(Dubai, UAE) – On August 18, 2017 the Trump International Golf Club played hosted to the final Emirates Golf Federation Summer Swing event for 2017. Over 40 EGF Members battled the heat to produce some phenomenal scores. Sponsored by StayPrime, the event showcased valuable prizes for the golfers to compete for. Coming out on top was father and son duo Ismail and Hesham Sharif with 42 Stableford Points.

Built on over 500 acres of barren desert the Trump International Golf Club’s (TIGC) championship-style, 18-hole golf course was designed by architect Gil Hanse. TIGC provides a “one-of-a-kind experience” for golfers of all skill levels allowing golfers access to their perfect game.

Putting together a fantastic round under the Paris Better Ball Stableford format was United Arab Emirates (UAE) Nationals Ismail and Hesham Sharif winning the first place prize. The pair combined for 42 points. Ismail has been a long time member of the UAE National Team while his son who just started playing golf is making quick strides in his game.

Collecting the Second Place prize just one point back was Christina Lerchedahl and Christian Klynge. The pair walked away with 41 stableford points.

Finishing in Third Place with 40 points were brothers Hisham and Ahmed Sultan.

The final EGF Summer Swing event also saw four UAE National Team pairs. “This event is a fun way for our team to get ready for the upcoming UAE golf season. We saw some good scores and on behalf of the team we’d like to thank the golf club and the EGF for hosting us”, said UAE National Team Captain Khalid Yousuf.

There were also “On Course Competitions” that were up for grabs during the event. National Team Player, Saif Thabet won The Nearest to the Pin on Hole 5 and Steve Thomas won on Hole 17.

The EGF would like to send a special thank you to the sponsor of the EGF Summer Swing, Stayprime. Also, The EGF would like to thank Trump International Golf Club for running this event at a top level.

As the summer is coming to an end, the UAE golf season is just over a month away. Be sure to stay up to date with the latest news and upcoming EGF Order of Merit events across the UAE via social media, the EGF Website, and EGF App. On behalf of the EGF we thank all competitors for participating in the 2017 EGF Summer Swing events and we hope to see you for the start of the 2017 – 2018 season.

(Al Ain, UAE) – On June 30^th – July 1^st, 2017 the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club (AESGC) hosted the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) Summer Pairs Open, supported by StayPrime. 42 players (21 teams) took to the course for this two-day event. With day one played as a Better Ball Stableford and day two played as an Individual Pairs Stableford, the teams had to put together two solid rounds to find themselves in the running for prizes. This event was the first of three events that the EGF will be organizing throughout the 2017 summer.

Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club is located in the Oasis City of Al Ain. The golf club at AESGC is a fantastic social hub and was the perfect venue to kick off the EGF summer events. The course was in great condition and its newly redesigned front nine was an ideal challenge for the players.

After a fantastic weekend of golf, Nic Poisat and Justin Jones came out on top of the field with a total of 112 points. 45 points came on the first day of play in the Better Ball Stableford format. Scores of 35 from Poisat and 32 from Jones sealed the victory on day two, in the Individual Pairs Stableford format.

Ben Mulvaney and Nic Hymas finished in second place with 110 points. On day one the pair scored 44 points and followed that with 31 points from Mulvaney and 35 points from Hymas on day two. Theuns Webb and Craig Hanson won the Third Place Prize with 109 points.

In Fourth Place, Anton Van Schalkwyk and Ian Horbury had a solid day two to collect a prize. Schalkwyk had the most points during round two with 39 individual Stableford Points.

There were also four other prizes given out for the Nearest to the Pin competition on two holes for both days. For day one Ben Mulvaney won on Hole 8 and Graham Hurdon won on Hole 14. On day two Phil Dawn won on Hole 4 and Carmen Hurdon won on Hole 15.

The EGF would like to send special thanks to the Official Sponsor of the EGF Summer Pairs Open, StayPrime. StayPrime greeted the players with great gifts for the event. The EGF would also like to thank the AESGC and it’s fine staff for running this event at a top level and providing additional prizes.

 

The EGF will be back in action on July 14^th, 2017 at Al Zorah Golf Club for the second event of the EGF Summer Swing. For more information please contact the EGF at info@egfgolf.com.

(Dubai, UAE) – For the fourth straight year, the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) will be hosting the exciting and competitive EGF Summer Swing events in three different emirates. Sponsored by StayPrime, the 2017 edition of the EGF Summer Swing will kick off on June 30th at Al Ain Equestrian Shooting & Golf Club with a two-day pairs event.

StayPrime is known to be one of the leading designers, developers and marketers of proprietary technology products in golf, leisure and hospitality industries. Attempting to take the golfing experience for golf players to a new level, Dhruv Verma, GolfLan Group CEO – Parent company of StayPrime has this to say. “We have partnered with the EGF Summer Swing for the second consecutive year as it is a great way to make the summer golf fun in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The last year was wonderfully conceptualized and executed by EGF, and we are hoping for a similar experience this year.”

This year’s second event will be played at Al Zorah Golf Club on July 14^th and the final event will be at the Trump International Golf Club on August 18^th.

“This is a great way to bring the EGF Members together over the summer while providing a few clubs with the opportunity to fill a tee sheet for a day or two. We like hosting pair’s events because it’s a fun and exciting format that will keep the pace of play reasonable for the hot summer days. We are happy to have StayPrime and GolfLan on board again this year as they always provide nice gifts and awards for the players”, said EGF’s, Robert Fiala.

To sign up for an EGF Summer Swing event revert to the EGF website at www.egfgolf.com or contact the mentioned clubs directly. To find more information on StayPrime revert to their website at stayprime.com.

Top UAE Amateurs Set for the EGF Order of Merit Championship in Al Ain

(Dubai, UAE) – The Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) Order of Merit (OOM) final results have been calculated. Now, top adult and junior amateur golfers across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have less than a week to prepare for the EGF OOM Championship at Al Ain Equestrian Shoot & Golf Club.

The EGF OOM Championship is a two-day event that will take place on May 18-19, 2017 at Al Ain Equestrian Shoot & Golf Club. This event hosted by EGF will have representing divisions for Men, Ladies, and Junior golfers. The fields will be composed of the top supporters of Men’s and Ladies’ qualifying rounds and top placed Juniors in OOM events all season long.

The EGF OOM Men’s Division, played in a Gross format, was composed of 13 events, starting on October 7, 2016, and ending on May 13, 2017. These two-day, 36-hole, events proved to deliver a test for every golfer participating.

With 203.25 OOM points, Steve Kelbrick was the 2016 – 2017 EGF OOM Men’s Division Champion. Kelbrick, a veteran UAE Amateur that has been competing in the OOM for many years finds himself at the top for 2016 – 2017. Kelbrick played in 12 OOM events with eight top five finishes and two-second place finishes.

Finishing as the Runner-Up in the EGF OOM Men’s Division was last year’s champion, Christofer Rahm. Representing the Emirates Golf Federation but training out of the European Tour Performance Institute (ETPI), Rahm had a total of 190 points for the season. Taking the Third Place position was UAE National Team Player Ahmed Skaik. Ahmed played in eight events collecting 137 points.

In the EGF OOM Ladies’ Division, there are two different scoring categories, Gross and Net. The Net category includes the calculation of the golfers’ handicap. The ladies started the season on October 21, 2016, and finished on May 6, 2017. There was a total of ten, one-day, 18-hole, events throughout the season.

Winning the EGF OOM Ladies Gross Category for back-to-back years was Alison Muirhead from Jumeriah Golf Estates. Alison had a total of 210 points. Alison played in eight events while collecting an impressive six victories.

Chantal El-Chaib, playing out of Abu Dhabi Golf Club, took the Runner-Up position in the Gross Category with 199.5 points. Chantal was also the winner of the Net Category with 173.8 points. El-Chaib played in all ten events collecting one victory and five other top five finishes in the Gross Division.

Wrapping up the Gross Category, Natalii Gupta won the Third Place prize with 174.3 points. Playing out of Emirates Golf Club, Gupta played in nine events and had five top five finishes.

With Chantel El-Chaib winning the Ladies Net Catagory, Deborah Chang from Emirates Golf Club finished second with 144.95 points. The Third Place winner was Sara Engsig with 142.5 points.

The EGF OOM Junior Divisions consists of two divisions, and two categories, for each division. Both, Boys and Girls Junior Divisions had a Gross and Net Category. The season started on October 22, 2016, and ended on April 29, 2017. Each division was played over a total of eight, one-day, 18-hole, tournaments.

Winning the EGF OOM Boys Gross Category with 165.3 points was Joshua Hill. Playing out of the Jumeirah Golf Estates, Hill played in eight events with six top five finishes. Hill also played in six Men’s events where he won the last event at Yas Links Abu Dhabi.

Also from Jumeriah Golf Estates Toby Bishop finished as the Runner-Up in the Boy Gross Catagory with 161 points. Toby was also the winner of the Boy’s Net Category with 141.15 points.

In the Third Place position, there was a tie in the Boys Gross Category between Arjun Gupta from Emirates Golf Club and Max Cashmore from Jumeirah Golf Estates. Both players finished with 157 points.

In the EGF OOM Boys Net Division, Toby Bishop was the winner, but following him was Advay Mohindra from Abu Dhabi City Golf Club in second place with 112.3 points and Mattia Sparacino in Third Place from Jumeirah Golf Estates with 101.8 points.

With the same format in the EGF OOM Girls Divisions, the Ladies Gross Third Place winner Natalii Gupta was the winner of the Girls Gross Category with 186.5 points. Natalii played in eight events with one victory and seven other top five finishes. Natalii was also the Girls Net Category winner with 154 points.

The Ladies Gross Runner-Up was also the Runner-Up in the Girls Gross and Girls Net Categories. Chantal El-Chaib finished with 146.5 points in the Gross Category and 145 points in the Net Category.

Finishing in Third Place in the Girls Gross Category was Deborah Chang with 146.6 points, and finishing in Third Place in the Girls Net Category was Jamie Roslyn Camero from Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club with 144.3 points.

To find the complete results of the seven-month long OOM season please visit the EGF website at www.egfgolf.com.

Now that the 2016 – 2017 EGF OOM Season has ended golfers are gearing up for the EGF Order of Merit Championship at Al Ain Equestrian Shoot & Golf Club. Following the EGF OOM Championship, the EGF will celebrate the 2016 – 2017 season by hosting an award presentation at Al Ain Equestrian Shoot & Golf Club for all winners.

To follow the EGF OOM Season and Championship find the EGF on social media and the EGF Website. The EGF will post daily updates and photos from the event.

(Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) – On April 13 – 15, 2017 the Riyadh Golf Club hosted the 2017 GCC 18 & Under and 15 & Under Golf Championship. After months of hard work, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 15 & Under National Golf Team found themselves on top of the podium collecting the Overall Team Gold Medal. Leading the way for the 15 & Under Team was Rashid Al Emadi who captured the Gold Medal in the Individual Category. The UAE 18 & Under Team finished in 5^th Place.

The 2017 GCC 18 & Under and 15 & Under Golf Championship was be played at the Riyadh Golf Club. The course provided the young golfers with a good challenge. Its undulating terrains and wide fairways tested the best GCC Juniors in the region.

Rashid Al Emaid stole the show for the UAE this past weekend. The young 15-year-old captured the Gold Medal in the Individual Category while leading his team to the Overall Team Gold Medal with rounds of 85-87-85 for a championship total of 257.

After a month of practice at the Jumeirah Golf Estates – European Tour Performance Institute (JGE – ETPI) the teams’ hard work has paid off. During their time at the JGE – ETPI the teams worked on “Development of Short Game and Scoring” while preparing mentally for championship golf.

“My short game practice over the past few weeks really helped. My driver was working well but it was the focus around the greens that made the difference this weekend. I’d like to thank my team and coaches for pushing me to do well. We are so happy to have won this Medal for the UAE and I can’t wait to share this with my friends and family”, said Rashid after the championship.

Also having a solid championship for the 15 & Under team was Obaid Al Heloo. Obaid won the Bronze Medal in the Individual Category with rounds of 90-89-84 for a championship total of 263. Rounding off the team was Khaled Al Mutawa who finished 8^th in the Individual Category. Al Mutawa shot rounds of 95-93-92 for a 280 total.

Finishing in Second Place in the Overall Team Category – 15 & Under Division was Bahrain. Oman finished in Third Place.

The 18 & Under National Team finished in Fifth Place in the Overall Team Category. Mohammed Al Hajeri, Mohammed Abdulla Saeed, and Rashid Al Qubaisi represented the team. Finishing in Fifth Place in the Individual Category and missing the Top-Three by three (3) strokes was Mohammed Al Hajeri. Al Hajeri just at the age of 16 fired rounds of 79-81-78 for a total of 238.

Mohammed Saeed Abdullah finished in 13^th Place and Rashid Al Qubaisi finished in 14^th Place for the UAE Team in the Individual Category. The 18 & Under Division was won by Bahrain with Saudi Arabia coming in Second Place.

“The Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) is very proud of our teams. All of these boys are a product of the National Junior Development Program and this shows that our pathway and programs will continue producing young talent. This is just the start for these boys. We are looking to keep them focused and continue to develop their skills”, said National Team Manager and Emirates Golf federation Secretary General, Khalid Mubarak Al Shamsi.

To follow the teams’ progression and to keep updated with UAE golf news follow the EGF on social media.