majlis course on Friday July 13th 2018. With a strong field of over 70 players, there were many prizes to be played for, courtesy of our sponsors Natuzzi and Titleist.

The overall Champion was Arjun Gupta, shooting a fantastic 70 gross, a two under par total. The runner-up was Arjun Manghnani scoring a solid 76 gross and just pipping Connor Forbes over a scorecard play-off on the back 9. (Connor also finished with a 76 gross).

In A Division (handicaps 0-13), Sunhojit Biswas was the winner by one stroke, shooting a net 70 and just beating Ian Walker who scored an excellent 71 net.

In B Division (handicaps 14-28), Steve Coulson emerged as the winner having scored an incredible net 63. In second place in the division was Kesav Menon who carded a fantastic score of 66 net in a very low-scoring division of the day!

The winner of the Ladies’ Division was Hannah Alan with a solid 74 net. Our raffle prize winner was Mark Jolliffe, claiming a AED 5,000 voucher to use on Natuzzi furniture and products.

Our thanks goes to Franky Fernandez of Natuzzi Italia and to Stuart Taylor of Prosports for joining us at the prize-giving and for their support of this very successful tournament.

Finally, if you have any issues or comments (good and bad) about the Club, we have a Members’ Consultative Committee (MCC) which represents the members and puts forward your comments and views to the management.

We meet once a month and we would love to hear from you on all matters. Any changes that have happened to the Club over previous years have come from suggestions to the MCC so feel free to contact any of the members - no issue is too big or small.

Slan go foill agus curam a ghlacadh Paul Byrne Club Captain 2018-2019

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Dubai Golf July Medal 2018

Competition Results

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he Majlis course played host to the Dubai Golf July Medal this year, on Friday July 20th 2018. With a strong field comprising Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek members, there were many prizes to be won, courtesy of our sponsors OMA, i-Insured and Genesis.

The overall Champion was Ashok Ahuja, shooting a fantastic 67 net, five under par total. Ashok also claimed B Division (handicaps 1328) with his score. The runner-up in B Division was Komal Sharma who scored a solid 73 net pipping Dinesh Sharma who finished third with a net 75.

In A Division (handicaps 0-12), Andrew Robinson was the winner by two strokes, shooting a net 71 and beating Bradley Eiffe who scored a 73 net. Third place went to Ishwar Jodha with a score of 74 net.

Our gross winner on the day was Priyam Godiwala after he carded a 77, five over par total.

The winner of the Ladies’ Division was Roma Khanna with a fantastic score of 68 net. David Moody won the stableford prize in the Medalford section of the tournament with a solid 34 points.

A DIVISION (HCP. 0-12) Winner: Andrew Robinson Runner Up: Bradley Eiffe Third: Ishwar Jodha BEST GROSS: Priyam Godiwala STABLEFORD EVENT Winner: David Moody

Net 71 Net 73 Net 74 Gross 77 34 Pts

B DIVISION (HCP. 13-28) Winner: Ashok Ahuja Runner Up: Komal Sharma Third: Dinesh Sharma LADIES DIVISION Winner: Roma Khanna

Net 67 Net 73 Net 75 Net 68

EGC vs DCGYC COLLEAGUES’ SUMMER MATCH 2018 14th August 2018

Winners: Rhys James

Nishanthi Balasuriya Runners-up: Fer Manuel

Romel Hechanova NEAREST THE PIN Hole #2: Jhonas Patiak Hole #8: Jeovin Hole #12: Mahesh Sellaiah Hole #17: Romel Hechanova TEAM SCORE EGC: 4 DCGYC: 5

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ere we are, almost at the end of the summer, a time for many new beginnings.

For me, it was in the form of ‘the dreaded email’ from Jacqui asking me for this write up. My holiday was over and I now had to assume my role as Lady Captain and to report to duty. It all went by so incredibly fast!

It really goes without saying that I am writing this with pride, joy and albeit a little apprehension.

Pride, because our Club is world renown and being Lady Captain of such a wonderful institution fills my heart with deep-rooted pride.

How can it not? Joy, because golf gives me so much of it and I would like to return this to the Club, to our members and to our wonderful colleagues and support teams who make it home for so many of us on a daily basis. I really do look forward to many happy moments on and off the course, socially, in the various restaurants and possibly even in the gym. The role and privilege of being Lady Captain comes with a certain weight and that is why I feel a little apprehensive too. My personal aspiration is to make it a great year for as many people as possible and in as many ways as I know how. I hope to be able to achieve that.

Having been asked on many occasions whether I am looking

forward to my Captaincy, I can now better articulate my feelings, rather than a simple “Yes, of course I am”. I’m really looking forward to all the fun we’ll have in the ladies’ section; I look forward to meeting new members and getting to know the ones I already know even better; and I also look forward to managing the challenges I may face.

I have big shoes to fill as I follow on from Najla’s Captaincy; working with her was instrumental for me and our partnership developed into a true and lasting friendship.

Najla, well done for doing an incredible job last year; you aced every task you took on and it was an honour to be your Vice-Captain.

Thank you and to Ivan as well, for your support and dedication throughout the year. To Paul, Yana and Ishu, I wish you all the best and I look forward to working with a great new team this year.

Finally, to get a few dates into your diaries early on, please take note of the following key events.

September will see a mild season opening with our Stableford tournaments. It will no doubt still be hot, but I hope you ladies will have adjusted to the weather and that you will be ready to tee off with a Medal at the end of the month.

September and October will be busy, beginning to end, as follows: Monday 10th September 2018: Joker Stableford Monday 17th September 2018: Blind Partner Stableford Monday 24th September 2018: Monthly Medal sponsored by Palazzo Versace Monday 15th October 2018: Monthly Medal sponsored by Palazzo Versace Monday 22nd October 2018: Senior Champions Tournament Wednesday 3rd October 2018: Inter-Club at Trump Monday 8th October 2018: Ladies Season Opener Friday 12th October 2018: Mixed Season Opener Competition.

Happy golfing!

Sulafa Hamdan Lady Captain 2018-2019

MIXED COMPETITION RESULTS

TRI-CLUB SERIES SUMMER 2018

by Rhys James

I am pleased to announce that Emirates Golf Club won the 2018 Summer Tri-Club Series between Emirates Golf Club, Jumeirah Golf Estates and The Els Club.

Congratulations and our thanks to you all for playing and braving the humidity and the heat. It was a great Club effort over the summer months with a combination of 29 members and management taking part in the event over the past few weeks.

A full list of the winning Emirates Golf Club squad: Paul Kavanagh, Owen Clarke, Connor Forbes, Charles Bee, Rhys James, Arjun Manghnani, Rohail De Souza, Josie Tracey, John Babec, Bill Ayres, Byron Kraemer, Mike Tracey, Alastair Brown, Cian Hurley, Stephen Deane, Bill Wong, Russel Yeomans, Shane Wilson, Ivan Fornazaric, Mark Thompson, James Yeomans, Vishal Tikku, Neal White, Naima Maya, Will Tickell, Veneet Mohan, Adel Hamdan, Sulafa Hamden, John Berry.

Overall standings were: 1.

Emirates Golf Club 2. Jumeirah Golf Estates 3. The Els Club

802 points 790 points 733 points

SUMMER TRI-CLUB SERIES Fixture 1 Earth Course Saturday, 14th July 2018

Winner: Ahmed Naim (JGE) Runner-up: Anand Rajagolal (JGE) Third: Paul Kavanagh (EGC) NEAREST THE PIN Hole #17: Ahmed Naim (JGE) LONGEST DRIVE Hole #9: Arjun Manghnani (EGC)

SUMMER TRI-CLUB SERIES Fixture 2 EMIRATES GOLF CLUB Winner: Alastair Brown (EGC) Runner-up: Cian Hurley (EGC) Third: Ralf Plesky (JGE) NEAREST THE PIN Hole #4: Mark Sclaire (JGE) LONGEST DRIVE Hole #12: Arjun Manghnani (EGC)

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SUMMER TRI-CLUB SERIES Fixture 3 The Els Club Friday 17th August 2018 Winner: Runner-up: Third:

James Yeomans (EGC) Arjun Manghnani (EGC) Vishal Tikku (EGC)

35 points 35 points 33 points

The team representing Emirates Golf Club at the final fixture at the Els Club.

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Competition Results

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RegistER TODAY

Registration for 2018 - 2019

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little champions I junior development programme I junior tour Registration is now open for the 2018/2019 season at the Peter Cowen Academy, Emirates Golf Club.

Sign up today for the Junior Development Programme, the Little Champions Programme and the all-new Peter Cowen Academy Junior Tour supported by OMA Emirates.

New to 2018/2019 The Peter Cowen Academy Dubai Junior Tour supported by OMA Emirates

Peter Cowen Academy Dubai

Enjoy being part of a fun and competitive series at Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Championship courses. Perfect for our more experienced golfers to test their skills at our two Dubai Desert Classic host venues.

The Peter Cowen Academy Dubai Mini Tour is open to all young golfers, juniors and beginners looking to get some competition experience on the shorter Par 3 golf courses. Sharpen your skills and have fun with friends on our two excellent 9-hole tracks.

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

LITTLE CHAMPIONS The Peter Cowen Academy Little Champions Programme is designed specifically for youngsters aged between four and six years old, and it is an ideal way to introduce your child to golf.

Classes are limited to a maximum of six children per instructor to ensure that safety and enjoyment are always paramount.

Over the course of a term, your child will spend 50-minutes per week with one of our qualified instructors learning all aspects of the game.

Term 1: 16th September 2018 - 19th January 2019

The Peter Cowen Academy Junior Programme is designed specifically for youngsters aged seven to 17 years old.

Classes are limited to a maximum of six children per instructor to ensure that safety and enjoyment are always paramount. Over the course of a term, your child will spend 50-minutes per week with one of our qualified instructors learning all aspects of the game.

Term 1: 16th September 2018 - 19th January 2019

THE PETER COWEN ACADEMY

Check out the new Peter Cowen Academy Dubai facility at Emirates Golf Club now located on the Majlis Driving Range.

Contact The Academy on: T 04 417 9845 E eacademy@dubaigolf.com

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Junior Link

My Summer

by Junior Golfer Bradley Mogire

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chool’s out, exams are done and before I knew it I was on a flight to the United States to play in my last junior tournaments.

Kicking off my summer I played in the IMG junior qualifier at Sycuan Golf resort in San Diego, California. I had not realized that it was not a three-day tournament but instead, a one-day event; I shot -7 for a 64, my best tournament score yet, thanks to a piping hot putter and a fairway-finding hybrid, catapulting me to my first ever IMG Junior World tournament at Torrey Pines, host to the 2021 US Open and the Farmers Insurance Open PGA tournament.

I hustled to an 80 starting off with a +5 10 on my opening hole; the following day was tough being -1 through 8 and finishing 77.

However, it was an amazing atmosphere and experience, despite a missed cut.

A break is what I needed after playing 10 hours daily for two weeks straight. Not a club was touched the week I was in Tampa,

Florida visiting good friends who kindly hosted me.

With my mind cleared, I was now prepared for the challenge of the Teen World Championship at the Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina. Course No. 8 at Pinehurst was the course I had been playing in my head ever since the previous year, visualising each tee and approach shot and position on the undulating greens so I was oozing with confidence.

Teeing off the notorious 10th hole, where I had made no better than a bogey in all the years I had played the course, I started with back to back doubles. I huffed and puffed, scrambling for a 79, placing me T70 after day one. “I can do better than that”, I thought to myself during the car ride home. Day two came, and, once again teeing off the 10th hole, I made a triple bogey after a wayward tee shot, forcing me to grind for a 75, placing me T46 - an improvement which guaranteed I would

make the cut and play on the iconic and historical US Open Course No. 2. Before I could celebrate making the cut for the first time in playing the Teen World, it was crucial I kept my cool and maintain my focus; “It ain’t over yet”, I thought to myself.

30 minutes of practice is all I needed including two putts and three chips to get used to one of the toughest greens in the world. On the front nine I was on fire with a bogey free -2 but then came the delay of the final group starting on the first and the sudden realisation of the roll I was on, resulting in a +3 on the back nine and a 73 finish, the second best score of the day on the tough course, rocketing my position to T11. This was truly the cherry on the cake of my trip to the States.

Being back in the blistering heat of Dubai I can’t help but look forward to playing College golf in the US. Bradley Mogire

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by PGA Professional MARK BRUCE

LEVEL 1 SOLID FOUNDATIONS AIM | STANCE | POSTURE ARM HANG AND GRIP | BODY POSITION

Last season Dubai golf signed an exclusive contract with leading golf instructor Peter Cowen to brand both Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Academies.

The Academy Professionals have taken in-depth training from Peter, using his methods over the past decade and they are the only Academies in the world to offer a structure to learning and development based on Peter’s principles with what he calls the

pyramid of learning. Throughout the season, our golf Professionals will cover all aspects of this tour-proven structure in monthly editions of Club Life magazine. The philosophy is to build it, not find it, starting from the ground up with good basic foundations, body movement, then power and attitude. Monthly articles will be filled with tips and drills that are used for both beginners and even tour players. Follow these practices and you will have the building blocks to find constants in your swing for improved performance.

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• Establishing correct aim is a critical start to developing good foundations.

• During practice it is always good to use a work station to ensure that your body is aligned to the target and that the ball position is correct for the club used.

• As with all aspects of set-up it is possible to set up perfect alignment and aim.

HOW TO BUILD A WORK STATION

• Place alignment rod A six inches outside the strike area, parallel to the intended flight/target line.

• Place alignment rod B along your feet line, parallel to alignment rod A. • Place alignment rod C at 90 degrees to alignment rod B pointing at the strike area.

Your feet, knees, hips, forearms and shoulders should be aligned to rod B and your clubface should be at 90 degrees to A & B to create a square clubface.

Rod C will allow you to achieve correct ball position for the desired club.

Working within this work station will ensure that your practice drills are 100% productive to allow you to transfer perfect aim and alignment to the course.

Aim, body alignment and ball position have huge impacts on your swing mechanics so don’t disregard them.

STANCE

The width of your stance will vary slightly depending on which club you are using; a good start position is to have the inside of you feet shoulder width apart for a 5 iron. You should check this regularly during practice as a wider stance will offer good stability but less mobility.

• Measure your shoulders then translate this to the inside your heels.

• Longer clubs will have a wider stance as more speed will be applied • Shorter clubs will be slightly narrower for control

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SPOTLIGHT ON Foxhills

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Reciprocal Clubs

oxhills is a family business and a family club, offering locals and visitors a place to escape in Surrey. Just moments from the M3 and M25, a short drive from Heathrow and London, Foxhills is an oasis of tranquillity with the 19th Century Manor House at the heart of the popular club and resort.

Pam and Ian Hayton purchased the club in 1983, with their son Marc taking over as Managing Director in 2010. In addition to strengthening the Club’s reputation as a family-friendly leisure destination, Foxhills has expanded its sporting facilities far

beyond a simple golf course to cater for the diverse interests of its members and visitors.

Today, Foxhills features two Championship golf courses, one par 3 course (the first of its kind in Britain), 70 bedrooms, three restaurants, eleven tennis courts, four squash courts, four swimming pools, an award-winning healthspa, conference and meeting facilities, and a weekly cycling club, capitalising on its status as official resort partner to the Aviva Tour of Britain and home to Team GB’s road race cycling team during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

2nd Hole Bernard Hunt The 9-hole Manor course is ideal to hone your short game or discover golf for the first time either at leisure or under the guidance of one of our expert golf coaches with lessons and clinics.

The Club has staged a number of prestigious tournaments since it opened

With a growing membership and a strong reputation as a business and leisure destination, the love of food, wine and gracious living which Charles James Fox displayed in the 18th century lives on.

Foxhills offers three quality golf courses, combining parkland and heathland to provide challenges to golfers of every level. The Club’s two 18 hole Championship courses, Longcross and Bernard Hunt, are ranked among the best golf courses in England, and are examples of Surrey golf courses at their best. www.foxhills.co.uk

8th Hole Longcross in 1975, including the European Tour’s Tournament Players Championship and the Tour’s Qualifying School, where winners included Sandy Lyle and DA Russell. More recently, the Foxhills Foundation has helped launch the careers of golf stars Paul Casey and Anthony Wall, and the Club is home to the prestigious Senior PGA

Professional Championship from 2014 to 2020.

Members, guests and visitors are welcome, along with Group Golf and Corporate Golf Days.

RECIPROCAL CLUBS Full golf members at Emirates Golf Club have the privilege of the member’s guest green fee rate when playing the below reciprocal golf courses.

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Albatross Golf Resort, Czech Republic Archerfield Golf Club, Scotland Banyan Golf Club, Thailand Blue Canyon Country Club, Thailand Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead, UK Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, Hong Kong, China Close House Hotel & Golf, England, UK DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, India Foxhills Club & Resort, Surrey, UK Huntingdale Golf Club, Victoria, Australia

- Hubbelrath Golf Club, Dusseldorf, Germany - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE - K Club of Straffan, Kildare, Ireland - The Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong, China - Laguna National Golf & Country Club, Singapore - London Golf Club, UK - Mission Hills, China - Münchener Golf Club, Germany

- Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club, Victoria, Australia - Real Club de Golf el Prat, Barcelona, Spain - Royal Golf Club, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic - Saujana Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Taiheiyo Club, Japan - The Duke’s, St Andrews, Scotland - The Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius - Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Tee time reservations need to be made in advance through Membership Services.

The current membership card must be produced at the reciprocal club when playing golf upon check in.

For further information on the reciprocal clubs please contact our Membership Services team or email egc@dubaigolf.com

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Automatic Game Registration for Golferscard

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elcome back to all members following the summer break.

During the summer we have been working to link our golf booking system with the handicap software, Golferscard.

to record your scores within 72 hours of completing your round to take advantage of this upgraded service.

From Sunday 12th August, we launched a new system whereby all rounds (9 and 18 holes) will automatically be registered on your Golferscard account after you have checked-in with the Golf Reservations Team or Starter. This is an important process in line with the USGA and EGF requirements for official handicap records.

It is anticipated that this will result in a more efficient and user-friendly process for all of our members to keep their playing handicaps accurate and fully up to date.

The main benefit of this process is that all individual rounds will be recorded on each golfer’s handicap account. In other formats played, for example a scramble or greensomes, or if playing alone it will not be required to record these scores, as per the usual handicap guidelines set by the USGA and EGF. Please remember

1. Do not register games yourselves, it will cause duplicate games leading to penalty scores.

To help us with this new system please adopt the following:

2. Please inform the reservations team or starter if you intend to play 9 or 18 holes so we can register your game accurately.

3. Please inform the team if you are playing alone, we need to remove these games as there is no other players to verify your score if needed.

4. Incomplete Rounds: If 13 or more holes are played, you must post an 18 hole score.

If 7 to 12 holes are played, you must post a 9 hole score.

If 6 holes or less are played then please ask the team to delete the game.

On 13th September the Majlis course plays host to the DHL Swing Against Cancer Golf Series.

Emirates Golf Club members play for just AED 395 inclusive of golf, BBQ, beverages and Q&A with Lee Sharpe.

Contact info@swingagainstcancer.com to reserve your place!

Scores for the holes not played must be recorded as par PLUS any handicap strokes that the player is entitled to receive on the holes not played (net par).

We will no longer be printing the handicap slips so please check your handicap index on this PC, EGF APP, at the reservations desk whilst checking in or at the first tee with the starter. Thank you If you experience any problems or require any further information regarding the automatic registration of games please do not hesitate to contact Rhys or Cian.

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As always, Fit Lab likes to keep on evolving each year with new offerings and improvements. I am pleased to say that we have improved the lower level of the gym adjacent to the studio to create a new Pilates Reformer Room. Our fantastic Pilates Instructor Jeanique is regarded as one of the best Pilates Instructors in Dubai so, if you are looking to improve your flexibility and core strength, this is a must-try. Pilates is also fantastic for golf; I have been doing Pilates over the past six months and, although my golf hasn’t improved, my flexibility and core sure has.

I would like to introduce our new colleague Christopher Mallet to the Fit Lab Team.

Chris has 10 years’ experience working in the fitness industry alongside some of the top trainers and Strength & Conditoing coaches London has to offer.

Further to completing his Level 3 Personal Training qualification, Chris has gone on to further his skills in boxing, rehabilitation, strength and conditioning with manual therapy and kettlebell strength training.

His ethos is simple, effective results-based training tailored to meet the clients’ needs.

Watch out for our new Boxercise Class with Chris and come and try a free session.

Exercise Tip Of The Month

by Chris Mallet

Are you an avid golfer? Would you like to improve your swing? Here is my tip on how to make that happen.

THE FOAM ROLLER When used correctly the foam roller can help to improve your body’s ability to swing a golf club effectively and consistently but most importantly without injury.

We all know that prevention is better than cure, so with that in mind, using the foam roller just a couple of times per week can help to reduce muscular tension, improve circulation and improve coordination, all of which are key factors every golfer should consider, regardless of ability or experience.

Atkins, Keto, Paleo, Low carb, High protein, Intermittent fasting are just a few among the vast array of dieting options there are to choose from in today’s world.

So which one is the best? Which one is for you? And will it help you reach your health and fitness goals?

The truth is, the best diet is the one that you can follow. Can you sustain it? Do you enjoy it? Does it fit in with your current lifestyle? These are all questions that we should ask ourselves before trying to commit to something new.

A healthy balance of macronutrients and micronutrients are the basic essentials of any good diet plan. Proteins, fats and carbohydrates along with important vitamins and minerals for optimum health and performance should be the foundation of our daily food intake.

Sources of protein include chicken, fish, tofu, nuts, red meats and lentils. It’s fairly common knowledge that protein helps with muscle growth and recovery but it also helps to suppress the ghrelin hormone (or hunger hormone) so that we don’t feel the need to overeat, which is what eventually leads to weight gain. Of course, protein is an important post workout

TRIGGER POINT BALLS As with any sport, the build up of muscular tension through repeated movements can bring about pain due to muscular imbalance and certain muscles over working or ‘compensating’ as a result.

Trigger point (knot in the muscle) ball is useful in helping to prevent the need for regular massages.

essential but so too are carbohydrates. Since we burn through our glycogen (main energy source) whilst doing exercise, it is important to replenish this power supply to our brain and body. Sources of carbohydrates include sweet potatoes, brown or white rice (little difference between the two, contrary to popular belief), fruit, legumes, white potatoes and vegetables.

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elcome back after the summer break The Fit Lab Team and I truly hope that you had an amazing time and that you are ready to burn those extra calories you may have put on over the holiday period.

Nutrition Tip Of The Month

Controlling your weight, or more importantly, the body’s composition is about making smart decisions.

Gram for gram there are the same amount of calories in protein as there are in carbohydrates, so why do carbs get a bad name? Well, unlike protein, carbs help your body to retain water (3g to every 1g of carbs) so while the calorie intake is the same, the added water weight is the number people often see on the scale.

So with a high protein, moderate carb and low fat diet (along with regular exercise of course) a healthy, happy and sustainable lifestyle awaits you!

The Fit Lab Team looks forward to welcoming you to the department. If you have any queries kindly contact one of us at any time and we will be more than happy to assist.

Healthy Regards Andy Meech Head of Sports & Leisure

Muscles in the chest, hips, shoulders, glutes and legs can all benefit from trigger point ball release techniques.

Releasing the tension between the shoulder blades and around the hips will lend itself to improvements in your golf swing and will help to offer better allround performance.

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RA is entering a new exciting stage with plenty of new things designed and prepared especially for you and for our non-stop growing community, things that will help develop your game and take your performance to the highest level.

We are introducing weekly scheduled activities that run through both our clubs.

You will find the schedule and descriptions below.

It is our aim to do things the easiest way possible for you; therefore, we highly encourage you to use the RRA Dubai APP. You’ll be able to find everything in one place and we guarantee that it will make it

easy for you to keep updated with the club announcements or to simply continue joining a match or activity and aldo to get in contact with your Padel friends.

Here is the link in case you haven’t yet download our APP - http://rrapadel.com/ dubai.html Some important information you need to remember on how to register for each of your bookings: • All activities must be booked in advanced.

• With the exception of Padel Plan & Point, all other activities, events & tournaments must be made through the APP. No WhatsApp bookings will be accepted unless advised otherwise by our staff.

• For Padel Plan (match arrangement) & Padel Play (RRA Leagues) we will create WhatsApp groups specific to each category level. Players can request through our team to participate in the group chat.

• For Padel Petite all annual members are entitled to bring one child per week free of charge.

• All bookings & activities are subjected to a 24 hour cancellation policy or all applicable charges will be made.

For more information please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team We looking forward to seeing you on court!

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Sports Medicine Doctors are medical practitioners who have completed specialist training in all aspects of Sports and Exercise Medicine and have trained to manage the whole range of medical and physical aspects related to physical activity and sports participation. Although they often see

athletes up to an elite level, Sports Medicine Doctors also diagnose and treat any pain or injury that affects movement and the ability to carry out daily tasks.

TYPES OF INJURIES TREATED Acute injuries are a sudden event linked to trauma or an unusual movement causing sprains, strains, contusions resulting in pain, swelling, bruising and limitation of use.

Chronic injuries are usually caused by overuse, abnormal use or the use of poor equipment/ shoes and include injuries such as tendonitis, shin splints, bursitis or stress fractures that present with progressive pain linked with a specific activity or movement. It can reach breaking point if not managed appropriately.

TREATMENT In both cases, we recommend your initial consultation be with an UPANDRUNNING Sports Medicine Doctor, who will ensure you are given a definitive diagnosis and can arrange any investigations should they be indicated. He/she will then recommend

a treatment pathway aiming to get you back as efficiently and effectively as possible, often referring to our extensive team of highly professional and skilled practitioners. There may be cases where you are referred to an Orthopaedic Specialist for conservative second opinions or surgical options.

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ubai has developed one of the world’s largest sporting communities, with varied opportunities for a whole range of sports and fitness activities, often with challenges and competitions as an end goal to help encourage commitment.

For most of us, staying active is a way of life where we challenge ourselves and push our physical boundaries, making up for the usually sedentary week at work. There may be instances where we load our body that bit beyond its limits and in some cases to breaking point before our bodies have had time to adapt. For example, running or cycling farther or faster during a new weekend group session versus the usual distances and pace we are accustomed to, or doing a new HITT workout at the gym or lifting heavier ‘than usual’ during your resistance training sessions.

This is in contrast to crouching over our phones and PC’s during busy workdays, giving less attention to correct ergonomic postures.

The sudden additional load placed on our bodies can result in pain, injuries and suffering.

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WHEN TO MEET A SPORTS MEDICINE DOCTOR

The worst scenario for someone who has committed time and effort to improving their sporting ability is to be told to simply rest or stop the sport they are passionate about.

At UPANDRUNNING we recognise how important it is to remain as active even during the recovery period, in order to maintain general fitness & health. We also use this time wisely to address any imbalances or potential triggers for the injury.

Our integrated team of Sports Doctors, Orthopaedic Specialists, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, and Rehabilitation Specialists will not just optimise your recovery, but will improve your performance and get you back to doing the things you love! Whether that be returning to sport or work, or even just being able to get a good night’s sleep, UPANDRUNNING is a one-stop shop for elite athletes, through to individuals who are seeking to maintain a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle.

MEET THE TEAM OF SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALISTS AT UPANDRUNNING When visiting our UPANDRUNNING clinics you can be certain that you are being treated by world-class team of clinicians.

Dr Anna Zickerman

UPANDRUNNING is led by Sports Medicine Specialist Dr Anna Zickerman who has nearly 20 years experience in the field, treating a wide range of elite and professional athletes of different sporting categories as well as the general population and has been a PGA European Tour accredited clinician for the last eight years.

Dr Anna founded UPANDRUNNING, setting the highest standards in healthcare by handpicking the most experienced, skilled and accredited specialists from around the world, whose qualifications and sporting interests bring diversity to, and enhance the team.

Dr Stephan Jacolino

Dr Stephan Jacolino has treated professional level football players and is a member of the medical team supporting a procycling team at the Tour ‘de France;

Dr. Ertugrul Karanlik & Football pro Hugo Almeida

Dr. Ertugrul Karanlik is a former athlete himself. Having built his practice in Germany, he has an extensive background in football, medicine and general sports medicine at all levels. He has been working and travelling with professional football clubs, having headed the medical team of Bundesliga Club FC Schalke 04, Germany.

Dr Stephan Praet

Dr Stephan Praet, visiting Sports Medicine Consultant is a consultant physician in Sport & Exercise Medicine who previously worked at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). At the AIS he was responsible for the clinical management of high-performance athletes’ injuries and illnesses;

Dr Tom Saw

Dr Tom Saw has a special interest in interventional pain management and works with elite athletes in UAE and UK. He specialises in treating neck and lower back pain related conditions

Dr. Gustavo Reque Rydberg & Marie Fleming

Dr Gustavo Rydberg specialises in treating Musculoskeletal pain, back pain, including uncommon pathology such as peripheral nerve entrapments. He was the Medical Director of the Andalusian and Spanish Karate Federations for over ten years.

Please call 04 528 5400 for appointments.

UPANDRUNNING is based at 675, Al Wasl Road and Emirates Golf Club.

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An Eco-Friendly Invasive Bird Management Approach by Means of Hacking

Hacking of indigenous owl species (Desert Eagle Owl)

Hacking explained:

Owls are enigmatic birds, regarded as mysterious, lovable, or spooky, depending on who you ask. With over 200 species living on every continent except Antarctica, owls have super-tuned senses that help them hunt prey all over the world…and they’re pretty darn cute too.

While residing in the hack box, food will be supplied to the owlets in a controlled manner through an opening that prevents them from visually seeing their human caretakers. Once the birds have grown their flight feathers, the door is opened to give the birds a chance to practise flying and hunting on their own. During this learning period, food is still provided at the hack box. As fledged birds become more efficient at hunting, their visits to the hack box decrease in frequency and eventually, these fully-fledged birds will no longer need this extra food supplement. The key to the success will be to ‘imprint’ the owls on a specific food source; in this case, the invasive crow species. By imprinting the owls to the crows, they will naturally see them as prey, thus keeping the focus on the unwanted species. This is not a permanent solution but just a natural way of trying to manage the crow population at Emirates Golf Club.

At Emirates Golf Club we released two Desert Eagle Owls by means of our Hacking Project to help control and manage the crow population.

Who am I? I am an attractive bird of prey, with striking, large orange-yellow eyes and mottled plumage. My head and upper parts are tawny and densely marked with black and creamy-white streaks and blotches, while my lower parts are pale creamy-white, with black streaks on my upper breast and fine reddish-brown vermiculations on my lower breast and belly. My face has this disc-like form typical of most owls, defined by a dark rim; my robust bill is black and hooked and my head is crowned with small ear tufts.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY FOR SEPTEMBER MEN Friday 28th OMA Emirates “Medalford” 7:30 Majlis

Championship in Association & 1.30

with i-insured

LADIES Monday 10th Stableford Competition 8.30 Majlis Monday 17th Stableford Competition 8.30 Majlis Friday 21st Stabelford 1.30 Majlis Monday 24th Medal sponsored 8.30 Majlis

by Palazzo Versace MIXED Friday 14th

Friday 21st

21st Dubai Duty Free Seniors Cup Mike Gerbich Cup

1.30

Faldo

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e Maltese love our food, so eating is something we do lots of. Food in Malta is to be sat over, enjoyed and not to

Maltese cuisine is heavily influenced by Italy, particularly Sicily, but with a dash of Arab/North Africa and a hefty pinch of Malta’s own. Starters tend to be soups, pasta, risotto, antipasti or dips with bread or biscuits, while mains include pasta and potato bakes at home, but when eating out it’s generally meat or fish.

There is plenty of fresh fish. Malta is, after all, a small archipelago in the middle of the Mediterranean.

Fish is typically served piquant with a combination of fresh local tomato and capers, picked wild caper bush.

Lampuka (Dorado or Mahi-Mahi) is the national fish, caught as it migrates past the islands each autumn using a system of palm-frond rafts; little has changed in over a millennium. The national meat is rabbit (fenek) which comes fried in garlic, stewed in red wine, or with one of Malta’s many (usually fresh) pastas.

Plenty of restaurants are now going beyond the traditional and giving the local food a modern, international twist as well as beautiful artistic presentation. As attractive as nouvelle cuisine is, it is rarely as minimalist. We Maltese like our food not only to be tasty but plentiful.

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An Introduction to Malta and our Food

Below is a brief history of our most loved dish along with a recipe.

There are a number of junctures in which development in Maltese cuisine related to issues of identity. The most significant example is the traditional Maltese stuffat tal-fenek (stewed rabbit), often identified as the national dish. This quite possibly started off as a form of symbolic resistance to the hunting restrictions imposed by the Knights of St John. The dish was to become popular after the lifting of restrictions in the late 18th century (and by which time the indigenous breed had multiplied and prices had dropped) and the domestication of rabbits, a technique which could have been imported from France thanks to the French Knights.

Rabbit Stew – Stuffat Tal-Fenek Ingredients: • 1 rabbit, (approx 1.5kg, cut into small portions) • 2 onions, chopped • 4 garlic cloves, peeled • 5 large tomatoes • 2 tsp kunserva (tomato paste) • 5 potatoes, peeled and quartered • 3 carrots, peeled and chopped • 200 g peas (fresh or canned) • 6 bay leaves • Pinch mixed herbs • Freshly ground pepper & Salt to season • 500ml red wine • 1 tsp olive oil

Method: Marinate the rabbit overnight in the red wine (marinade to include the garlic, garlic, salt & pepper) In a large pot, heat the olive oil, and add the rabbit until slightly brown.

Add the onions, carrots, potatoes and the tomatoes, and pour half of the marinade on the ingredients.

Bring to a boil on a high flame for about 15 minutes

Add the remaining wine, peas, bay leaves, kidney and liver and simmer on low heat for about two hours, stirring occasionally and adding some more wine if the sauce begins to dry up.

Cooking variations - you can choose to make the rabbit stew to look more brown by reducing the amount of tomatoes and kunserva used. I personally prefer the rabbit stew to have very little tomato paste even if it is served with spaghetti.

Spaghetti with rabbit sauce as a starter Boil some spaghetti (leave al dente) Cover with some sauce from the rabbit stew; do not add any rabbit pieces if you are serving rabbit stew as a main course, but you can add some of the rabbit liver to the serving sauce Finely grated Parmesan cheese can be added on top.

Difficulty: Medium

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SUMMER 2018 HIGHLIGHTS FINAL RESULT OF ECLECTIC 22

121 players took part in Eclectic 22 which started on 30th April 2018. After just over 12 weeks, Mike Kaye took the glory! It all went down to the wire with six players in with a chance of taking first place on 23rd July. As Tony is still a professional he could not win this time; however, he put in another great performance shooting a 57 gross for the 12 weeks.

Honourable mentions go to John Spackman, Nick Lowes and John Berry who put in their personal best performances in an Eclectic. However, it was Mike Kaye who came through in the end making a crucial birdie on the 14th in his last round to seal the deal from Spackers, Russell and Nick who all felt the pressure in the final round.

First: Second: Third:

Mike Kaye Tony Piccolo John Spackman

SUMMER PLAYER OF THE MONTH AOP sponsors our Monday night Player of the Month Award.

(POTM is calculated by adding up a player’s best three Stableford scores of the month) Congratulations to Jerome Natali, Tony Piccolo and Russell Yeomans on winning the AOP prizes over the summer!

June July August

Jerome Natali Tony Piccolo Russell Yeomans

MONDAY NIGHT WINNERS: JUNE June June

June

June

4th 11th

18th 25th

Jimmy Norfolk Rob Duczenko Jerome Natali Neal White (Barclays wins team event) David Minchin Darren Hooker Jerome Natali

MONDAY NIGHT WINNERS: JULY July July July July July

2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th

Con Lillis Tony Piccolo Alex Rodriguez Lee Vincent Ben Legg & Peter Turner, Andrew Robinson & Jake Hayward (Blind Pairs event)

59 points 57 points 52 points

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19 points 22 points 21 points 23 points 34 Points

MONDAY NIGHT WINNERS: AUGUST August

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Tony Piccolo Lee Vincent (Pairs Texas Scramble event) OB Sealey Tony Piccolo Kristi Sealey Nick Lowes

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S2B Player of the Month – sponsored by AOP Eclectic 22 Winner Society Ryder Cup at Al Zorah Up Your Service! sponsors S2B YAS Links Inter-Society Champions

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SPORT2BUSINESS WIN YAS SOCIETY CHALLENGE On 29th June S2B accumulated another InterSociety major by winning the Yas Island Inter Society challenge, winning comfortably over the competing six societies. The top nine scores counted, so thanks to the team for suffering in the extreme heat. The star performers were Dave Pinder, Dave Minchin, Jerome Natali, Russell Yeomans, Nick Lowes, Con Lillis, Mike Kaye, Victoria Johnson and Dean Hall.

NEW SPONSOR – UP YOUR SERVICE

RON KAUFMAN | FOUNDER For more than three decades, Ron Kaufman has helped companies on every continent build a culture of service excellence that delivers outstanding business results year after year. Making transformation his mission, Ron is one of the world’s most sought-after educators, consultants, business thought-leaders and keynote speakers on the topic of achieving superior service.

Any business can say the customer is king, and many spend a lot of time and money on incremental service improvement. But Ron understands the only reliable way for a company to achieve and maintain a competitive edge is to build a culture that empowers every employee to surprise and delight customers and colleagues every day with truly uplifting service.

S2B NETWORKING WORKS We love stories like this! John Berry has just joined John Ten-Hoope as a Regional Business Development Manager ME and India with Fugro. This partnership was a direct result of playing together at S2B and when John Berry moved on from Atkins, John Ten Hoope saw the potential fit, and hired John Berry to drive and expand their Marine Division. Fugro are the world’s leading independent provider of geointelligence and asset integrity solutions for large constructions and infrastructure. John is already onboard and is being inducted into his new role.

SPORT2BUSINESS EVENTS FOR THE DIARY • September 28th/29th Society Ryder Cup at Al Zorah Golf Club, staying at the Fairmont Hotel, Ajman (AED 450 per double room with breakfast).

Friday 7:00am: Front 9 Foursomes, Back 9 Betterball: AED250 Saturday 8:00am: 18 holes Individual Stableford: AED250 • October 12th S2B and Mazimba Golfers at the NEW Dubai Hills Golf Club 18 Holes: AED395 • October 26th S2B and Mazimba Golfers at Jebel Ali: 18 Holes: AED300 Please email jyeomans@yeomansexecutive.com if you are interested in joining us for any of the above!

Ron works with a successful clientele of government agencies and multinational corporations including Singapore Airlines, Microsoft, First Gulf Bank, Xerox, NIIT Technologies and Changi Airport. He delivers powerful business insights and global best practices enabling organizations to gain a sustainable advantage through service.

Ron’s experience and passionate commitment to results have been distilled into proven methods to help clients upgrade service performance and build strong service cultures. His unique approaches to learning and leadership have been featured in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. In 2018, GlobalGurus rated Ron the #1 customer service guru in the world.

Join the upcoming Executive Conversations with Ron Kaufman event on Thursday 4th of October here at Emirates Golf Club. This will be a great opportunity to also meet Jeff Eilertson who will be driving the UP expansion in the UAE. www.upyourservice.com

CALL TO ACTION FOR EMIRATES MEMBERS Members, come and check out S2B; we are sure you will enjoy the atmosphere, the people which will add to your membership experience.

It’s the most fun you can have on a Monday!

Please contact James for more information!

Email: jyeomans@yeomansexecutive.com Phone No.: 0504816277 We look forward to welcoming more Emirates Golf Club members to our society.

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s t e p p i n S e l 19th Ho Congratulations to Ummer App whose son and daughter got married on the same day during the summer.Congratulations to all.

HOLE-IN-ONE Narendra Odhrani, Hole 4 Majlis

L-R: Son, Mohammed Najeeb and his wife Safreena, daughter Nabeela and her husband Mohammed Shafi.

Cheryl (Abellar) Dsouza (working at Jones the Grocer) got married in the Philippines on August 18th, 2018 to Julian Dsouza.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Nishanthi at Golf Operations who celebrated her 50th Birthday last month. Congratulations Nishanthi.

L-R: Son Melanka, daughter Ninoshka, the Birthday girl and husband Chinthaka.

Join us for the Member/Guest event sponsored by Barclays on Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September Ryder Cup weekend.

After play, join us for an afternoon of Ryder Cup live coverage.

Our colleague, Stephen Munghai, organised a complimentary round of golf at Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya for Emirates Golf Club member David Thompson on 30th June 2018.

To enter, please sign up via the dubaigolf.com member zone

After discussing his trip to Kenya, Stephen took it upon himself to treat him to a lovely round of golf at one of the most prestigious golf course in Kenya.

Join us at Jones the Grocer for the return of our jazz, grape and cheese nights. For only AED 199 per person enjoy a cheese board plus unlimited whites and reds for two hours from 7.30pm every Thursday.

Emirates Golf Club Members WhatsApp Thanks to everyone who signed up to the Emirates Golf Club WhatsApp service. To those of you who have signed up to the service, please make sure you have the number +971 58 5031 058 saved to your contact list so you will be able to receive updates.

For anybody who hasn’t registered for the service, please click this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBWXCDP and follow the steps.

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