Saadiyat Beach Golf Club professionals hold their nerve against members

A concrete performance by members and guests gave the professionals of Saadiyat Beach Golf Club a fright as 13 teams battled it out in the recent ‘Beat the Pro’s’ competition in a Texas Scramble format.

The professional team of Karl Whitehead, Martin Robinson, Franco Botha and PJ Van Merch posted a gross score of 55 (-17) to claim victory by less than one point. Narrowly coming in second place was the member’s team of Sung Jin Hwang, Inki Kim, Suk Jin Hwang and Jae Min Lee, who carded a respectable net score of 56.5.
 
Relieved to have held their ground and maintained their ‘Pro’ status, Head Teaching Professional Martin Robinson said: “After our egotistical entrance, we were glad to back it up with a great win!”
 
Karl Whitehead added: “On behalf of the professionals and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, we want to thank all members and guests for providing such a strong pool of competition and making it an enjoyable and successful event.”