Varri and Ayres Master the Hankook Greensomes Championship at Emirates Golf Club
Trevor Varri and Jenny Ayres produced a superb display over the Majlis course to triumph in the Hankook Greensomes Championship.
Following their opening round of 69 over the Faldo course the pair found themselves two shots adrift of Mathys Oberholster & Sanchia Oberholster and Suresh Shewakramani & Ashok Sindhu. However, the Mixed Matchplay finalists, felt at home on the Majlis layout and carded a fantastic 64.5 to post a winning tally of 133.5 (10.5 under par).
On a day where anyone of 10 pairs had a chance to claim this prestigious title it was the duo of Choon Park and Han Soon Shin who matched the champions 64.5 on the Majlis course to claim runners up place overall.
The tournament, in its 14th year, was dominated by Emirates Golf Club Members who were celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the club. Lorraine Main and Ian Scott carded rounds of 70 and 68.5 to take third place with Rena and Vipen Sethi in fourth after a 72 and 67.
The Gross division was dominated by the Gupta family with Rohit Gupta partnering Vikram Tah in to best gross with rounds of 73 and 77. Jayshree Gupta and Raashid Ali took runners-up spot after rounds of 75 and 78.
The 152 competitors enjoyed an excellent weekend of golf on and off the course hosted by sponsors Hankook and Al Dobowi. One of the highlights of the weekend was the first hole in one in Hankook Greensomes history, achieved by Charlie Stricklin on the 11th hole of the Majlis.
Other prize winners included:
BEST NET DAY – 1 : Mike Pearce (EGC)
Lesley Pearce (EGC) 65.5
BEST NET DAY – 2 : Mathys Oberholster (EGC)
Sanchia Oberholster (EGC) 67
DAY 1
NEAREST THE PIN HOLE # 2: Paul Byrne
NEAREST THE PIN HOLE # 12: Scott Macpherson
LONGEST DRIVE HOLE # 16: Mimi Hosking
DAY 2
NEAREST THE PIN HOLE # 15: Mark Donovan
NEAREST THE PIN HOLE # 4: Myoung Goo Lee
LONGEST DRIVE HOLE # 12 Mathys Oberholster
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Notes to Editors:
Emirates Golf Club
Emirates Golf Club, host of the European Tour Omega Dubai Desert Classic and Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, was the first all grass championship golf course in the Middle East when it opened in 1988. Taking pride in its 36 holes of world-class golf, the club sports two of the city’s finest must-play courses, the Majlis and the Faldo Course, which is also the only 18 hole course in the region to offer night golf. Both courses combine the natural rolling desert terrain for a serious golfing test, while the signature clubhouse, remains the most eye-catching in the region. The Majlis Course has been presented with numerous accolades over its 24 year history, the most recent of which were its 2012 ranking by Golf World magazine as one of the ‘Top 100 Golf Courses in the World’ and its award for ‘Best Course Middle East’ in the Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2010 .
About Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club is the premier golf resort in the Middle East located in the heart of Dubai. The resort incorporates an 18 hole championship golf course, voted one of the world’s ‘Top 100 Must-Play Golf Courses’, a 9 hole Par 3 course, golf academy, six restaurants and bars, gymnasium, tropical swimming pool, the 225-bedroom Park Hyatt Dubai, 92 residential executive villas and a 121-berth marina.
