Official UAE Regional Qualifying Event for The Invitational

SUPERB performances from John Gavin and Dan Weisser saw the pair lead the way as 15 lucky amateurs qualified for a chance to tee it up alongside Europe’s finest professionals at next year’s The Invitational hosted by Abdullah Al Naboodah.

The 15 players – made up of ten adults and five juniors – battled their way to the top of the Net leaderboard at Yas Links Abu Dhabi in the Official UAE Qualifying Event hosted in conjunction with Worldwide Golf on Tuesday 26th October.

Gavin and Weisser both finished with net 68s while the other adult qualifiers were Burhan Mohammed (69), Trevor Varri (70), Tina Hasper (71), Annie Browne (71), Sharon Hall (72), Richard Madden (72), Nicholas Hymas (75) and Stuart Cameron (75).

The top scoring juniors were Rayhan Thomas and Jordi Menkhorst as they both shot net 67s to earn their place in the Grand Final alongside Harry Baldock (69), Dhruv Nair (69) and Aryaan Kumar (72).
The Grand Final will see the top adult and the top junior performer received a coveted Golden Ticket to play alongside the stars of The European Tour in The Invitational hosted by Abdullah Al Naboodah at Yas Links in January 2011.

Picture caption left to right: The Invitational hosted by Abdullah Al Naboodah Tournament Director James Bowring, Qualifying Event winner John Gavin and Worldwide Golf’s Dina Lunina

The Golden Ticket winners for this year’s event, Amelia McKhee and James Collins, enjoyed a golfing experience that money just can’t buy as they joined an elite field that included the likes of Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia and Darren Clarke at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. The 2010 individual title was shared by good friends Clarke and Westwood while the Pro-Am section of the event was won by Westwood and tournament host Abdullah Al Naboodah.