Blanchard and Kinder half way leaders in the 7th Annual Slim’ n Lite Amateur Mixed Open Championship

The 7th Annual Slim’ n Lite Amateur Mixed Open Championship got under way this Friday in perfect conditions at the Al Ghazal Golf Club the number one Sand course in the Region. 

The number of entries is a record for the long running tournament.

The event was open to any combination of competitors, i.e. two men, two ladies or one man and one woman, the event has always been a very popular event as there have always been a few twists and turns in how the event is played.  This year the sponsors repeated the better-ball stroke play ¾ handicap format with the best nett score to count on holes 1 to 8 and 10 to 17 to make it more interesting both nett scores to count on the 9th and 18th holes.

The first round saw a plethora of low scores with the pairing of Bernie Blanchard and Chaya Kinder leading the way on count back from Valencia and Emannuel on 76.  Closely followed by Father and Son Johan and Jan Philip Friedmann on 77.

The second round begins at 9 am on today, with many pairings looking to the Slim’ n Lite Championship title.