Ravi hoists the Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club 6th Summer Open Golf Championship
A.E Ravi added another major title to his accomplishments at Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club by hoisting the 6th edition of the SGSC Summer Open Golf Championship.
This was to further add to his win on Captains Day merely a few weeks prior.
In what is always one of Sharjah’s best attended Open events, over 100 golfers tee’d it up in either the morning or afternoon shotguns in pursuit of being crowned champion.
Ravi used his local knowledge well to finish in an excellent 3 under 39 points, a slight blip at the 18th hole didn’t matter as he walked away with the title one shot clear of his nearest rival. Finishing one adrift was Simon Mmutle; a baron spell of late was finally put to bed as he returned in 21 points for a 38 total to win the Division B award.
Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club supporter Andy Thom representing the EGF was a further point behind on 37, a superb round of golf with no double bogeys recorded allowed him to walk away with the Division A award.
SGSC Club Captain Mel Stewart & Vivien Verma ran out runners-up in both divisions, whilst Mel’s wife and Lady Captain Jacqui Stewart proved the best of the 12 ladies with a credible score of 32 points. Excellent junior prospect Julia Alhemoud ran in slightly behind the Lady Captain to claim the runners-up spot.
The day’s gross events proved extremely tight and it was Iranian golfer Hassan Yazdi who walked away with the bragging rights in a field full of low handicapped golfers, 31 gross points was just about enough to beat of Mick Conneely who finished on the same score but lost out on a countback. The Ladies gross prize went to Ri Man Lee, whose long trip over from Abu Dhabi Golf Club wasn’t spoilt as she scooped yet another prize in this annual event.
The day’s event was made even more memorable as Dubai Creek visiting member Mohammad Rizal Bin Ibrahim fired home his first ever Hole in One on the 17th hole, this was also the first hole in one achievement in the events 6 year history.
