Mark Burrell wins Omega Emirates Amateur Open
(Dubai, UAE) – Mark Burrell, from Links Hope Island GC in Australia won the 28th Omega Emirates Amateur Open one stroke ahead of nearest competitor Christopher Rahm from Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Winner Mark Burrell (Links Hope Island, Australia) with Associate Director of Rivoli Group, Christopher D’Abreo.
With this victory, Burrell who won the tournament with a total score of 148 on the Faldo and Majlis courses gains an invitation to a European Challenge Tour event, the Ras Al Khaimah 2017 Golf Challenge held in October this year courtesy of the Ras Al Kaimah Tourism Development Authority.
Third place went to Thomas Strandemo, representing the United States Golf Association with a total score of 150.
This year’s field was strongly represented, with over 90 competitors playing the Faldo and Majlis courses. After round 1, the tournament leader was Ahmad Skaik (EGF) with a score of 72 on the long Faldo course after a substantial fog delay. Burrell, the eventual winner, trailed by six strokes after day one, having opened with a six over par 78. However, he rallied to an excellent score of two under par 70 on the Majlis on day two, finishing with back to back birdies to claim the top prize.
The net competition was also keenly contested with Laurent Truquet (EGC) clinching top prize with net rounds of 74 and 68 for a 142 total. The second net prize went to Sidney De Souza (EGF) with a score of 150, narrowly beating Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Dean Wilkinson after a better back 18.
Also in the prizes were Borislav Todorovic from the Serbian Golf Federation and Rohit Nath (EGF) for best net scores on day one and day two respectively. Individual best gross prizes went to Ahmad Skaik (EGC) and Mark Williams from Dubai Creek Golf & Yatch Club who both shot even par 72s on the Faldo and Majlis courses respectively.
Emirates GC would like to take this opportunity to thank Omega for their continued support of this event and for also for golf here in the region.
