UAE. The team of Jamie and Emma Rooms has been crowned net champions of the Dubai Duty Free Greensomes Strokeplay tournament held at Dubai’s Arabian Ranches Golf Club on 4 April.
The event attracted a field of 24 teams for a total of 48 participants. In this format both players tee off, the best positioned ball is selected and alternative shots are played from there until the ball is holed out. Each team received 3/8 of their combined handicaps as the allowance over the desert-styled links course. Men played from the blue tees at 6,700 yards and ladies from the red tees at 5,500 yards.
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Dubai Duty Free President George Horan (second from left) and Vice President Marketing Sinead El Sibai (fourth from left) presenting the prizes to Jamie and Emma Rooms, mixed division winners of the Dubai Duty Free Greensomes Strokeplay golf tournament |
Jamie and Emma started their round on the par 4 tenth hole and closed out their front nine with 40. Despite the challenges of high winds and sand in the air, the pair closed out the back nine with 42 and a gross total of 82 net 72 to win the mixed division by five shots from Anne Hainey and Jett Smith.
In the men’s division, Markus Hacker and Andrew Bojkowski claimed the net prize with a 74.
Gross champions in the mixed division were Derek Daly and Charmaine Bruwer with a 82, while John Onuonga and Emmanuel Orim were the gross winners in the men’s division with a 86.
Dubai Duty Free President George Horan commented: “We had a wonderful event at the Arabian Ranches Golf Club and we take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the 10th Dubai Duty Free Greensomes, and look forward to seeing you all next year.”
