2012 Club Championships at Arabian Ranches Golf Club
The eight edition of the Club Championship lived up to the pre Tournament build up and delivered two days of outstanding play on a course that would have tested the resolve and skill of the best players in the game.
On a weekend where the weather was as unpredictable as the Golf Max Burrow emerged as Men’s Champion and Adrienne Fullerton won her second Ladies Championship at Arabian Ranches Golf Club on Saturday, 21st April, 2012. A field of 129 players competed in the 2nd and final round of the Club’s 8th Annual Club Championships.
Max Burrow headed into the final day on level par and a one shot lead over Charlie Simpson; he very quickly made his intentions clear with and outward half of 35 and in the process stretched his lead to four shots heading into the back nine.
Simpson and Swan battled hard but could not sustain the pressure and birdies were followed by bogeys as they struggled to keep up with Burrow. Holes 10, 13 and 14 were pivotal as the Champion hit several wayward shots none more so than a bunker shot on fourteen that flew the green and left Burrow with an impossible recovery from the sand behind the green, he went on to play the shot of the Tournament gently rolling the ball to two feet, tapped in for bogey and saved what could have been a disaster. Burrow finished like a true Champion with birdies on holes 16 and 18 to win by five shots from Simpson with defending Champion Swan in third place.
The Ladies Division was not out done for drama when Beatrice Galeppini went out on day one and shot 83 her best gross round to date which left her with a six shot lead from Haide Wright and Adrienne Fullerton. The trio held their nerve over the first couple of holes during the final round before disaster struck when Galeppini took back to back double bogeys on holes 5and 6 she closed out her front nine with an eight on hole number 9 followed by a seven on the 11th this allowed Fullerton to take the lead and hold on to it all the way to the end. Fullerton played a fantastic final round 82 which included a triple bogey on the penultimate hole. Fullerton managed to hang on to her lead and secured her second title.
PHOTO: Adrienne Fullerton
Erik Hartzuiker won the Junior Championship with a gross 87. The Junior Net Title was won by Gleb Fenwick with 74.
Andy Scanlan, Club Captain – conducted the Prize Presentation and thanked everyone associated with the weekend and all for participating, all winners were presented with their trophies.
Prize Listing
Third – Gary Swan 74 + 74 = 148
Runner up – Charlie Simpson 73 + 74 = 147
Junior Champion – Erik Hartzuiker 87
Seniors Champion – Eddie Ramage 76 + 83 = 159
Ladies Champion – Adrienne Fullerton 90 + 82 = 172
Men’s Champion – Max Burrow 70 + 70 = 142
