D’Souza family victorious at the Dubai Creek 20th Anniversary Open

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club rounded off their 20 year anniversary celebration this past weekend with the 20th Anniversary Open.

After turning 20 years old back on the 28th January 2013, the club has been running a series of anniversary promotions over the 20 weeks since then, and this event was the grand finale.  The event marked a monumental occasion in the clubs history and was greatly received with more than 100 players turning out to compete over the stunning Dubai Creek course. The event format was a 4-Man Team Shambles with the best two net scores on each hole to count towards the overall team score.  The event provided a good display of golf along with some fun and friendly competition.

Taking full advantage of the 3/4 handicap allowance was the D’Souza family team, Sergy, Sidney, Serifa and young Samuel D’Souza.   Fantastic performances and some excellent teamwork would see them to victory by a massive 7 shots with a superb 32 under-par team net score of 110. After being presented their prizes, father of the family, Sergy D’Souza commented; “It was a great win for us.  We had a game plan that was well executed with good focus and great teamwork between us all which led to a good score and a pleasant victory”.

The runner-up prizes went to the team of Ramon Navea, Alex Tivi, Paul Welling and Rudy Laguna after their solid performances gave them a 28 under-par team total of 117.  Just three shots further back and finishing in third place was the team of Tejan Fadlu-Deen, Salem Dasmal, Miki Mirza and Jay Varkey who finished with a team score of 120.  The prize for most golf was awarded to Xavier Arnail, Monique Arnail, David Royle and Adrien Kohn.  
Thanks to the event sponsors, Ping, there were also 4 on course nearest the pin prizes up for grabs.   Stephen Barker, Varun Bukshi, Joy Lirio and Henna Jodha displayed accurate tee shots on the four par 3’s to take the four nearest the pin prizes.

After conducting the prize presentation Dubai Creek’s Head Golf Professional Stephen Hubner commented; “This has been a very special day here at Dubai Creek and I am delighted to hear such positive feedback regarding the format we chose for the event.  A huge thank you must go to Ping and Prosports International for their wonderful support, providing the excellent giveaway items to all players and the beautiful prize table.”