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ARABIAN GOLF
Ayres and Jones excel in BMW Foursomes
LOCATION Emirates Hills, Interchange 5 Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite Hard Rock Café
JENNY Ayres and Caroline Jones produced a magnificent performance to clinch the BMW Foursomes Championship recently with a 69.5 total as the pair of Emirates Golf Club members fired a gross 80 over the Faldo course. In the alternate shot format, arguably the most difficult in golf, the pair signed for a gross 80 that also equalled the best gross score of the day. Bill Buchanan and Ramsey Yassin from Sharjah Golf and Shooting club matched the champions’ gross 80 and took the overall Net prize.
CONTACT (04) 380 2222 egc@dubaigolf.com Book online tee times at www.dubaigolf.com INFO Majlis Course – 1988 Faldo Course – 1996, re-designed in 2006 COURSES Majlis – 18 holes, Par 72, 7211 yards, championship course Faldo Course – 18 holes, Par 72, 7433 yards Designer: Majlis Course – Karl Litten
Sami continues to fire in Summer Series HAJRI Sami continued his fine run of form in the final qualifying event of the Dubai Golf Summer Series over the Faldo course by recording 37 Stableford points off ¾ handicap allowance to take top prize. The key to his success was a sublime finish. Having started his round on the 14th he had only recorded 25 points over his first 14 holes but a fantastic finishing stretch – including back-to-back birdies from the 10th – saw him sign for a 37-point tally. His 20 points on the back nine edged out Paul Barbone into second place with Craig McBride in third place on 36 points. The best gross of the day went to Soo Chul Shin whose gross 76 included birdies on holes 8, 10 and 18. Jocelyn Lirio won the Ladies Division with a tally of 30 points.
Parkin triumphs in Etihad finale TOBIAS Parkin (EGF) recorded 37 points to clinch the Dubai Golf Summer Series Etihad Grand Final over the Majlis course. Sixty players competed in the finale of the series that teed off at the end of June and it was Parkin who produced the best golf over the Dubai Desert Classic course. Having commenced his round on hole 4 he picked up birdies on holes 9 and 17 and despite a poor finish he signed for a gross 76 and a 37-point total off ¾ handicap allowance. Parkin received an economy ticket for anywhere on the Etihad Airways network. With such a great prize on offer the competition was intense and both Stephen Fidler (Dubai Creek) and Chris Chapman (EGF) recorded hauls of 36 points with Fidler claiming the runner-up prize following a back nine of 22. Soo Chul Shin kept up his run of form with a gross 76 to take the prize for overall best gross score and the prize for the best lady golfer went to Nasha Sarkari following her 34 points.
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