Cameron wins mens Omega Emirates Matchplay Championships Emirates Golf Club

The finals of the Omega Emirates Matchplay Championships concluded yesterday with the winners of the Singles and Mixed Matchplay receiving a fabulous watch from sponsors Omega.

The Omega Men’s Singles matchplay final was the most keenly contested of all. Scratch team regular Ewan Cameron took on Kevin Roy and it was Cameron who needed to rely on all his Matchplay experience to defeat the inform Roy by one hole.

The Omega Ladies’ Singles final saw Carolyn Thompson take on Naema Maya. Both players were off the same handicap so in effect it was a scratch matchplay finale over the famous Majlis course. Thompson, who has performed well under pressure in recent mixed open events, came out the victor by a 2 hole margin over the consistent Maya.

The Omega Mixed Foursomes Matchplay saw 64 members sign up at the start of the season and the top two pairs were Trevor Varri and Jenny Ayres and Paul Byrne and Maura Duggan. Varri and Ayres, fresh from a superb victory in the Hankook Greensomes Championship, were too strong on the day and claimed a 5 and 3 victory.
Omega continued their support of events at Emirates Golf Club following a successful Omega Emirates Amateur Open back in February. Omega Vice President and International Sales Director Mr. Raynald Aeschlimann commented; “Having been title sponsors for the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, Omega Dubai Desert Classic and Omega Emirates Amateur Open it is befitting for us to now be supporting some of the prestigious Matchplay events that contested for over the season by the members of Emirates Golf Club.”

The Men’s Fourball Matchplay final saw Tony Hutchinson and Bob Curtis defeat Charlie Stricklin and Mathys Oberholster 5 & 4. Hutchinson and Curtis have formed a strong partnership in this format having won the title two years previously.
Lorraine Logan & Chris Dyball defeated Ashley Anderson and Jenny Isles 7&6 in the Ladies Fourball Matchplay.