UAE Golf Juniors Gain Valuable Experience at Pan Arab Junior Golf Championship
During October 26 – 31, 2014 the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Juniors and Ladies National Golf Teams traveled to Cairo, Egypt to participate in the 2014 Pan Arabs Junior Golf Championship. Three UAE Golf Teams took on the Palm Hill Golf Club designed by famous Jack Nicklaus.
Finishing in Fourth Place in the Gross Category and Sixth Place in the Net Category, the UAE Boys 18 & Under team was in the hunt all week long. The 18 & Under team was made up of Abdulla Al Qubaisi, Ahmad Skaik, and Saeed Al Balooshi. Ahmed Sakik finished in Eighth Place out 21 players in the Individual Gross Category with rounds of 79, 87, and 77 Gross Score. Abdulla Al Qubaisi had rounds of 84, 83, and 86 Gross Score. Saeed Al Balooshi had rounds of 95, 94, and 97 Gross Score. In the Team Gross Category Morocco finished in First, Egypt finished in Second, and Tunisia finished in Third.
For the UAE Boys 15 & Under team this was a big step for this young team. The 15 & Under Team finished Eighth in both the Team Gross and Net Categories. Representing the 15 & Under team was Mahmood Skaik, Khalil Kashwani, Mohammed S. Abdulla. Mamood Sakik led the way for the 15 & Under team with rounds of 98, 98, and 90 Gross Score. Mohmmad Abdulla had rounds of 107, 112, and 112 Gross Score. Khalil Kashwani was one of the youngest players at the event at the age of 11. Kashwani had rounds of 115, 164, and 115 Gross Score. In the Team Gross Category Tunisia finished in First, Egypt finished in Second, and Morocco finished in Third.
The UAE had one lady that was represented in the Ladies Individual Division. Dr. Rhabab Al Haj finished in 12th in the Individual Gross Category and 11th in the Individual Net Category. Dr. Rhabab had rounds of 101, 89, and 98. With golf growing within the UAE, having Dr. Rhabab at this event was a positive addition to the UAE National Golf Program. In the Team Gross Category Morocco finished in First, Tunisia finished in Second, and Egypt finished in Third.
Khalid Mubarak Al Shamsi (Emirates Golf Federation Secretary General and UAE National Team Official) had this to say after the event. “This was a valuable learning experience for all of the players that competed at this event. One of the goals at the EGF and in the National Junior Development Program (NJDP) is to provide good competition for our young players. We hope that competition like this will guide our players and the UAE teams to the top of the region in golf.”
The UAE Team was also accompanied by, Adel Zarouni (Emirates Golf Federation Vice Chairman and UAE National Team Official), and Greg Holmes (UAE National Team Coach and PGA Professional).
The EGF is also proud to announce that the 2015 Pan Arabs Junior and Ladies Golf Championship will be hosted by the EGF in the UAE. As the game of golf continues to grow in the UAE, expect to see additional Junior, Amateur, and Professional events within the UAE.
Keep up to date with the UAE National Teams and the EGF on social media and on the EGF website.
