Bertuol Triumphs in Emirates Golf Club 25 hole Open
Luiz Bertuol combined superb golf with stamina to triumph in the first ever staging of a 25-hole open at Emirates Golf Club.
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the club 132 competitors took on the challenge of the famous Majlis course and seven holes of the Faldo back nine.
The course measuring a total yardage of 9436 and par 100 was a stiff examination on a warm and humid afternoon. But it was Luiz Bertuol who carded the best score of 56 points, 6-under par. The highlights of his round included birdies on the 2nd and 11th hole of the Majlis.
Zoff Khan also enjoyed the challenge carding 55 points to clinch runners-up place with Vijay Devnani in 3rd on 54 points. Rahul Yadav picked up 4th place with a 53-point tally.
The ladies section was also keenly contested with Lisa Cadiz carding 49 points to take top prize from Catherine Loos by a one point margin.
Ray Downes produced a superb score of 55 points dropping only a handful of shots during 6 hours of golf to clinch the best gross score of the day. Co-Sponsor Titleist made sure all prize winners for the individual stableford were well rewarded for their efforts.
Tech Access as well as sponsoring ten holes offered prizes for the best scores over the ‘Tech Access Nine’ (holes 1 to 9 on the Majlis course). Zoff Khan clinched top prize on 22 points with Luiz Bertuol in second on the same mark, just missing out by card count back. In the ladies section Catherine Loos edged out Lisa Cadiz into second following her 16 points.
This unique event was well supported by ‘On Course Golf’, BASF, IP Global, Accuma and Zurich. It was Luiz Bertuol’s lucky day as he was also drawn out of the raffle to win a Ryder Cup shirt signed by Luke Donald and Justin Rose, kindly donated by Zurich.
Other Prize winners:
Majlis Course
Closest to fairway flag, hole 2 Veeran Varma (Sponsored by Tech Access)
Nearest the pin hole 4 Ishpal Singh (Sponsored by Tech Access)
Nearest the pin hole 7 Urban Styf (Sponsored by Tech Access)
Nearest the pin hole 11 Janet Curtis (Sponsored by Accuma)
Nearest the pin in 2, hole 16 James Cross (Sponsored by Titleist)
Nearest to the pin in 3, hole 18 David Maclaren (Sponsored by Tech Access)
Faldo Course:
Nearest the pin, hole 12 Josie Tracey (Sponsored by Zurich)
Nearest the pin, hole 12 Raj Ranavaya (Sponsored by Zurich)
Nearest the pin, hole 13 Nick Chittenden (IP Global)
Longest Drive, hole 16 Moshe Kohli (Sponsored by On Course Golf)
Longest Drive, hole 16 Jacqui Barry (Sponsored by On Course Golf)
Longest drive with putter on 16th Janine Dols (Sponsored by On Course Golf)
Closest to Pin in 3 Catherine Clark (Sponsored by On Course Golf)
Nearest the pin, hole 17 John Hughes (Sponsored by BASF)
