Kegs Society annual Scorpio Golf Summer Open at Al Hamra Golf Club

One of the UAE’s longest established golfing groups – the Dubai-based KEGS Golf Society – braved the summer heat and travelled to Ras Al Khaimah in mid June for their annual SCORPIO GOLF Summer Open.

Traditionally an all male Golf Society playing their regular Tuesday evening games at Emirates Golf Club the
KEGS opened up this SCORPIO GOLF sponsored event to guests including Ladies on the Peter Harradine designed  
Par 72 Al Hamra Championship golf course in RAK

Format for the day was Stableford using full course handicap with competitors  divided into various categories
including KEGS Low  ( 1 to 12 ) and High ( 13 to 28 ) handicap players, Guests and Ladies

In the KEGS section the overall Gross winner with a stunning score of 79 off a 9 handicap was recent new  KEGS
member RYAN GLENN  who hit his best ever score in the UAE.
Low Handicap winner was ANDREW COOK WITH 29 points, runner up BRETT KRAETZER with 28 points
High Handicap winner was new member IAN CLYDESDALE – 33points, runner-up ANDREW BANNISTER 32points
GUEST section was won by JOHN HOOD who had the round of his life and came in with 42points, and at the prize presentation vowed to change his first name to ROBIN ! runners-up  were 2nd MOHAMED DARWISH – 39points,
3rd-TONY JOHNSON-36,  4th- STEVE RAYMENT 34points

In the LADIES category there was a scorecard count back on 34 points with SUSAN BARRON taking first place ahead of TANIA GELASANI.

There was a good selection of special challenges open to ALL players
NEAR PIN prizes went to TREVOR JACKSON, GERRY  McELNEY, FRED WATTS, and GREG HALL.
LONGEST DRIVE  prizes were won by DIANA BROWN and NICK CHITTENDEN
STRAIGHTEST DRIVE – TERRI STEWART, NEAREST FAIRWAY FLAG – DAVE FAULKNER
and NEAR PIN IN 2 SHOTS – MIKE DUNN

One of the endearing features of any KEGS event  is the fun  element of their Golf days which for this SCORPIO
GOLF SUMMER OPEN was also the case.  There were special “ KEGS PINKIE” prizes for the golfers in each category
getting ‘best value for their green fee’ ( ie most golf ) won by NICK BRUWER and PHILIPP BAUMGARTNER and for
those players who could not keep their ball out of the water, a specially created SCORPIO GOLF prize was awarded jointly to ERIC SCHULTZ and IAN MIDGLEY for most balls lost – 17.