Dubai Golf Club Life | Mar-Apr 2022

DUBAI GOLF

MAR/APR 22

ISSUE 108

VIKTOR-IOUS!

VIKTOR HOVLAND CAPTURES THE 2022 SLYNC.IO DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC

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WELCOME TO CLUB LIFE Dear Members,

Jumeirah Golf Estates for the AVIV Dubai Championship and the DP World Tour Championship. With two of these events now part of the ‘Rolex Series’ on the DP World Tour, these present a showcase for Dubai, and are a credit to our clubs, which are represented on the World stage at the highest level of tournament golf.

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elcome to the latest edition of Club Life Magazine, the official magazine for Emirates Golf Club, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and Jumeirah Golf Estates.

As we look ahead to March, we look forward to a return of the members’ parties at the clubs (Dubai Creek, 1st March; Emirates Golf Club, 15th March; Jumeirah Golf Estates; 31st March). Be sure to get your RSVPs in to your respective membership services teams to book your place for what is sure to be an evening to remember!

2022 has certainly got off to an exciting start as we welcomed the latest champion of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic in Viktor Hovland at the end of January. We hope you managed to enjoy some of the golfing action over the course of the week.

The tournament was the finale of an extended ‘desert swing’ for Dubai Golf clubs, starting last November with the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship at Dubai Creek, moving to the Ladies European Tour-sanctioned Dubai Moonlight Classic presented

by EGA on the Faldo course at Emirates Golf Club, culminating at

All the best and… happy golfing Club Life Enquiries: marketing@dubaigolf.com Editorial: wtickell@dubaigolf.com

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Sundaze Brunch

PHD

NOEPE

Every Sunday; 7.30pm

Quiz Night

EGC

Spike Sports Bar

Free Entry

Every Sunday; 7pm – 11pm

Sunday Roast

EGC

Spike Sports Bar

AED 79

Every Sunday; from 6.30pm

Sunday Roast

JGE

Sports Bar

AED 110

Every Sunday; 10am – 12pm /

Sunday Funday Brunch

TG

Topgolf

From AED 200

Ladies Night

TG

Topgolf

AED 200 / 2 hours AED 375

AED 199 / 2 hours AED 395

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Upcoming Events Friday 4th March; 7pm

Wine Dinner

JGE

Kasturi

Friday 11th – Sunday 13th March

The Great Brew Tour

JGE

Tap & Grill

Tuesday 15th March

EGC Members Party

EGC

Events Lawn

Friday 18th March; 7.30pm

Quiz Night

JGE

Sports Bar

Saturday 19th March; 5pm – 8pm

St Patrick’s Day Brunch

JGE

Events Terrace

From AED 295

Saturday 26th March; 6pm

Times of Arabia

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Oasis Pool, Country Club

From AED 240

Sunday 27th March; from 11am

Feel Good Family Day

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JGE Members Party

JGE

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CONTENTS EMIRATES GOLF CLUB CLUB MANAGER’S MESSAGE / 6 SCHOOL OF RULES / 8 PETER COWEN ACADEMY TIP OF THE MONTH / 9 TOURNAMENTS UPDATE / 10 OMA JANUARY MEDAL / 11 PARK HYATT LADIES JANUARY MONTHLY MEDAL / 12 EMIRATES AMATEUR OPEN / 13 LADIES COMPETITION & PAST CAPTAIN’S TROPHY / 14 PETER COWEN ACADEMY JUNIOR TOUR EVENT / 15 OMA MIDNIGHT MADNESS / 16 ROW VS ASIA / 17 LADIES MONTHLY MEDAL BY PARK HYATT / 18 OMA EMIRATES MONTHLY MEDAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHRISTIES INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE / 19 LADIES SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP & STABLEFORD COMPETITION / 20 CLUBHOUSE TROPHY / 21 2022 SLYNC.IO DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC / 22 AGRONOMY UPDATE / 26 RECREATION UPDATE / 27 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT RRA PADEL DUBAI / 28 YOU MONDAY BY SENSASIA SPA / 31 F&B UPDATE / 32 PIZZA GALATTICA / 35

TOPGOLF WHAT’S HAPPENING AT TOPGOLF / 76

PROSPORTS / 79 SPOTLIGHT ON VIYA...HANAMI / 80 RECIPROCAL CLUB ILE AUX CERFS GOLF CLUB, MAURITIUS / 82

Emirates Golf Club I Faldo Night Golf

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CONTENTS JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES CLUB MANAGER’S MESSAGE / 36 CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE / 38 LADY CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE / 39 RECREATION UPDATE / 40 TOURNAMENTS UPDATE / 44 JUMEIRAH TEXAS SCRAMBLE SPONSORED

BY KOFAX / 45 LADIES INTER CLUB LEAGUE / 46

DUBAI CREEK RESORT CLUB OPERATIONS MANAGER / 60 CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE / 62 LADY CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE / 63 MEMBERSHIP UPDATE / 64 TOURNAMENTS UPDATE / 65 TOURNAMENTS & HANDICAPPING / 66 OMEGA DUBAI CREEK MEN’S AMATEUR OPEN / 68

MEN’S AMATEUR OPEN SPONSORED BY SOLUTIONS LEISURE GROUP / 47

OMA EMIRATES MONTHLY MEDAL CHAMPIONSHIP / 69

THE PARK HYATT DUBAI LADIES / 48

OMA EMIRATES MONTHLY MEDAL CHAMPIONSHIP / 70

JUMEIRAH PAIRS BY THE LOUNGE SPA / 49 OMA EMIRATES MEDALFORD

BY CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE / 50

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 MEN’S, LADIES & JUNIORS / 71 THE ACADEMIES / 72

FOURBALL BETTERBALL / 51

AGRONOMY UPDATE / 73

LADIES AMATEUR OPEN / 52

F&B UPDATE / 74

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES PRO-AM

BY AHR GROUP / 53 JUNIOR OPEN / 54 AGRONOMY UPDATE / 55 F&B UPDATE / 56 NEW MENU AT THE TAP & GRILL / 58 HAIR COUTURE AT THE LOUNGE SPA / 59

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BARNEY COLEMAN

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Dear Members, hope you enjoyed the start to 2022 and were able to watch some of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic at the end of January.

Having witnessed Henrik Stenson lift the Dallah trophy back in 2007, my first classic experience, through to Viktor Hovland triumphing in a sudden death play off last month, it truly was the best tournament I can remember.

It was great to receive similar comments from the European Tour, players and sponsors – a big thank you to Falcon the tournament organizers and promoters for creating a special atmosphere throughout the week with free entry for all!

Approximately 60,000 spectators came through the gates across the four days to generate a memorable event for all involved.

If you have any feedback on the event including potential improvements for next year, please feel free to share. One area that suffered due to the increase in spectators was the congestion outside the club and specifically arriving a couple of hours before the leaders went out.

We will endeavor to work with Falcon to see how this arrival experience can be improved and how best to utilize the metro!

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Membership

Following the feedback at the end of 2021 on member play that reached levels 40% higher than the pre-covid era it was excellent to see a record membership renewal rate of 94%. Thank you for your continued support of the club.

As a result, Golf Membership will close from 1st March 2022. A waiting list will be adopted for all golfing categories.

EGC Member Party – 15th March 2022 Due to the covid pandemic we have missed out on the staging of our annual members party, please be informed the date for this season’s party will be 15th March 2022. If you wish to join and haven’t replied to the invitation already, please RSVP to Valance as VDaniel@ dubaigolf.com for this complimentary celebration.

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Golf Etiquette

Golf Carts

Thank you for your support of the Golf Etiquette drive. Sadly, since 5th October 153 members have breached one of the five etiquette pillars (pitch mark repairing, bunker raking, divot filling, cart etiquette and pace of play).

As you will by now have experienced the new 180-strong cart fleet was rolled out into the operations from the 9th February, I do hope these have enhanced the comfort of your golf experience.

As with the Golf Etiquette drive please help us look after and maintain the cart fleet. We did have one cart turned over on day two due to reckless driving. You may have also noticed damage to the fairways from the new tyres. This damage can be prevented and is caused by drivers turning to acutely so please bare this in mind during your round.

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n 9th February 2022 SaveFast Training Academy CEO Mania Hossaini, signed an agreement confirming the company as Dubai Golf’s preferred training Partner.

The signing was attended by Mr. Osama Abu Wishah (Vice Chairman) and Mr. Ian Littlefield (Operations Manager) from SaveFast and Mr. Jabez Olagunju (Training Executive) and Mr. Ganesan Mangathil (Health, Safety & Security Manager).

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SaveFast is delighted to support Dubai Golf in its efforts to develop a robust safety culture, implemented by a well-trained, competent and highly motivated workforce. We have worked with Dubai Golf to create an innovative blend of e-learning, tailored practical sessions and “nudge style” refresher training that should ensure the safety of Dubai Golf staff and customers and through our joint CSR program we are hoping to extend the benefits to Dubai Golf residents and the wider community. When it comes to Health and Safety, Dubai Golf is a forward thinking organization and we are proud to be helping them create a cycle of continual improvement.

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CIAN HURLEY, Director Of Golf

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*Interesting Facts:

Dear Members, n this month’s article I would like to provide you with a useful sequence when considering Penalty Drops on the golf course.

These drops can be broken down into three main categories as follows:

• As stated in the rules, “your ball is in a penalty area when any part of it lies on or touches the ground or anything else inside the edge of the penalty area, or is above the edge or any other part of the penalty area”.

1. Yellow Penalty Areas These are defined by yellow painted lines or yellow stakes. In this scenario you have two options; A) Play again or B) Drop back behind and on line with the pin

• A player may always choose to play their ball when it is in a penalty area. They may also now ground their club in a penalty area, as long as they do not improve their lie in doing so.

2. Red Penalty Areas These are defined by red painted lines or red stakes. In this scenario you have three options; A) Play again or B) Drop back behind and on line with the pin or C) Take relief of two clublengths (no nearer the hole)

• The player may stand inside a penalty area when playing a ball that lies outside that penalty area, including, where relevant, when just after taking relief from that penalty area.

3. Unplayable Ball This occurs when the golfer’s ball is deemed not possible to play and a penalty drop must be taken. In this scenario you have three options; A) Play again or B) Drop back behind and on line with the pin or C) Take relief of two clublengths (no nearer the hole)

If you have any rules queries that you would like to discuss over the coming weeks then please do not hesitate to ask on your next visit to the club or simply email your query to me at churley@dubaigolf.com.

A useful memory aid is as follows: Yellow = AB - A (Again) & B (Behind) Red = ABC - A (Again) & B (Behind) & C (Clublengths) Unplayable = ABC – A (Again) & B (Behind) & C (Clublengths)

If you enjoyed the article and found it helpful, feel free to drop me an email at the above address, quote the code SORACH, and be entered into a prize draw!

INTRODUCING

the time apart is difficult, it does have one benefit – it is quiet.

While work can be busy, I do enjoy the downtime and the wide variety of golf courses the UAE has to offer from Yas Links in Abu Dhabi to Al Hamra in Ras Al Khaimah.

Official Starter at Emirates Golf Club

Having the chance to play a round of golf is often difficult with a young family, now is the time to make up for that. Aside from golf, I do like football or dare I say it – soccer, and while not directly from the city, I am a Liverpool supporter but please don’t hold that against me.

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ello, my name is Chris Sage and I have been living in the UAE now for 10 years. Leaving the UK, and moving here with my family (wife and 3 children) in 2012, I have worked almost all of my career in the aviation industry, beginning with the Royal Air Force, moving to Rolls Royce and then into my current position within Boeing.

I have had a lot of great experiences, and met some amazing people.

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I am greatly looking forward to working with a such a professional and diverse team at such a prestigious club, and furthermore, meeting the members along the way.

PETER COWEN ACADEMY

TIP OF THE MONTH SPRING LOADED FOR SUCCESS

BY STEPHEN DEANA

Dear Members, We trust all’s well and you’ve been enjoying your golfing season. It’s been great to see many of you enjoying The Peter Cowen Academy and developing your games with regular tuition.

This month I’d like to share with you some exercises that will help you understand how to use the ground better, now to match your body and arms correctly and take control of his overall game.

At the Peter Cowen Academy we teach our students the movement patterns required for the swing.

Follow the below exercises and let’s get you all moving better!

PART ONE: BODY SPIRAL Simply stand vertical with your feet together.

Imagine your body as a spring, that’s why we call it a coiling motion.

Now mimic this spring like coiling action with your body.

Simply pull your weight up and around from the ground with a spring like coil as shown below. This movement pattern is the first thing we have to get right. If we don’t the body won’t work properly and we will struggle.

The spiralling body pattern pulling against the ground, with your abs, midsection and chest spiralling up whilst keeping our shoulders level. It’s important for us that all our students understand the spiral.

PART TWO: SHOULDER/ARM SPIRAL Again stand vertical with your feet together as we increase the movement up through the shoulders and arms.

If the body is working like a spring up, the shoulders have to spiral up and down also As we start the second part of the exercise the left arm spirals left and the right arm spirals right The spiral continues up to the shoulders. Most players have been taught to turn and turn. Unfortunately they don’t get the spiral with the body and certainly not with the shoulders and arms. For many players this has and will create lower back problems which can be avoided when moving correctly.

Once up let the shoulders/arms drop to create a momentum drop.

This drop creates acceleration in the implement you’re holding and this can be increased the higher you spiral your arms during the initial movement pattern.

PART THREE: MATCHING MOVEMENTS Again from a vertical position with our feet together we combine the body and arm spiral.

A simple movement pattern but now we’re matching the movements and everything’s in sync.

The basis of our coaching is to get the body working better and combine the hand arm and club movement together.

Eventually we put an implement in our hands and that moves as a consequence of the body and arms moving correctly.

The above movement pattern exercises should be used as part of your daily warmup. A minimum of 60 secs per exercise and you’ll enjoy the improvement in your game.

For more assistance please come and visit us at the Academy.

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TOURNAMENTS UPDATE It doesn’t seem right to provide a Tournament Update without mentioning the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic!

What a fantastic week it was. With the new sponsor Slync.io, as well as the addition of the event being part of the Rolex Series, I think many of you will agree it was the best Desert Classic for many a year.

While of course it was a shame crowd favourite Rory Mcilroy couldn’t add to his previous two titles, it was great to see the young Viktor Hovland claim victory and move to #3 in the World Rankings.

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oving from the SDDC to the EGC tournament calendar, the infamous OMA Emirates Midnight Madness event was played in the first half of February. 100+ brave golfers ventured out to golf from 23:00 through to 07:30 the next morning. For those members who have not played the event, it is certainly a fantastic experience and one to keep an eye out for in 2023.

The calendar over the next few months is shaping up nicely, with the 2022 Emirates Club Championships on the 26th & 27th February, The Indian Invitational in early March as well as Abulfattah Sharaf’s and Amarjeet Radia’s Captains Days not long after. Please remember to keep an eye on tournament sign ups through the Viya app.

MEMBER EVENT FEEDBACK The Tournament Committee is always open to ideas from members on how we can improve your experience in our club tournaments.

While events must be run in accordance to R&A, USGA & WHS guidelines, please feel free to contact Joe (jway@dubaigolf.com) with any feedback or suggestions.

We look forward to welcoming you to the events in the coming weeks and months!

TOURNAMENT CALENDAR DATE

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Tues 1st

Ladies Camel Trophy

08:30

Majlis

Sat 2nd

Hankook Greensomes - Rnd. 1

06:35 14:05

Faldo

Sat 5th

Indian Invitational

13:00

Majlis & Faldo

Sun 3rd

Hankook Greensomes - Rnd. 2

06:30 14:00

Majlis

Sun 6th

DG Pro Am Fixture

13:00

Majlis

Tues 5th Ladies Curtisy Cup Qualifier

08:30

Majlis

Tues 8th Ladies '4ball Betterball' Competition

08:30

Faldo

Sat 9th

07:30 & 13:00

Majlis

Sat 12th

“Medalford” Championship

7:30 & 13:00

Majlis

Sun 10th Gorica Major Championship Trophy

18:00

Faldo

Sun 13th

Ladies Amateur Open

7:30 - 11:00 Majlis

Tues 12th Ladies Monthly Medal

08:30

Majlis

Sat 16th

DG Pro Am Fixture

13:00

Faldo

Sun 17th

Mixed Easter Scramble

13:00

Majlis

Tues 19th Ladies Easter Scramble

08:30

Faldo

Sat 23rd

Senior Open

13:00

Majlis

Tues 26th

Ladies 2-Player Challenge

08:30

Faldo

Wed 27th Ladies Curtisy Cup

07:50 - 09:10 & 12:50 14:10

Majlis

Sat 30th

13:00

Majlis

Tues 15th Ladies Monthly Medal

08:30

Majlis

Sun 20th Junior Club Championship

09:00 10:00

Majlis

Tues 22nd

Ladies Nations Cup

08:30

Majlis

Thurs 24th

IADC - Majlis closed all day, Faldo closed till 6pm

Majlis & Faldo

IADC - Both courses closed all day

Majlis & Faldo

Fri 25th

Sun 27th Chairman's Cup

13:00

Majlis

Tues 29th

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'Desert Classic' Black Tee Challenge

OMA JANUARY MEDAL

08/01/22

The overall winner of the Medal was from Division B (11-20), and

that was Russell Curtis with a score of a net 55. Russell played had a particularly strong back six which included one net eagle and three net birdies.

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mirates Golf Club hosted the January OMA Emirates Monthly Medalford on the Majlis this past weekend with 88 players competing.

Runner up in Division B was Nalin Sayal with a net 59. Nalin had a great run in the middle of his back six which consisted of a net eagle and two net birdies in three holes.

Ishu Rupani was in third place with a net 60. The highlight of Ishu’s round came on the 7th hole where he made a gross bridie two.

A DIVISION (HCP. 0-10) Winner

Andrew Robinson

Net -2 (59)

Runner up

Ian Scott

Net E (61) (bb6)

Third

David Moody

Net E (61)

Best Gross

Sanjay Dhandsa

Gross+2 (63)

B DIVISION (HCP. 11-20) Winner

Russell Curtis

Net -6 (55)

Runner up

Nalin Sayal

Net -3 (58)

Third

Ishu Rupani

Net -2 (59)

In Division A (0-10), the winner was Andrew Robinson with a net 59. Andrew had a great finish to his front nine, where he made net birdies on holes eight and nine.

Runner up was Ian Scott with a net 61 (BB6). Ian had a very strong finish to his round where he played his last four holes in level par. In Third place was David Moody with net 61. David played consistently throughout his round with four net birdies to secure third place.

In the C Division (21-28), Pranav Rai was victorious with a net 62.

Pranav started the back nine with a net birdie which was followed by a net par.

C DIVISION (HCP. 21-28) Winner

Pranav Rai

Net +1 (62)

GENTS STABLEFORD EVENT Winner

Doug Yono

31 pts

LADIES STABLEFORD EVENT Winner

Yana Jamieson

37 pts (bb9)

Runner up

Josie Tracey

37 pts

HYUNDAI – NEAREST THE PIN HOLE # 11 Winner

Aditya Kushalapa

In the Gents Stableford event, the winner with 31 points was Doug Yono, Doug managed one net eagle and two net birdies in his final six holes.

The winner of best gross was Sanjay Dhandsa who shot a gross 63.

Sanjay played his final three holes in an impressive one under par.

The winner of the Hyundai Nearest the Pin was Aditya Kushalapa.

In the Ladies Stableford Event, Yana Jamieson won with 37 points (BB9) and runner up was Josie Tracey with 37 points.

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Bronze Division Winner

PARK HYATT LADIES JANUARY MONTHLY MEDAL 2022

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mirates Golf Club hosted its first Ladies Medal of the 2022 season with 42 ladies competing for excellent prizes, sponsored by Park Hyatt Dubai.

The overall winner of the Medal was from Division A (0-10) with Nonita Chand taking top spot with a score of net 63. Nonita played an incredible round of golf which consisted of four net birdies.

In Second place was Anne Gely Bouigue with a net 64. After bogeying the first two holes, Anne managed to play the front nine in a gross 40. In third place was Arathi Appaiaj with a net 67, Arathi had a strong finish to her back nine which included a net eagle and a net birdie in her last two holes.

In Division B (11-20), the winner was Ninu Smith with a net 63. Ninu started her back nine very strong with a net birdie on eleven which was followed up with a net eagle on hole 12. Runner up was Shiba Wahid with a net 67. Shiba had a very strong back six compromising of three birdie. In third place was Martha Wong with a net 69. The highlight of Marta’s round came on the 12th hole where she made a net eagle.

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In Division C (24-36), the winner was Phyllis Schulte with a net 66.

Phyllis had a great finish to her front nine, where she made two net eagles in her last three holes. Runner up was Chantelle De Villers with a net 68. Chantelle went on a strong run throughout the middle of her front nine making two net birdies in the space of three holes.

The best gross of the day was won by Jayshree Gupta with a gross 75 (BB6). Jayshree played the back six in a two over gross.

Maribel Xammar won the raffle prize which was kindly sponsored

by Park Hyatt Dubai.

SILVER “A” DIVISION (HCP. 0 – 14) Overall Best Gross

Jayshree Gupta

Gross 75 (BB6)

Winner

Nonita Chand

Net 63

Runner Up

Anne Gely Bouigue

Net 64

Third

Arathi Appaiah

Net 67

SILVER “B” DIVISION (HCP. 15 –23) Winner

Ninu Smith

Net 63

Runner Up

Shiba Wahid

Net 67

Third

Martha Wong

Net 69 (BB6)

BRONZE DIVISION (HCP. 24 –36) Winner

Phyllis Schulte

Net 66

Runner Up

Chantelle De Villiers

Net 68

Raffle Winner

Maribel Xammar

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mirates Golf Club hosted the final round of the Emirates Amateur Open on the Faldo and Majlis this past weekend with 112 golfers competing in difficult conditions.

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Club member Hugo Garcia on +4 (BB2). Hugo opened with a -2, which included three birdies in a row and a hole in one on twelve.

Murray Fleetwood won the best net with a 138 total (BB3). In round one, Murray had a strong front nine which consisted of three net birdies, however in round two he made a significant charge up the leaderboard which included one gross birdie and five net birdies. Runner up was Lorenzo Lironi with a net 138.

The highlight on day 1 for Lorenzo came on hole seven where he made a net eagle. In round two, he finished his round strong with one gross birdie and three net birdie in his last five holes. Vedant Pal was third with a 142 (BR2) total. Vedant had a strong back nine on day which consisted of a gross birdie and a net eagle, he continued this form into day two where he had a net birdies on holes six and twelve.

The overall winner of the Emirates Amateur Open was Monty Scowsill with a gross score of +2 over two days. Monty opened with a one under par, which included four birdies in the back nine. On day two, he started with eight straight pars before a double bogey on nine. A one over back nine was enough to get him to a playoff with Max Burrow where Monty was victorious on the third playoff hole.

James Nash won the best gross score on day 1 with a 69. James played very consisted throughout his round having four gross birdies and just the one drop shot which came on hole eleven.

Cameron Mukherjee won the best gross score on day 2 with a 67 (BB6). Cameron started strong with gross birdies on holes two and four, which he then followed up with another gross birdie on hole thirteen.

Runner up was Max Burrow from Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club with a gross score of +2. Max got off to a quick start on the opening day, playing the first thirteen holes in five under par, however he found some difficulty on the index one fourteen, which led to him finishing day 1 on a gross 73. After a poor finish on day 1, Max bounced back with one over par in round two where he was eventually beaten in a playoff.

In Third Place was Toby Bishop who scored a total of 140. Toby started round two on +4, however after a level par front nine on the Majlis, Toby returned home in one under finishing the tournament on +3. In fourth place was Miki Mirza with a score of 141 (BB2). After a poor front nine on day 1, Miki turned it around to finish day 1 on +3. Staring the round two on +3, he opened with gross birdies on holes two and three, which led him to eventually finishing the tournament on +4. In fifth place was Emirates Golf

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Monty Scowsill (WGC)

71 + 68 = 139(Play Off)

RUNNER UP

Max Burrow (DCGYC)

73 + 66 = 139

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Toby Bishop (TRUMP)

76 + 64 = 140

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Miki Mirza (DCGYC)

75 + 66 = 141(BR2)

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Hugo Garcia (EGC)

70 + 71 = 141(BR2)

Keith Crowley won the best net score on day 1 with a 72. After been two over through his first two holes, Keith bounced back with three gross birdies in a row, however he continued this great form into the back nine where he made a gross eagle on thirteen. Raghav Gulati won the best net on day 2 with a 67 (BB6). The highlight in round two for Raghav came on hole 18 where he finished with a gross birdie.

NET OVERALL OVER 36 HOLES BEST NET

Murray Fleetwood (ELS)

74 + 64 = 138(BB3)

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Lorenzo Lironi (EGC)

74 + 64 = 138

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Vedant Pal (EGC)

74 + 68 = 142(BR2)

Monty Scowsill

DAILY GROSS BEST GROSS DAY 1 James Nash (OGC) 69 BEST GROSS DAY 2 Cameron Mukherjee (HGC) 67(BB6) DAILY NET BEST NET DAY 1

Keith Crowley (FIGC) 72

BEST NET DAY 2

Raghav Gulati (DCGYC) 67(BB6)

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LADIES COMPETITION & PAST CAPTAIN’S TROPHY

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mirates Golf Club hosted the Ladies Competition and Past Captain’s Trophy which saw 39 golfers compete on the Faldo Course. The overall winner of the Ladies Competition was Masayo Kozai with 41 points. Masayo had an incredible finish to her front nine which consisted of a net birdie on hole eight and gross birdie on hole nine. The winner of the Silver Division (0-18.5) was Haide Wright with 34 points. The hightlight of Haide’s round came on hole 14, where she made a net birdie. In the Bronze Division (18.6-28) the winner was Sue Hopwood with 35 points. Sue had a great run through the middle of her front nine, where she made a two net pars and one net birdie.

In the Past Captain’s Trophy, Yana Jamieson was victorious with 39 points.

Yana had a very strong back nine, which inluded three net birdies in a row. Runner up was Maura Duggan with 37 points.

Maura had a very strong finish to her back nine as she made net birdies on holes fifteen and sixteen.

PAST LADY CAPTAIN’S TROPHY Winner

Yana Jamieson

39 Pts

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Maura Duggan

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Masayo Kozai

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Sue Hopwood

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PETER COWEN ACADEMY JUNIOR TOUR EVENT Emirates Golf Club hosted the Peter Cowen Academy Junior Tour Event with 15 golfers competing on the Faldo Course.

The overall winner was Vivaan Chhibber with a gross score of 37. Viviaan played excellent golf throughout his round which included seven pars and one birdie.

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n the Net Division, Samarbir Singh Kochar was victorious with a net 33. The highlight of Samarbir’s round came on hole 4 where he made a net eagle which was followed up by a net birdie on hole 6. The runner up in the Net Division was Siddaan Chibber with a net 34. Siddhaan had a great finish to his round where he made back-to-back net eagles on holes 6 and 7.

On the course events, Samuel Collier won nearest to the pin on hole 8.

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OMA MIDNIGHT MADNESS The overall winners of the Midnight Madness were Magnus Ohlsson, Leo Sismondi, Stuart Wakeman and Andrew Walker with a combined score of 121. The foursome went on an excellent run shooting a gross sixty-two which included three net eagles.

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n Second place was on the same score was Ross Barlow, Sanjay Dhandsa, James Yeomans and George Clarke with a score of 121. The team put together an incredible front nine which saw them make five gross birdies and one net eagle. This form was continued on the back nine, where the foursome made four straight birdies in a row.

In Third place was Russell Yeomans, Hattie He, David Langston and Jerome Natali with a score of 122. The foursome went on a birdie blitz in the back nine where they made four gross birdies in the first five holes, which was followed up with three net birdies in the last four holes.

In the on-course events, Bharat Pratap won nearest to the pin on hole two and Priyam Godiwala won nearest to the pin on hole twelve.

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NEAREST THE PINS HOLE # 2 (for all players) HOLE # 12 (for all players)

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Magnus Ohlsson Stuart Wakeman Andrew Walker Leonardo Sismondi -23 (BR2) Sanjay Dhandsa Ross Barlow James Yeomans George Clarke -23 Russell Yeomans Hattie He David Langston Jerome Natali -22 Bharat Pratap Priyam Godiwala

ROW VS ASIA Emirates Golf Club hosted the Rest of the World vs Asia Matchplay competition which saw 51 golfers compete on the Majlis course.

The biggest match win comes from Christopher Othen and Kristen Blomeley, who beat their opponents 7&5. Congratulations to Team Asia on your excellent team performance!

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he winning team with a stomping 11.5 points was team Asia.

Rest of the World found tough opponents only managing to get 3.5 points on the day. Despite the big difference in points, the games between the two sides where extremely tight with four of the games going the entire length. However, some very strong performances from team Asia.

Longest drive on hole 8 was won by our 2022 Lady Captain Amarjeet Radia.

Longest drive on hole 12 was won by Paul Byrne.

Nearest to the pin on hole 4 was won by Amit Radia.

Nearest to the pin on hole 7 was won by Ahmed Al-Hayderi.

Nearest to the pin on hole 11 was won by Noemy Bertuol.

Nearest to the pin on hole 15 was won by Tej Chhabra.

Straightest drive on hole 3 was won by David Phillips.

Straightest drive on hole 10 was won by Maneesh Dungarwal.

Congratulations to all prize winners and thank you to everyone who participated!

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LADIES MONTHLY MEDAL

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BY PARK HYATT

Emirates Golf Club hosted the Ladies Monthly Medal on the Faldo Course which was kindly sponsored by Park Hyatt.

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he runner up in the Silver A Division was our Lady Captain Amarjeet Radia. A very steady Net 72 (level par). It was two very similar 9’s for Amarjeet with the highlights from both being back-to-back net birdies on holes 4, 5, 11 and 12.

Third place in the Silver A Division was Ingrid Lind with a Net 74 (2 over par). Ingrid started the first 7 holes of both 9s excellently finding 3 net birdies and 9 pars.

The lowest gross of the day was by Jayshree Gupta with a strong 80 (8 over par). Through holes 1-13 Jayshree was on excellent form being 3 over par including a birdie on hole 9.

The overall winner of Silver B Division was Avani Shah with a fantastic Net 72 (Level par). An impressive 3 under net on the front 9 was the highlight of the day for Avani.

The runner up in the Silver B Division was Atsumi Aoto with a respectable Net 73 (1 over par). Atsumi had 7 several good holes, most noticeable a gross two on hole 12.

The overall winner of Silver A Division was Mitsuko Emerson who scored a tremendous Net 70 (2 under par).

Mitsuko got off to a great start after making a net birdie on hole 1 and a net eagle on hole 4 to help her go out in level par (36 gross).

Third place in Silver B Division was Maureen Platt with Net 74 (2 over par). A consistent effort from Maureen with 2 net birdies and 12 net pars.

The overall winner of Bronze Division was Maribel Xammer with a Net 74 (2 over par). Maribel picked up an impressive 7 net birdies and 5 net pars to make the day a double celebration. Happy Birthday Maribel!

The runner up in Bronze Division was Anita Staahle with a Net 78 (6 over par). Anita scored 5 net birdies and 7 net pars.

Congratulations to all prize winners and thank you to everyone who participated!

SILVER “A” DIVISION (HCP. 0 – 14) Winner Mitsuko Emmerson Runner Up Amarjeet Radia Third Ingrid Lind Overall Best Gross Jayshree Gupta SILVER “B” DIVISION (HCP. 15 –23) Winner Avani Shah Runner Up Atsumi Aoto Third Maureen Platt BRONZE DIVISION (HCP. 24 –36) Winner Maribel Xammar Runner Up Anita Staahle Raffle Winner Maria Arias

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Net 70 Net 72 Net 74 Gross 80 Net 72 Net 73 Net 74 Net 74 Net 78

OMA EMIRATES MONTHLY MEDAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHRISTIES INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE Emirates Golf Club hosted the OMA Emirates Monthly Medal in Association with Christies International Real Estate on the Majlis Course.

The winner of the A Division was Ken Newell who shot 74 Net (2 over par) with a better back 9. Continuing his great form from last season Ken played quality Golf for most of the game with 4 net birdies and 10 net pars.

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he runner up of the A Division was David Waite with 74 Net (2 over par). 5 impressive net birdies, including one on the difficult 6th hole. Third place in the A Division was Russel Yeomans who shot 75 Net (3 over par) with a better back 9.

Net birdies on holes 14 and 17 helped Russell secure his place in the prizes.

Best gross in the A Division was Sanjay Dhandsa with 76 (4 over par). The back 9 was Sanjay’s favorable 9 as he shot 35 (1 under par).

Sanjay birdied hole 10 which helped him secure his 2nd best gross of the year.

The winner of the B Division and the Overall Best Net winner of the day was Edmundo Lujan with a strong Net 72 (level par). A 5-way card playoff was required and Edmundo had the better back 6 Inspired by his gross birdie on hole 13.

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The runner up of B Division was Asif Raza with a 72 Net (level par) and a better back 9. 4 net birdies, 1 net eagle and a 2 on hole 7.

Excellent form from Asif.

Third place in B Division was Ravi Khanna with a 72 Net (level par) and a better back 9. Back-to-back net birdies on holes 10 and 11 got Ravi off to a great start for the back 9.

The winner of the C Division was Frank Duggan with a 73 Net (1 over par). 6 net birdies and 1 net eagle for Frank including an impressive par on the tough signature hole 8.

The winner of the Gents Stableford event was Russel Curtis with 37 points. Russel went out in an impressive 21 points and came home in 16.

The overall winner of the Ladies Stableford Event was Rekha Bandopadhyay with 36 points (level par). The highlight of Rekha’s round coming from back-to-back net birdies on the difficult hole 12 and 13.

The winner of the Silver Division was Nonita Chand with 35 points.

A better back 9 was needed to determine the winner and back-toback net birdies on hole 13 and 14 helped secured this for Nonita.

The winner of the Bronze Division was Chantelle De Villiers with 35 points. A gross birdie on hole 2 was one of the excellent holes Chantelle had.

Nearest to the pin on hole 7 sponsored by OMA Emirates was won

by Phillip Petre.

Nearest to the pin on hole 15 sponsored by OMA Emirates was won

by Craig Davidson.

Nearest to the pin on hole 4 sponsored by Christies International Real Estate was won by Zach Gould.

Nearest to the pin on hole 11 sponsored by Christies International Real Estate was won by Grant MacFarlane.

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LADIES SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP & STABLEFORD COMPETITION The overall winner of the Ladies Senior Championship was Anne Gely Bouigue with a gross 82.

Anne had a great start to her front nine where she birdied the second and had four straight pars in a row.

In Second Place was Naima Maya with a gross 83 (bb9).

SENIORS CHAMPION Anne Gely Bouigue RUNNER UP Naima Maya THIRD Ingrid Lind BEST NET Yulia Golubeva SECOND NET Maura Duggan THIRD NET Roma Khanna LADIES STABLEFORD COMPETITON WINNER Nicsha Russouw

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Naima had a very strong back nine where she shot a gross 40. In third place was Ingrid Lind with a gross 83, Ingrid started the back nine extremely well playing holes 10-12 in one under par.

In the Net Division, Yulia Golubeva took the top spot with a net 73 (BB9). Yulia had a great finish to her front which consisted of a gross birdie on hole 7 and back-to-back net birdies on holes 8 and 9. Runner up was Maura Duggan with a net 73. The highlight of Maura’s round was on hole 8 where she made a net eagle. Roma Khanna was third with a net 74 (BB9). Roma had a great start to her back nine where she had a net birdie on hole 11 and a net eagle on hole 12.

In the Ladies Stableford Competition, Nicsha Rodriguez was victorious with 36 points. Nicsha played very consistent throughout her round, turning with 17 points and a strong back nine of 19 points gave her top spot in the stableford competition.

Gross 82 Gross 83(bb9) Gross 83 Net 73 (bb9) Net 73 Net 74 (bb9) 36 Pts

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CLUBHOUSE TROPHY Emirates Golf Club hosted the Clubhouse Trophy on the Majlis this weekend with 105 golfers competing.

The overall winner of the Clubhouse Trophy was Ross Barlow with 38 points (BB9). Ross played extremely consistent throughout his round, especially on the back nine where he had 20 points and two net birdies. Runner up was Julian Stanley with 38 points.

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ulian had a great front nine, which included a gross birdie on hole two and back-to-back net birdies on holes six and seven. Third Place was Mustafa Khan with 36 points.

Mustafa got off to a super start where he made five net birdies in a row.

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Afzaal Ahmad won the best gross with 28 points. The highlight of Afzaal’s round came on hole seven where he made a gross birdie.

In Division A, Jignesh Sangani was victorious with 34 points, Jignesh started his back nine very strong making a net birdie on hole ten.

Runner up in Division A was Aashiv Adnani with 33 points. Aashiv made back-to-back net birdies on holes thirteen and fourteen.

Manoj Shivnani won Division B with 34 points. Manoj had a strong finish to his back nine making three net birdies in a row to take top spot. Runner up was Ravi Khanna with 33 points (BB9), Ravi started his back nine strong making a gross birdie on hole ten.

Winner

Ross Barlow

38 Pts (BB9)

Runner up

Julian Stanley

38 Pts

Third

Mustafa Khan

36 Pts

Best Gross

Afzaal Ahmad

28 Pts

A DIVISION (HCP 0 - 15) Winner

Jignesh Sangani

34 Pts

Runner up

Aashiv Adnani

33 Pts (BB6)

B DIVISION (HCP. 16-24) Winner

Manoj Shivnani

34 Pts

Runner up

Ravi Khanna

33 Pts (BB9)

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HOVLAND WINS FIRST ROLEX SERIES TITLE IN DUBAI V

I knew I had to shoot a really low number but a lot of things had to go my way and I’m thankful that they did.

iktor Hovland won his first Rolex Series title as he completed a sensational finish with a play-off victory over Richard Bland at the 2022 Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic.

Hovland becomes the first Norwegian to win a Rolex Series event and adds this title to his maiden DP World Tour victory at the 2021 BMW International Open.

The Norwegian was barely in the picture when he missed a short putt and made a bogey on the 15th but he finished birdie-eaglebirdie to sign for a 66 and post the target at 12 under.

It is his third win in five starts after back-to-back victories in November and December at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba and Hero World Challenge, and could move him up to third in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Bland joined him in the clubhouse with a birdie-birdie finish of his own in a 68, with two-time champion Rory McIlroy finding water on the last to fall out of the play-off.

Hovland made a two-putt birdie on the first trip back up the 18th and when Bland failed to get up and down after finding a tricky lie with his second, it was the 24-year-old who was left holding the trophy at Emirates Golf Club.

McIlroy signed for a 71 to finish at 11 under, three shots clear of South African pair Justin Harding and Erik van Rooyen, English duo Tyrrell Hatton and Sam Horsfield and Pole Adrian Meronk.

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“This is pretty wild. I didn’t really think this was possible going in today,” said Hovland, who started the day six shots off the lead. “I knew I had to shoot a really low number but a lot of things had to go my way and I’m thankful that they did.

“I’m pumping right now. It’s a little bit surreal and it’s hard to kind of calm yourself a little bit but you’ve just got to rely on all the shots that you hit and just go back to what you know.

“I was fuming after the three-putt on 15 and thought that was it and I knew I just had to try to finish off well and get a nice position for the week.

I rolled a really long one on 16 and then on 17 and, hey, we got a shot.”

McIlroy found sand off the tee for a bogey at the first and while he was in the waste area down the right off the sixth tee, he managed to find the green and hole from 18 feet.

The Northern Irishman then made a 29-footer on the next to join the lead as Bland made a big move around the turn.

The Englishman had bogeyed the sixth but he holed a chip on the ninth, made an up-and-down from the sand on the tenth and then holed from the sand on the next for a hat-trick of gains to catapult himself within one.

McIlroy holed a clutch putt for bogey on the tenth after taking a drop in the waste area but hit back from 24 feet on the next and led alone as overnight leader Harding found sand twice, played a second poor bunker shot and then failed to get up and down in racking up a triple-bogey.

He would soon have company, however, as Hovland picked up four shots in his last three holes to surge up the leaderboard.

He had put an approach to six feet at the first and made a two-putt birdie on the par-five third but bogeyed the fourth before hitting a smart approach into the next and holing a 25-footer on the eighth to turn in 32.

His chances looked to have gone when he three-putted the 15th but he holed from 35 feet on the next and then drove the 17th and made a 33-footer for eagle to tie the lead.

McIlroy played a poor second on the 13th but got up and down from the bank for a birdie to edge back ahead, with Hovland completing a two-putt birdie on the par-five last to join him and set the target.

Bland was not done yet, however, and after getting up and down for par on the 15th and 16th, he did it again for birdie on the 17th and 18th.

McIlroy needed a birdie over the gettable final two holes but he had to make a remarkable par from the bushes at the 17th and found water on the last for a bogey that sent Bland and Hovland back up the last.

Harding signed for a closing 76, Meronk - who had also held the lead in the early stages of day four - carded a 72 which was matched by Hatton, Van Rooyen finished with a 73 and Horsfield recorded a 67.

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MATTHEW PERRY, Golf Course Superintendent

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Dear Members,

ell, what a whirlwind start to the year for the Golf Course Maintenance department. The Slync.io Desert Classic was something we were all looking forward to as it was a new elevated tournament and we got to show off the work we did to the Majlis greens last summer. There was a little bit of nervousness going into the tournament as we all know the greens are still very young and still finding our way on how much we could push them to get speed. Well, it was safe to say they did exceptionally well. Most days during the tournament week was a single cut and a single roll which shows how consistent they were. The rolled great and we had some great comments from players and organizers which was nice to hear. Below is the last day stimp readings so you can see how consistent we were. This table is done every morning so we could see if any greens needed a bit extra work or if we needed to back off.

HOLE PPG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CUT/ROLL SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR SC + SR

STIMP HOLE CUT/ROLL 12.9 12.9 10 SC + SR 12.7 11 SC + SR 12.8 12 SC + SR 12.8 13 DC + SR 12.7 14 DC + SR 12.8 15 SC + SR 12.8 16 SC + SR 12.7 17 SC + SR 12.8 18 SC + SR

and they really settled in with the team very well. Thanks also to our Dubai Golf Interns who have been working with us since October and now experienced 4 professional events across our clubs.

The course has bounced back very well since the tournament has finished and the greens are doing well. There are a few areas that had some shade issues and high traffic areas but we are confident that once warmer temperatures return these will recover nicely.

STIMP 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7

SC = Single Cut DC = Double Cut SR = Single Roll It was great to have the team at the presentation this year and Viktor Hovland our winner was very engaging and complemented the team on the course condition.

Would like to also thank the team for their hard work during the lead up to the tournament, they really raised the bar. We were also grateful for 3 volunteers coming over for 2 weeks from Gleneagles Golf Club. They loved there time here and said it was an experience of a lifetime. It’s great to support greenkeepers starting their careers

Tropical Signal Grass removal has started on the Faldo course as this is something we want to eradicate as much as we can this year. The spraying of this broad leaf grass is something we have not done on Faldo before as it does kill the paspalum. We plan to spray it 3 times so that it’s fully eliminated and then sprig with new grass so that we have a purer grass golf course and not a mix. There will be some brown areas around the course, but this action is only a positive to get the course in better condition over the long term.

It’s been great having the new carts on the courses and with them being Lithium they are much more ecofriendly and lighter which is great for wear on the course. There has been an issue with them being much nimbler and that is they can damage the turf if sharp turns happen at speed. Please can we keep that in mind when out on the course so we can protect the grass from damage as you would not want to have your ball in a ripped turf mark when playing.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all then members for their support over the last 2 months. We did have some testing few weeks and appreciated members who reached out to us and showed amazing compassion towards the Golf Course Maintenance department.

Happy golfing and enjoy the rest of the season.

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I hope that this update finds you well & healthy. irstly, it was amazing to be a part of another fantastic Dubai Desert Classic, which I and many others have said was without doubt the biggest and best yet! A huge congratulations to all involved in the planning and delivery of the event, and to another tremendous winner, Viktor Hovland. Having the opportunity to see these players at the highest level up close and personal in the gym is a highlight of the week for me, and many of you are always surprised with my stories of what they get up too and how they train both in the lead up to the tournament, and during! The players regularly comment on how good the facilities are and that Fit Lab is one of the best gym’s they see on tour, so that is of great satisfaction to hear. Hopefully Rory returns next year, but if he could tee off later that would be great as opening the gym at 5am for him on the Thursday was a lot tougher for me than his workout was for him!

Since the SDDC, the leisure facilities have really thrived, and many of you are using the great weather to get your fitness regimes in good order which is great to see. Looking forward, we have our Zumba and Yoga classes weekly for you to sign up to and enjoy, and we are now offering Karate sessions for all ages so please come visit us and ask should you be interested.

Our Full Moon Yoga classes are proving very popular as well as Padel Tennis, which continues to grow. We have now added 2 more courts, this time at the Dusit Thani hotel on SZR, so if you are down that way be sure to book and play a game on the rooftop with views of Burj Khalifa and DIFC. Please see our March events in the table below.

Padel Taster Class Saturday 5th March Full Moon Yoga on the Lawns Thursday 17th March

RRA Padel Tour Finals Friday 25th – Sunday 27th March

3-5pm 7:308:30pm All weekend

Many thanks Dougie

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT RRA PADEL DUBAI

WE ARE INCREASING OUR OFFER OF PADEL COURTS

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ur 2022 could not have started in a better way. We start this year with new projects that revolve around Padel. One of them is the new courts that we have installed in the best environment in the city, the new courts in Dusit Thani.

We would like to make a special mention to the winners and finalists of the first Padel Tour tournaments: Emirates Masters Male Silver Female Bronze Male Bronze

1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd

M. Boe & M. Pedersen F. Morales & D. McFarlane L. de San Felix & C. de Paz A. Perez & A. Ionescu R. Arora & V. Taimni A. Combes & Q. Blot

Players now have at their disposal two new courts where they can have fun and learn about the sport that everyone is talking about.

Dubai Creek Open by Fidu Properties

These new courts at the top of Dusit Thani allow not only to play Padel but also to enjoy one of the best views of downtown. So, it is the best place to enjoy a moment of relaxation after a busy day or week.

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS These past few months we have been very busy. The club has held several tournaments with a successful reception.

We held the first mixed tournament of the year at the EGC which was a great success, with a spectacular atmosphere and great participation..

The Padel Tour is back and this year we have started with the Emirates Master and the Dubai Creek Open. For the latter we have enjoyed the participation of the sponsor Fidu Properties whom we want to thank for their involvement with the tournament.

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K. Cauwenbergh & D. Perez J. Borras & D. Benz J. Palma & A. Ortega G. Martinas & J. Vichitong A. Sastre & I. Nuñez D. Hansson & V. Benbouzyane N. Suresh & O. Pons P. El Khoury & D. Fenton

UPCOMING EVENTS With a busy schedule ahead for the next few months, make sure to keep up to date with our upcoming tournaments so you don’t miss any of them: We kick off March with the UAEPA Tournament from the 4th to the 6th. We would also like to announce our first tournament at the Dusit Thani courts, where the RRA Dusit Ladies Master will take place, on 12th - 13th March.

And of course, our RRA Tour continues with the RRA Tour 2022 Finals, which will take place at Emirates Golf Club.

We are also happy to announce the new ‘Get into Padel’ sessions.

They will take place at all our clubs during the month of March, free for members of each club.

These lessons will be ideal for those looking for a friendly introduction to the sport of Padel and learn some tips and techniques from our coaches to kickstart that Padel addiction!

Dates & times: EGC Saturday 5th March 3-4 & 4-5pm

Creek Friday 11th March 3-4 & 4-5pm

JGE Sunday 13th March 5-6 & 6-7pm

Dusit Thani Sunday 6th March 9-10 & 10-11am

Don’t miss these and many other tournaments taking place during these months in our clubs.

For more information and bookings please contact us at info.dubai@ dubaigolf.com, and you can book your game by downloading the RRA Padel Dubai App from Google Play or the Apple Store.

To keep up to date on all things Padel across the clubs, make sure to follow us on Instagram at @rra_padel_dubai

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Running for a limited time only, the ‘You Monday’ offer means clients taking a Monday slot at SENSASIA Urban Spa at Emirates Golf Club will get a free 15-minute extension to their treatment, when their original booking is 60 minutes or more.

Boasting one of the most extensive wellness-driven treatment menus in the Middle East and having won three independent industry awards in 2021 alone, SENSASIA Spas was made UAE famous for its massages soon after the brand’s launch back in 2004. Some, such as the trademark ‘Knead-It’ targeted deep tissue massage are

still on the menu and in high demand 17 years later, now joined by highlights including Maderotherapy wood massage to blitz cellulite, and the completely client-led, Build Your Own Massage concept.

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Also available at SENSASIA are curated spa journeys for clients seeking holistic total body transformations; express treatments for the time-shy; body sculpting wraps, scrubs and boosters, as well as specific menus for men and mothers-to-be.

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And, trust me, I place myself on the top of that ‘picky’ list!”

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STEEN SIMON, Food & Beverage Manager

F&B UPDATE After a relatively calm start to the year, we are happy to annouce that we have plenty in store for the upcoming months!

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arch 1st is another occasion to celebrate – it’s Shrove Tuesday! How will you dress up? And let’s not forget the most important day of the month... St. Patrick’s Day! For the big day, we’re pulling out all the stops the beers, the green hats, the festive atmosphere...what more could you want? Shamrocks and dancing of course!

Let yourself be carried away on a journey of traditional Irish hospitality!

With Easter just around the corner in April, we can’t wait for the chocolate season to commence! Be it milk, white or dark chocolate...

At Emirates Golf Club, you’ll find it all, so get ready for a proper Egg hunt!

If you’re looking for a gourmet breakfast, make sure to visit carine for their famous waffles with chocolate sauce and light whipped cream!

At Spike Sports Bar & Terrace, for example, we tasted the Banana Chewy, gooey with the perfect crunch, the Banana Nutella Spring Rolls at Spike are a must try!

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Jones the Grocer has also stocked up on a mountain of chocolate snacks – can you find them all as part of the chocolate hunt on Sunday 17th April?

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On 22nd April, the family is honoured on International Mother Earth Day. What could be more beautiful than to celebrate our mothers? The ones who gave us life, who educated us, who made us discover the world? What would be the gift or the wonderful day you would spoil them with? How about a lovely dinner at carine?

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JONES THE GROCER Wine, Cheese & Jazz Nights Following the change in the UAE weekend, our famous Wine & Cheese Jazz Nights have also changed!

Every Friday, from 7:30 to 10:00, visit us at Jones the Grocer for an evening of unlimited reds and whites, accompanied by a delicious cheese board for only AED 199.

Our favourite Jazz band will make sure the evening is memorable and relaxed.

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Alizée joined Dubai Golf for her last 6 months internship, which allowed her to learn more about the world of events at various golf competitions such as AVIV Championship, DP World Tour at Jumeirah Golf Estates and Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club Alizee has plans to stay in Dubai to start her event career!

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STEPHEN HUBNER

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES DIRECTOR OF GOLF

Dear Valued Members,

ETIQUETTE DRIVE

I hope you are well and enjoying your golf during this beautiful winter weather.

To help improve the on-course etiquette and in turn the experience for our members, we recently announced that the Club will be recording all etiquette breaches made by members. Our Marshals have been doing a super job informing offending members on the course of breaches they see and reporting these to the Golf Office each day. In the first month there have been over 100 member breaches! While this number is alarmingly high, the positive is that members are being reminded of the importance of etiquette so that they can avoid future occurrences.

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t has been a very busy start to the year here at Jumeirah Golf Estates and it has been wonderful to see so many of our members playing regularly and competing in our many club competitions.

Our wonderful team of colleagues are fully committed to improving the member experience here at the Club and below is a brief update on what is currently being done to achieve this.

As always, any questions or feedback is welcome and you can reach me at shubner@dubaigolf.com.

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Offending members are receiving warning letters from the Club outlining the breach with a reminder of the importance of respecting other golfers by ensuring etiquette guidelines are followed. If a member is found to have had a second breach in a 12-month period, then a 7-day playing ban will be issued. Thankfully this has not happened so far.

To assist members in successfully carrying out their etiquette obligations, we have recently added additional rakes to large bunkers and added sand bottle fixings to trolleys for walking golfers.

In addition, our Starters are giving a more thorough brief and we are happy to report that all these small changes are certainly helping.

Thank you for your support with this.

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NEW MEMBER BAG TAGS

Dubai’s golf courses continue to be extremely busy due to a combination of members wanting to play more golf, local visitors having more time to play, and of course the return of tourists in large numbers.

Please ensure that you pass by the Membership Desk to collect your lovely new JGE Member Bag Tag. It comes in a nice handy pouch and with a new up-to-date Member Rules & Regulations booklet which I am sure you will find useful.

To maximize availability for members, we have further reduced the options for visitors to play golf on the Earth and Fire courses.

In addition, there have been recent changes in the member booking and cancelation policy which is helping. Removing the ability for single members to book multiple consecutive 4balls is meaning the tee sheet fills up slower, and the longer tiered cancelation policy is resulting in members releasing unwanted slots sooner so they can be taken by others.

This is a gradual process, but the signs are there that we are moving in the right direction, and I thank all members for their understanding regarding the recent changes.

MEMBER SURVEY We were delighted that so many members completed the annual survey and that a large percentage of you took the extra time to provide detailed feedback. This is extremely helpful for the management team and provides a roadmap to improvement. We are finalizing the analysis and action plan and will share this with all members soon to show that we are listening, that we care and that we will improve with your help and support.

VIGGO SØRENSEN We were immensely sad to hear the news of our Junior Member, Viggo Sørensen, passing away in late January. I would like to thank our members who attended the tribute evening here at Jumeirah Golf Estates Clubhouse Ballroom on Sunday 6th February. Also, thanks to all who sent such lovely messages of support to Viggo’s loving parents Thomas and Nathalie.

They were overwhelmed with all that the Club did to support during such a difficult time.

Viggo was extremely well regarded within the Club and the golfing community in the UAE. As a member and golf academy student, our team are extremely proud of all his contributions both on and off the course. He was incredibly talented and committed to the game, but most importantly Viggo was a lovely young chap and will be remembered fondly by us all.

Thank you once again for all your support of our wonderful Club and for taking the time to read this update. I look forward to seeing you soon.

CONDOLENCES

VIGGO SØRENSEN

Warmest wishes, Stephen

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STEVE DRAKE

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES CAPTAIN

We are now into a new golfing year with the Aviv Dubai Championship and DP World Championship tour events behind us and have seen great interest from visitors wanting to play our Championship courses. It never ceases to amaze me the incredible level of enthusiasm around the golfing world the DP World Championship event generates in our courses.

This year has been no exception.

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he new year has also seen a significant percentage of our membership renewing their memberships which is excellent, together with a constant flow of new members joining JGE. It’s evident from listening to new members playing in my Tuesday Captain’s morning that the overall package of two world class golf courses together with a fantastic club atmosphere continues to be a draw. I look forward to meeting and playing with as many of our new members as possible over coming months.

Our calendar of events has been incredibly busy in both January and February and it has been great to see so many of our members participating each weekend. JGE recently hosted the UAE pro-am event which saw a large field participating. A big thanks goes to AHR Group

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whose sponsorship helped make it a really special day for all involved.

We welcome their continued involvement in the event. We have our Club Championships coming up in March and not only am I looking forward to defending my Seniors title, but also to seeing as full a field of members as possible.

I recently met with our course superintendent Stuart Horwood to discuss his plans for our courses this year. Both courses are generally in good health with both the greens and fairways playing well. We do have some issues with the weed named Tropical Signal Grass to deal with, particularly on the Fire course, so it was comforting to hear Stuart’s plans to address this over coming months.

I had a catch up with our scratch team recently and it was good to hear how well they are doing. I will be looking to support them as much as possible this year both home and away and would encourage our membership to get behind them as best they can. If you are interested in understanding more, Steff Jones will be able to provide you with a schedule of events for the team. Similarly, our Ladies are performing well in the ICC so congratulations to Sheila and the team for flying the JGE flag so well.

In the last edition of Club Life I talked about our etiquette drive and since then it has been good to see that our Marshals are identifying etiquette transgressions on the courses with those members identified being notified. This is a great initiative and one I fully support. As a membership we really need to keep course etiquette front of mind and really look after our courses for the benefit of all.

Enjoy your golf all and see you on the courses soon.

Regards Steve

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JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES LADY CAPTAIN

The New Year kicked off with the usual enthusiasm and energy that surrounds our ladies on a Wednesday morning. A pairs scramble eased us back into the swing of things. With cooler weather, great playing conditions on Earth and friendly faces, it was the perfect start to 2022.

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he Lounge Spa individual stableford winner was Evelyn Downham and collecting the Park Hyatt prizes for our Betterball competition were Anna Abbott & Shuang Sha.

January saw us participating in our first ICC event, massive congratulations to our JGE Ladies team, who as hosts used local knowledge wisely to secure the coveted points. Anna Abbott dominated from the 1st hole and was the overall individual winner on the day closely followed by the ever-reliable Mitsuko Emmerson.

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February started with a Coffee Morning with a different twist.

Thanks to the encouragement and hard work of our Teaching Professionals at the Peter Cowen Academy, who helped organize the new ladies join our more established group for a relaxed 9 hole scramble. The unusually strong winds on Fire certainly didn’t spoil their introduction to golf and a very enjoyable morning was finished off by prize giving at the Sports Bar. Anneke Strobach & Joe O’Connor presented the winning prizes to Philippa Stumbles, Sara Chadwick, Stella Athanas and Biljan Toft. We look forward to inviting more ladies from PCAD to join us in April.

Our Lounge Spa individual stableford winner for February was Claudia Kilcullen, also worth mentioning was Gill Stevens in 2nd place with Lorraine Martensson hitting a superb shot to win NTP at hole 8. Wednesday 16th February is a date that our member Jacqui De Vries will not forget. Playing in the AHR Pro-Am she secured her 1st hole-in-one at the 2nd on Fire.

Wednesday the 23rd will see our ICC team travel to Saadiyat and then onto Emirates Faldo Course on the 9th March. With fingers crossed I look forward to updating you all in our next edition of Club Life.

Looking forward to seeing you out on the golf course soon.

Sheila McIlroy Lady Captain

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RECREATION UPDATE

INTRODUCING THE ARCADE AT JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES COUNTRY CLUB! Children of all ages can enjoy the brand-new arcade facilities at Jumeirah Golf Estates, now open at the lower-ground floor at the Country Club, and to the near the pool and gym facilities!

FITLAB GROUP CLASSES TIMETABLE MONDAY 7.00AM 8.00AM 9.00AM 10.00AM

YOGA (Ladies Only) 10.15 - 11.15AM

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YOGA 8.30 - 9.30AM

LIFT & BURN 8.00 - 9.00AM PILATES 9.15 - 10.15AM

YOGA 8.30 - 9.30AM

LIFT & BURN 10.30 - 11.30AM

11.00AM 3.00PM GYMNASTICS (4 - 6 YEARS OLD) 4.00 - 5.00PM

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GYMNASTICS (7+ YEARS OLD) 5.00 - 6.00PM

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FITLAB CIRCUIT 6.00 - 6.45PM

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FITLAB BOOTCAMP 7.00 - 8.00PM

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FITLAB GYM SUNDAY

SPINNING 10.00 - 10.45AM

FUNKEYNASTIX 11.00AM - 12.00PM

STEP & WEIGHTS 11.00AM - 12.00PM

FITLAB CORE BLAST 11.00 - 11.30AM

FITLAB CORE BLAST 11.00 - 11.30AM

BALLET BARBIES (3 - 4 YEARS OLD) 3.45 - 4.15PM BALLET FUSION (5 - 6 YEARS OLD) 4.15 - 5.00PM

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ith a whole host of classic arcade games on offer from hoop shoot, to bowling and racing, tokens are available at AED 10 each from the Country Club reception. A selection of treats will also be available soon at the ‘Arcade Kiosk’ – watch this space!

DANCE FUSION (7 - 9 YEARS OLD) 5.00 - 5.45PM BARRE (F.S. 2) 6.00 - 7.00PM

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE 5.45 - 6.30PM FITLAB GAQ ATTACK 6.00 - 6.45PM

FITLAB HIIT 7.00 - 8.00PM

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FITLAB GAQ ATTACK 6.00 6.45PM FITLAB HIIT 7.00 8.00PM

Jumeirah Golf Estates presents...

Live Music & Entertainment I Food & Beverage Stations I Pub Games

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STEFFAN JONES, Golf Services Manager

TOURNAMENTS UPDATE The last couple of months have seen us host our Men’s Amateur Open, Junior Open and Ladies Amateur Opens, along with several fun and friendly team events. The action won’t stop there as we look forward to continuing with a busy tournament schedule for March and April with our inaugural Generations Day being played on Sunday 6th March and of course our 2022 Club Championship being played on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March.

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hat a fantastic start 2022 has had with an incredibly busy tournament calendar. The club has hosted over 17 events for both members and guests to enjoy over January and February.

All competitions available to enter are on VIYA, please make sure to click on the Tournament tab to browse and enter the events.

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION We endeavor to ensure all requests are catered for when members are entering themselves and friends to play in club competitions, however we are facing issues when a member enters a regular playing partner into the event without informing them of their entry. This can result in the club sharing inaccurate draws and often can cause members to be charged late cancellation fees when cancelling their tee times.

To avoid such issues the member who registered the entry will be responsible for any no shows as is operated in the normal non tournament tee time policy.

TABLE WITH EVENTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL

OMA EMIRATES MEDALFORD Sunday, 9th January DUBAI GOLF JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORED BY BENEPLE Sunday 6th February 2022

THE LOUNGE SPA LADIES Wednesday, 9th February 2022

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JUMEIRAH TEXAS SCRAMBLE SPONSORED BY KOFAX

Jumeirah Golf Estates hosted the Kofax Texas Scramble on the Earth Course with twenty-nine teams competing.

The overall winners were Afzaal Ahmad, Parvez Ahmed, Vajahat Hussain and Anjum Beg with a net 50. The team managed eight net eagles, which included an incredible run in the back nine where they had a gross 30.

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n second place with a net 51 was Byron Kraemer, Ivan Kraemer, Russell Yeomans and James Yeomans. The team put together a particularly strong front nine, shooting a gross 29.

In third place with a net 52 was Hassan Al-Sayegh, Yousuf Al Hashimi, Mohamed Abdulla and Essa Farooq. The team had an incredible round where they managed to score seven net eagles.

In fourth place courtesy of a better back nine was Nick Sparrow, Daniel Samuel, Mark Humphreys and Mike Samuel with a net 53.

The team to put together a fantastic gross score of 61.

In the on-course events, nearest to the pin on hole 6 was won by Soren Eriksen and nearest to the pin on hole 17 was won by James Yeomans.

Congratulations to all prize winners and a special thank you to Kofax for sponsoring the event!

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LADIES INTER CLUB LEAGUE 2022

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umeirah Golf Estates hosted the first fixture of the Ladies Inter Club League which saw 30 golfers in 3 teams of 10 representing Jumeirah Golf Estates, Emirates Golf Federation and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club compete on the Earth Course. The format of play was Individual Stableford with the best 8 scores from the 10 to count.

The first round saw Jumeirah Golf Estates finish top winning 3 points with a collective score of 234, Emirates Golf Federation were runners-up with a score of 215 and in third place with 206 was Saadiyat Beach Golf Club.

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On the day there were prizes for best individual score first and second, best flight and nearest to the pin.

Winner of the individual stableford representing Jumeirah Golf Estates was Anna Abbott who scored 34 points. Anna had a great front nine scoring 19 points and managed to get 4 net birdies in the round. Runner-up in the individual stableford was Mitsuko Emmerson who scored 33 points on the Earth Course. Mitsuko had an impressive back nine scoring 19 points.

Winning the best flight with a combined score of 89 points were Agnes Anwar, Susan Brodie and Riitta Saarinen. The flight played consistent for the 18 holes with them individually scoring 31, 29 & 29 points.

In the on-course event, nearest to the pin on hole 6 was won by Agnes Anwar representing Emirates Golf Federation who hit a fantastic shot that finished a few inches to the hole making it a tap in birdie.

Congratulations to Jumeirah Golf Estates for winning the first fixture of 2022 and well done to all prize winners on the day. A special thank you to all participants and good luck in the next round!

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MEN’S AMATEUR OPEN

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SPONSORED BY SOLUTIONS LEISURE GROUP

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umeirah Golf Estates hosted the Men’s Amateur Open 2022 which saw 105 golfers compete on The Fire and Earth Course in a 36-hole stroke play format. Thank you to Solutions Leisure Group for sponsoring the momentous occasion with the leading Emirates Golf Federation member winning a spot in The Al Khaimah Classic.

The Men’s Amateur Open 2022 Champion and winning a spot in The Al Khaimah Classic was Drew Foxcroft who scored a total 142 (2 under par). On the Fire Course, Drew shot a 72 (even par) which included four birdies. On the Earth Course Drew played brilliantly shooting a 70 gross with three birdies and only one bogey on his card.

“Congratulations to Drew Foxcroft on his fantastic performance in the event, and from all of us at Jumeirah Golf Estates we wish you all the best at The Ras Al Khaimah Classic.”.

Steffan Jones, Golf Services Manager Narrowly missing out on the top spot by one shot and taking the runner-up place on a card playoff was Craig Vance who scored a wonderful 143 (1 under par), Craig scored a round of 75 (3 over par) despite having four birdies on the Fire Course. Craig came to light on Day 2 scoring a 68 (4 under par) on the Earth Course.

In third place after a card playoff in the Men’s Amateur Open was Viggo Sorensen who scored a total 143 (1 under par), Viggo played some exceptional golf scoring a total of nine birdies in the 36-holes.

In fourth place again on a card playoff with a score of 143 (1 under par) was Yash Majmudar.

Yash was the overnight leader scoring a 69 (3 under par) on the Fire Course, but unfortunately on Day 2, Yash finished with a double bogey on hole 18 to finish one stroke off the lead.

The winner of the Overall Net was won by Raghav Gulati who scored a net 67 on the Fire Course and 73 on the Earth Course totaling a net 140 (4 under par). Runner-up in the Net Prize was Benoit Ardon who scored a total 141 net (3 under par) and third place in the net was Paul Darnault who scored a total 141 net (3 under par) to lose on a card playoff.

Winner of the Best Gross Day 1 on the Fire Course was Yash Majmudar who shot 69 (3 under par). Yash had an amazing round which included six birdies. Winner of the Best Gross Day 2 on the Earth Course was Edoardo Galeppini who shot a 68 (4 under par).

Edoardo had an excellent back nine score of 31 (5 under par) with a notable six birdies in the last nine holes. Winner of the Best Net Day 1 on the Fire Course was Raghav Gulati who shot a net 67 (5 under par) and winner of the Best Net Day 2 on the Earth Course was Mark Schoombie who shot a net 69 (3 under par).

On both days there was an on-course prize, winning nearest the pin in two on hole 18 on day 1 was won

by Gavin Sutherland and winning nearest the pin in two on hole 18 on day 2 was Hugo Garcia.

In fifth place in the Men’s Amateur Open was Edoardo Galeppini who scored a total 144 (even par). Edoardo scored a superb 68 (4 under par) on the Earth Course to make his way into the prizes.

Congratulations to all prize winners and a special thank you to Solutions Leisure Group for sponsoring the event!

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The January edition of The Park Hyatt Dubai Ladies was won by Shuang Sha and Anna Abbott with a wonderful score of 35 points.

It was a dramatic finish with Shuang scoring four points on the last hole to see the pair win on a card playoff against Willemijn Roeterdink and Mitsuko Emmerson. The pair only managed a point on the last hole to also finish with a score of 35 points, however Willemijn and Mitsuko played very consistent scoring 17 points on the front nine and 18 on the back nine.

In Third place finishing 1 point off the winners were Bettina Schrockenfuchs and Lisa Lynch with 34 points. Their round included 13 net pars and 2 net birdies to help them clinch a place in the prizes.

On the day there was a couple of on-course prizes, winning nearest the pin on hole 6 was won by Marlies Zilkens and winning nearest the pin on hole 17 was Mitsuko Emmerson with a stunning shot that she converted into a two.

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“Congratulations to both Shuang and Anna on a wonderful victory, and well done to all ladies for taking part in the event. I must say a huge thank you to the team at Park Hyatt Dubai for their continued support in these fantastic events at Jumeirah Golf Estates, we really do appreciate your support as it allows us to elevate our offering for our amazing ladies section”.

Gareth Roberts, Tournament Executive

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umeirah Golf Estates hosted the Jumeirah Pairs by The Lounge Spa over the Earth Course with 112 golfers competing. The course was in immaculate condition with the wind picking up later in the players rounds making a few holes a little trickier.

“Congratulations to all the prize winners, and well done to all for taking part in the event. I must say a huge thank you to The Lounge Spa for their continued support in these fantastic events at Jumeirah Golf Estates.”

Stephen Hubner, Director of Golf

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The January edition of the Jumeirah Pairs by The Lounge Spa was won by Marc Ferrera and Ivan Kraemer with a superb score of 47 points. The pair dovetailed brilliantly and managed to conjure up 2 net eagles on their way to victory.

Runner-up, and only one point behind was Zak El-Taher and Adam Hodgkins with an excellent score of 46 points. The duo managed 22 points on the front nine and came back in 24 points with zero drop shots in the round.

In Third place with a great score of 45 points was Alan Dobbins and Ben Wills. The pair managed an impressive 7 net birdies and a net eagle to land a spot in the prizes.

In fourth place winning on a card playoff was family duo of Tauseef Khan and Shiba Khan with 43 points.

We also had a beat the pro challenge on the fourth hole that was set-up by Diarmaid Fraser, one of our Peter Cowen Academy Dubai professionals. Four golfers managed to hit their shots into the long par 3 closer than Diarmaid, with Gavin Steel being the winner of the draw that took place in the prizegiving.

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“Congratulations to all the prize winners, and well done to all for taking part in the event. A massive well done to Yash Majmudar on setting a new amateur course record over the Fire Course and I must say a huge thank you to both OMA Emirates and Christie’s International Real Estate for their support in our Medals here at Jumeirah Golf Estates, your support allows us to elevate these events to significant level.”

Steffan Jones, Golf Services Manager

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In the event we had an unbelievable score with Jumeirah Golf Estates member Yash Majmudar breaking a new amateur course record with a 62 gross, 10 under par! While winning the Overall Gross Division, Yash managed 8 birdies and a notable eagle on hole 18 to shoot the memorable score.

The OMA Emirates Medal Champion for the February edition was won by Michael Sokul with an amazing net 63, 9 under par.

Michael scored a gross 70 with an impressive 9 net birdies for his spectacular score.

Winner in the Gents Division A with a net 68 was Peter Martensson. Peter managed to score 7 net birdies in his great round. The runner-up with a net 69 was Greg Donaghy and in third place, posting a net 71 was James Finnigan.

Winning the Gents Division B with a superb net score of 65 was Aditya Ganti. Aditya brilliant net 65 included 8 net birdies and 1 net eagle on hole 5. In second place shooting a net 70 was Andrew Shaw, and in third place with a net 70 was Tauseef Khan.

The winner in the Ladies Division with a net 70 was Sheila McIlroy, Sheila’s round included a wonderful birdie on hole 12.

Winning the Junior Division was Aritra Ganti with a net 70, Aritra managed 4 net birdies and 1 net eagle on hole 3.

Taking second place in the Gross Division was Vedant Pal with a 67 gross, Vedant had a terrific score managing to get 7 birdies in their round. Winning the Stableford was Jonathan Anderson with 39 points, and runner-up in the Stableford with 37 points was Wayne Bauer.

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umeirah Golf Estates hosted a fun, exciting, best 2 scores from 4 team event over the Fire Course. Participation levels were with 96 golfers’ competition in the event. The weather was beautiful for the early Saturday morning shotgun providing the perfect setting for golf.

“Congratulations to all the prize winners, and well done to all for taking part in the event. These events wouldn’t be possible without the participants, and it means the world to us at Jumeirah Golf Estates for your continued support.”

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The team finishing in Third Place with a great score of 91 points was Charlie Jasper, Ryan Hudson, Daniel Perry & Mike Wilson. Boosting their score massively was Mike contributing with 3 net eagles on the day. In fourth place with 89 points was fourball of Jaqueline Pelaez, Pablo Carola, Maria Toriello and Christoph Gerstmayer.

In the event there were 2 on-course prizes, first there was a nearest to the pin on hole 8 and that was won by Jerome Carle. Next there was a nearest the pin on hole 14 which was won by Bradley Stuart.

Steffan Jones, Golf Services Manager The Champions of the event, with an amazing score of 96 points was the team of, Richard Hemmings, Dallen Olson, Martin Stewart & Bradley Stuart. The team had a remarkable 5 net eagles collectively in their impressive score with Bradley managing to get a gross eagle on the 18th hole.

The Runner-ups finishing just 1 point off the winners with a great score of 95 points was the team of Parvez Ahmed, Arbaaz Ahmad, Afzaal Ahmad & Vajahat Hussain. The fourball extraordinarily managed to have zero drop shots during their round.

Winners (Steve Drake - Club Captain, Martin Stewart, Dallen Olson, Richard Hemmings, Bradley Stuart, Jonny Hall – Vice Captain)

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The Winner of the Jumeirah Golf Estates Ladies Amateur Open 2022 was an amazing score of 71 gross representing Arabian Ranches Golf Club was Subin Kim. Subin finished her round with two birdies in the last two holes to take the victory by three strokes.

Runner-up of the event with a great score of 74 gross representing Abu Dhabi Golf Club was Lara El Chaib. Lara played very consistent scoring level par on the back nine to take second place on a card playoff.

Winner in the Net Division with a superb score of 70 representing Trump International Golf Club was Aoife Kelly. Aoife had two wonderful birdies in the last nine holes to win the net division on a card playoff.

Finishing in Second place in the Net Division on a card playoff representing Emirates Golf Club was Anca Mirela Mateiu. Anca played extremely steady scoring a remarkable 15 pars in the round.

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On the day there was a of on-course prize, winning nearest the pin on hole 8 with a fabulous shot representing Emirates Golf Club was Nicsha Rodriguez.

“A big well done to Subin Kim on winning the Jumeirah Golf Estates Ladies Amateur Open 2022.

Congratulations to all the prize winners, and a massive thank you to all for taking part in the event.”

Gareth Roberts, Tournament Executive

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JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES PRO-AM

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he ever-popular Jumeirah Golf Estates Pro-Am by AHR Group was played on Wednesday 16th February on the Fire Course with the second day of play being held on Thursday 17th February over the Earth Course. The fun and exciting two-day event saw 25 teams of 4 competing in a friendly best two net scores from four format. In addition to this we had 26 UAE PGA Professionals playing in far more serious 36-hole Strokeplay tournament.

The weather was beautiful for both days, however the course was playing rather difficult with the club deciding to offer the Sunday pin positions of The AVIV Dubai Championship for day 1 on the Fire Course and the 2021 DP World Tour Championship over the Earth Course.

Team Results The winners of the team event were the team lead by professional, Cian Hurley of Emirates Golf Club, Shames Al Hashemi, Yousuf Al Hashimi and Mohamed Abdulla who scored an impressive 29 under for both days!

In runners up spot with a combined score of 27 under, led by Professional Jules Lompech of Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Wael Soliman and Moustafa Shahin. An incredible effort for three players to score so well in a team event. In third place, with a score of 24 under par were the team lead by Louis Gaughan of ProSports International, Marc Beattie, Aaron Jones, and Liam Kivlin.

In fourth with a score of 19 under, needing a card playoff was professional Matt Rice and his team of Gurbax Singh, Satnam Kaur and Rachida Nasser.

In fifth place, again, on 19 under par was Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club Teaching Professional Matthew Brookes, and his team Tony Brookes, Aditya Ganti and Haiyan Mujarkech.

Richard Cuddihy hit a tremendous shot into the 17th hole where there was a Nearest the Pin competition, Richard narrowly missed out on driving home in a brand-new BMW that was generously sponsored as a hole in one prize by BMW, AGMC. One very notable point is a huge congratulations to Jumeirah Golf Estates member Jacqueline De Vries on making a stunning hole in one on the eighth hole of the Fire Course during the first round.

Professional Event The scoring in the professional division was excellent considering the difficult pin positions that were in play.

Steven Munro of ProSports International and Luke Plumb of Jebel Ali Resort finished round one tied at the top after posting scores of 71

(-1). One shot behind on level par were Oscar Yeomans of Jumeirah Golf Estates and Louis Gaughan of ProSports International.

“Congratulations to all the winners on their fantastic performance over the two days. It’s a pleasure for us to host such an event at Jumeirah Golf Estates, however we must thank both the amateurs and the professionals for their continued support. Last year was the first two day pro-am we hosted at Jumeirah Golf Estates, we are trying to build the event to be known as the event ‘to not be missed on both amateur and professional schedules’, a huge thanks must go to the event partners, BMW AGMC, African + Eastern who allowed us to offer hole in one prize, along with some refreshments during and after the golf. Lastly a massive thank you to our main event sponsors AHR Group whose contribution allowed us to really elevate the event to the next level and were extremely generous in adding additional funds to the professional prize pot which allowed us to hand over 10,000AED to the winning professional”.

Stephen Hubner, Director of Golf

The lead changed hands several times during the second round, with Oscar double bogeying the first. However, with three birdies he managed to make the turn in level par, home advantage helped Oscar pull through during the closing stretches of the round, and a fine birdie on the difficult 18th hole secured Oscar a 71 (-1) second round and confirmed a four-shot win in the event. Oscar a rather new professional to the region, has already secured himself as one of the leading UAE PGA players with two wins in his first two starts.

Three players finished tied for second place, Matt Rice, Steven Munro, and Matthew Brookes finished the tournament with an overall score of 147, 3 over par. Matt Rice and Matthew Brookes had two similar days both shooting a 73 & 74, whereas Steven shot a 71 & 76.

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he 2022 Jumeirah Golf Estates Junior Open took place over the Greg Norman designed Fire Course with over 50 Junior golfers competing in the event. The course was in perfect playing condition with barely a cloud in sight.

Winning the Boys Gross Division with a brilliant score of 71 representing Jumeirah Golf Estates was Seth Hopkinson. Seth’s one under par round started the same as he finished it with fantastic birdies on hole 1 and 18. Runner-up in the Boys Gross Division with a great score of 72 representing Arabian Ranches Golf Club was Jaemin Kang.

The Winner of the 2022 Jumeirah Golf Estates Junior Open with an amazing score of one under gross 71 from Arabian Ranches Golf Club was Eunbeen Jang. Eunbeen played incredibly, scoring a bogey free round with one birdie on hole 17 to take the victory.

Winner of the Girls Gross Division on countback with a superb score of 72 representing Emirates Golf Club was Anca Mirela Mateiu. Anca was 3 under par in the last four holes to win on a card playoff to Hannah Alan of Emirates Golf Club who also scored a 72 gross over the Fire Course.

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The Boys Net Division was won by Dilan White representing The Els Club scoring a fabulous 70 net and Runner-up representing Emirates Golf Club with a score of 71 net was Lorenzo Lironi.

The Girls Net Division winner representing Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club with an excellent 67 net was Samara D’Silva and Runnerup representing Emirates Golf Club with a score of 70 net was Liang Wei Liu. On the day there was two on-course prizes, winning nearest the pin on hole 2 with a great shot was Javier Feliu and winning nearest the pin on hole 11 was Hannah Alan.

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STUART HORWOOD, Golf Course Superintendent

AGRONOMY UPDATE

O Dear Members,

ver the past two months we have continued the landscape upgrades on the golf courses. I’m sure you’re enjoying the ease of finding those stray tee shots on some holes as well as the improved presentation. This will continue with a longterm vision of completing all areas of the course.

General etiquette has improved recently but we can always do better with bunker raking and pitchmark repairing.

After speaking with Steve Drake our Captain at JGE there was some general improvements that were not so obvious, like picking up your broken tees and leaving them in the golf buggy or ensuring the sand is level after filling a divot. Leveling divots correctly helps the turf recover quicker.

In the rough areas you may see different shades of green. We are consciously encouraging an early transition from the rye grass back to Bermuda this year. The main reason is to have a longer window of control for the tropical signal grass weeds as well as better grass coverage going into winter. The photo shows the light green Bermuda grass and the dark green rye grass.

We have now finalized a summer plan for the reduction of weed grasses on both courses. This has been presented to the committee who are aware of the approach we will take as well as the impact this will have from April - September to the golf courses.

Best Regards, Stuart Horwood

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GABRIEL BERTEA, Food & Beverage Manager

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and more are also available. Favourites include the Steak Tartare, Lobster Thermidor and Mediterranean Short Rib.

hope you are all well and have had a great start to 2022! We have a lot happening over the coming weeks and months at the Jumeirah Golf Estates clubhouse for you and your families to enjoy!

We are also happy to announce that our baristas across each outlet have received new training to ensure the highest quality of our products and service. We are looking forward to serving you all.

NEW MENUS The exciting new menus don’t stop there - Kasturi’s new menu features a host of new dishes. Favourites include the Butter Chicken Curry, Lamb Biryani and Fruit Trifle. From starters to mains and an extensive grape list, there’s something for everyone. Speaking of grape, the Torres Grape Dinner at Kasturi on Friday 4th March will offer guests a selection of Familia Torres’ finest wines paired with a carefully-curated four course meal for a truly special dining experience.

With the success of the new menu launched at Al Botanica in December last year, we are ready to offer up some great new promotions. Every weekday, guests can sit back and recline poolside with a pitcher or margarita in hand for special prices. Guests can also enjoy an Irish Coffee for a limited time to get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day.

COMMUNITY EVENTS In addition to all these great promotions, we also have some big events planned!

TAP & GRILL Starting off with the Tap & Grill, guests can now enjoy our new TopUp Happy Hour, which provides more bang for your buck and with an additional half of your selected beverage with each purchase at no extra cost, every day from 5pm – 8pm. If you’re looking for a relaxing way to wind down the week, Tap & Chilled Fridays are the way to go. Enjoy a house beverage package and live music from the talented Greg Pearson in the palm tree garden evey Friday from 6pm – 9pm.

Kicking off with the Great Brew Tour at the Tap & Grill - a threeday festival from 11th- 13th March with food, drinks and tons of entertainment. With 25 unique brews, guests can enjoy buy four get one free on any brew.

Following on from the success of our previous brunches, we are pleased to announce our St. Patrick’s Day Brunch on 19th March. Eat and drink to your heart’s content whilst enjoying live entertainment and a host of arts & crafts and lots more fun activities for the kids. With a capacity of 600 guests, this is not one to miss!

For a night of fun influenced by five countries from across the Arab world, join us on 26th March for an evening of traditional Arabian activities and cuisine from across the region and experience the Times of Arabia with live music, belly dancers, Arabic cuisine and more!

Weekends are also the perfect time to try out the new breakfast menu, available every Saturday & Sunday from 8am – 11.30am. This is all in addition to the brand-new main menu which offers a fresh new dining experience you’ll be sure to love. Alongside the new and improved grilled selection, new seafood options, salads, desserts

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urrounded by the pristine greenery of Jumeirah Golf Estates, the Tap & Grill is a charming venue that radiates a truly tranquil and relaxing vibe. The lush beauty of the palm tree garden combined with the cosy atmospheric lighting make it the perfect place to spend quality time with friends and family while taking a break from Dubai’s bustling city life.

Featuring a newly redesigned menu packed full of exciting new dishes, there’s something for everyone at the Tap & Grill – from shisha and drinks to full-on meals and desserts. Favourites include the Smoked Duck Salad for those looking for something light, the Beyond Burger for the vegetarians as well as the Roasted Seabass Fillet for seafood lovers - and of course the substantial grilled selection! With all this and more on offer, there’s plenty to try on the new menu.

Tap & Grill is located at The Club at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Dubai Golf members are entitled to their exclusive 25% member discount, subject to terms & conditions.

Earn up to 10% back in Viya Points on your next visit!

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new boutique hair experience at Jumeirah Golf Estates where guests can expect to relax in the stylish surroundings of our ladies hair boutique whilst treating themselves to a hairstyling experience from one of the regions leading hair & color specialists Helen Hüttmann. Originally from Denmark, Helene has developed her career at leading luxury salons Denmark and Monaco before settling here in Dubai. As Creative Director of the boutique, Helene has personally designed a classic services menu using world class products from Balmain Paris, Redken New York and Rumour hair extensions using 100% ethically sourced human hair.

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But it doesn’t stop there, you can now enjoy a seamless shopping experience at our award winning spa & salon, with the launch of our new boutique. Shop all your favourite Hair & Skincare brands including Acqua di Parma, Balmain Paris, Natura Bissé & Sunkissme with the help of our world class stylists & therapists.

We look forward to warmly welcoming you to The Lounge Spa Dubai Golf members and Jumeirah Golf Estates residents can enjoy 20% discounts on all services at The Lounge Spa. For bookings, call 04 874 9499.

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DUBAI CREEK CLUB OPERATIONS MANAGER Wow - where have the first few months of 2022 gone?

It’s been an extremely busy start to the new year, with our flagship tournaments (Club Championship, Men’s Open and Ladies Open) taking place, the welcoming of our new Club Captains (Max, Beatrice and Rohit) at the wet and blustery Captains Drive In, the formation of our new MCC (Members Consultative Committee) as well as the first meeting, we also hosted a ‘new member integration event’ in February that welcomed 20 of our newest members to play golf and get to meet other new members, and then there was the planning of our upcoming Annual Members Party, which by the time you will be reading this, we would have already celebrated the 29th Anniversary of the Club – in true Dubai Creek style I might add!

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at Dubai Creek for almost 20 years, and after a 2 year spell supporting the Park Hyatt Dubai events operation, she is now back with the golf club team, managing a whole range of events such as social parties, team building and trainings, to corporate dinners, award nights and much more. If you are thinking of hosting an event no matter how small or large, and you’re looking for a venue with incredible views of the city, then please do reach out to Romana who is the ultimate events professional.

Continuing along the events theme, in February we had cause to celebrate another great occasion - the marriage of David Taggart, our Golf Course Superintendent, to his beautiful bride – Ash. I’d like you to join with me in wishing them both all the very best as they begin their wedded life together.

Over the next few months myself and the team will be looking ahead to the continued planning and delivery of some operational improvements, such as the introduction of some new food and wine items at Lakeview, as well as a freshen up of Lakeview’s inside décor. We will be focused on improving the on-course food and beverage offering, including how we service golfers across the course. Then there is the expansion of Jones The Grocer from an ‘Express’ to a full service offering, as well as the delivery of a new restaurant concept into the first floor of the clubhouse, called ‘Onze’ – a very unique Peruvian/Japanese concept, that will have indoor and outdoor lounge seating, indoor and outdoor bar element, with a strong emphasis on great food, cocktails and entertainment.

From a golf perspective, as we near the end of the winter season, our first year of not over-seeding the golf course has gone exceptionally well and the course has held up beyond expectations. The benefit will soon be clear, as we will no longer suffer a 2-3 month ‘transition’ period where the winter grass dies off and we struggle to revive a dormant Bermuda grass, that leaves large and unsightly bare patches of earth in its place. Without transition our Bermuda grass will have a full summer to further mature and we will enter our next winter season in incredible shape and the course in top condition.

As you can see there is plenty to look forward to and we look forward to sharing further updates in due course.

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022 has kicked-off at high speed with a number of key events early in the year. This commenced in early January with the Dubai Creek Mens Open, which was won in great fashion by Yash Majmudar (JGE) scoring -4 over 36 holes and seeing off local star Josh Hill (Trump) by a single shot. Remarkably Yash achieved this with an unusual putting technique using only one hand to grip the putter!

Dubai experienced heavy January rainfall the following week, which continued for the Captains Drive-In. Sincere thanks to those of you who braved the wind and rain to support myself and Beatrice on the first tee.

Congratulations to Bayhaan Lakdawala who made it a three-peat of Mens Club Championships in February, and congratulations to all other winners at this premier club event.

The first MCC meeting of 2022 was also held in February and I was pleased to be joined by a diverse group of members, who are keen raise their ideas and constructive points to the club management on behalf of the membership. I foresee the MCC being an excellent engagement mechanism for the members in 2022 and recommend you speak to an MCC member for any particular issues or queries to raise.

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I look forward to the coming months which will hopefully see a steady improvement in the course condition as the warmer weather kicks-in, followed by early summer golf without the usual transition of grasses in the rough.

The coming months will also see the culmination of this seasons UAE Mens Scratch League. The Creek team under the leadership of John Fellingham is well positioned to make another run at the title with one final group stage match remaining prior to the semi-finals. Best of luck to the team on extending the Creek’s dynasty in this event.

Best wishes, Max Burrow

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Dear Members, ith winter coming to an end, I have to say that after two years of the pandemic we have had a great start to the year - full of important competitions including the Men’s Open, first medal with Captain’s Drive In, Club Championship and Ladies Amateur Open.

I would like to wish a big congratulations to our fantastic ICC team, who won the second day out of three in her league against Els club and Yas Links. On the 9th of March there will be the third and last day of the league at the Yas Links and the Creek Course, which our ladies are well prepared for and are still currently in first place following these two victories.

Teeing off the new year with the Captain’s Drive In was a great honour. I must admit that the stormy weather threw me off and I was sure of hitting an air shot! Thank you for all your support for myself and Max, it is greatly appreciated.

In February we had our biggest competition of the year - the Club Championship. Congratulations to the junior Anca Mirela Matieu for winning the gross, and to our super Vice Ladies Captain Shiba Wahid for winning the net and for her outstanding first day.

On the third week of February the Club hosted the Ladies Amateur Open and I am very proud to announce that the winner was our young junior Hannah Alan! A long-time member here and daughter of our Ex-Ladies Captain, Glory Xavier. Hannah shot an incredible 69 gross and went to the play off to secure the win. Congratulations to her mum for winning the net in the same day.

With such a great start to the year, I am hoping for a continued year of success like these first two months and am looking forward to celebrating during the Member’s Party.

Beatrice Galeppini Lady Captain

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ANN DANIEL, Membership Manager

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE First of all, thank you for your patronage to Dubai Creek Golf Club and I hope you are enjoying your membership and time at the club. It is my pleasure to share some exciting topics related to membership as below.

Dear Members,

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t is with great pleasure that I announce our 29th Annual Member’s Party will take place on Tuesday, 1st March 2022.

Sadly, due to Covid restrictions in 2021, we weren’t able to host our 28th Annual Party, however we have great plans in place to make up for it and I’m sure you will have a fabulous evening, celebrating with family and friends.

By the time you are reading this we will have already hosted the party but missed the print deadline, so please do expect some great photos of the evening to appear in the next issue of Club Life!

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2022 I’m very happy to inform that we have had a very successful renewal period and it was lovely to meet many of you face to face to help you renew your 2022 membership. A sincere thank you from the membership team, for your unwavering support of this very special club.

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work. It’s never easy to let go of members and I have always found that part of the process to be the hardest. We as always wish them the very best of luck and we do hope they will return to visit us on their future trips out to our beautiful city.

NEW MEMBER EVENING On 15th February we hosted another New Member Event with the purpose of helping our new members to better integrate at the club, by meeting the club’s management team, Club Captains and some of our MCC members. Of course, most importantly we hope that they meet some lifelong golfing buddies to share their time with at the club!

It was a really fun event with 20 new members playing nine holes, followed by a prize giving and refreshments at Lakeview Terrace. We look forward to hosting the next new member event in May.

MEMBER REFERRAL PROGRAM I want to personally thank all those members that have introduced their friends, colleagues and acquaintances over the last few months.

The member referral program has been exceptionally successful and it’s a great way of building on our community of friendly and loyal members. As a reminder, the following incentives will be paid as credit onto account, to both the new member and the referring member: - AED 1,500 all Full Golf (7 Day) membership categories - AED 1,000 for Young Professional & Midweek membership categories Once again, thank you all for your support and if any assistance related to membership, please feel free to contact me, and I will be delighted as always!

MICHAEL MAJOR, Director of Golf

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I hope you are all well and enjoying your membership! s always, it’s important you remain updated on what’s happening here at Dubai Creek with regards to golf, below are a handful of updates I hope you will find of interest.

TEE TIME AVAILABILITY We are delighted to see so many of our members taking full advantage of their membership here at Dubai Creek, many of you enjoying multiple rounds a week which is fantastic!

In light of this new booking behavior, I am delighted to confirm that we have reduced the number of tee times available to guests and extended the timings reserved for members only.

ON COURSE ETIQUETTE DRIVE Similar to our sister clubs, Emirates Golf Club & Jumeirah Golf Estates, we too will be introducing an on course etiquette drive to remind our members to take appropriate care of their golf course Moving forward our on course marshal team will be informing myself of any etiquette breaches, after which a formal written warning will be sent to any member at fault. Thank you for your support in advance on the above as we continue to strive to provide the best possible playing conditions for members and guests.

EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER I am delighted to announce that Benedict Pasia, our Bag Drop Supervisor, has recently been awarded the Front of House Employee of the Quarter here at the resort!

A fantastic achievement for Benedict who over the past few years really has become an integral part of our team.

For those of you who don’t know Ben (I’m sure most of you will), here’s a quick Q&A to get to know him better: Career?

“I have worked in Golf Operations for 16 years. I worked at The Address Montgomerie Dubai when I first came to Dubai in 2005 and I have been at Dubai Creek since 2019.

Hometown?

I was born and raised in Dolores, Quezon province, Philippines.

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I have been married since 2013 and have a 5 year old son! Both my my wife and my son are here with me in Dubai.

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Golf & Basketball Best Golf Score?

9Holes – 39, 18 Holes - 82 Thanks for taking the time to read the short update above and I look forward to seeing you at the club soon.

Kindest regards, Michael Major

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game and a two-hole play-off, Hannah Alan triumphed with a sensational birdie on the last to win and a -2, 69 in regulation play.

022 kicked off in usual fashion with the eagerly anticipated, OMEGA Dubai Creek Men’s Amateur Open.

As always, we had a huge field of 105, 35 of which were plus handicaps and many had flown in from abroad. With rounds of 67 & 71 for a -4 total, our 2022 champion was Yash Majmudar – congratulations Yash!

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Our OMA Emirates Monthly Medal winner in January was Miki Mirza and in February was Anish Bhatia. In our Ladies Monthly Medal by Park Hyatt Dubai, getting off to a flying start was Janet Kim who won both the January & February edition of the event!

On Saturday 22nd January, we had our inaugural Invitation Day – the idea centred around members inviting their friends to experience the famous Creek hospitality. After a fantastic round of 44 points in this betterball format, our winners were JP Fitzgerald & Keith Sbarbaro.

The Autumn Cup finally culminated over a fearsome tussle between Mark Dupree and Shiba Wahid. After an incredibly good match, Shiba prevailed to claim the inaugural Autumn Cup. Over the first weekend in February we hosted our Club Championships – a highlight in the calendar as we seek to find the best Man, Lady, and Junior golfer at the club. Our 2022 champions are as follows: Juniors: Raghav Gulati, Ladies: Anca Mirela Mateiu, Men’s Net: Harry Chandler, and Men’s Overall: Bayhaan Lakdawala (for the third time in a row!)

Whilst I have you, I wanted to draw your attention to the huge strides our Junior Elite Team are making following their new dedicated training and tournament schedule, generously supported by Abdullah Al Naboodah. As you can see from the below, all juniors in the team have reduced their handicap, some by as much as 8.1 shots across the year! Incredible stuff from some certain future stars.

Index Jan ‘21 4.2 6.3 5.5 5.8 10.6 2.8 6.9 10.6 10.1 2.2

During the Club Championships, we also awarded our 2021 Match Play Champions who were: Junior Singles: Raghav Gulati, Ladies Singles: Beatrice Galeppini, Mixed Doubles: Ashok Sindu & Glory Xavier, Men’s Doubles: Mike Estafanous & Mike McGinley, Men’s Scratch: Bayhaan Lakdawala, and Men’s Singles: Michael Nielsen.

Congratulations all!

Hannah Alan Yashvir Anand Raghav Gulati Sandro Wulff Emanuele Galeppini Rohit Menon Mirwais Arghandiwal Wenji Li Samara D’Silva Amrit Singh

Last but by no means least, we had out PING Dubai Creek Ladies Amateur Open on Friday 19th February. After an incredibly close

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Shiba - Autumn Cup

Men’s Scratch – Bayhaan Lakdawala

Men’s Singles – Michael Nielsen

Mixed Doubles – Ashok Sindu & Glory Xavier

Anca - Ladies Club Champs

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his weekend saw Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club host the annual Omega Dubai Creek Men’s Amateur Open, a highlight in the golfing calendar with golfers travelling from far and wide to test themselves on the famously difficult Championship Course. The course was made increasingly tough for these competitors over the course of the two days, with tees pushed back and pins tucked away, the back nine on Sunday saw a close and thrilling finale.

“As always it is a huge pleasure to host this event, and we enjoy seeing the golf course hold its own against some seriously good golf. We wanted the course to become an increasing challenge as the two rounds reached their conclusion and so it was fantastic to see this come to fruition. As always, I would like to thank our incredibly supportive sponsors Omega, would continue to donate such wonderful prizes.

Congratulations to all of our winners and we look forward to welcoming you all back next year!”

Thomas Hall, Assistant Golf Services Manager Held over two days, there were many prizes up for grabs. Winning best net on day one with a score of -3, (68) was Takashi Suzuno and winning best gross was Sam Mullane (-1, 70). At curtains on day one, the leaderboard was primed for a compelling final round of golf with the leaders packed tightly at the top. Yash Majmudar led the way after a superb 67 (-4), followed by Josh Hill and Sam Mullane, both also shooting under par with rounds of 70 (-1).

After a gripping final stretch both of our leaders found the water on the treacherous 18th hole. Yash Majmudar was able to make an exceptional up and down however to save his bogey. That was enough to secure the narrowest of victories over Josh Hill and crown him the 2022 Omega Dubai Creek Men’s Amateur Open champion with scores of 67, 71 for a total of 138 (-4) for the tournament. Behind Yash, the field remained tightly packed with Josh Hill, as mentioned, in second (139, +3), Ahmad Skaik and Miki Mirza tied for third (145, +3) and Oliver Mukherjee in fifth (146, +4). Congratulations to Yash for a brilliant performance over the two days!

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The overall net prize was won by Vedant Pal with a score of 140 (-2). In second place in the net category was Imran Qayyum (142, E) and Alistair Hess (142, +2) was in third. The best net score of day two was Harry Chandler with a 1 under 70, and best gross on day two was Dan Byrne (72, +1).

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e were delighted to welcome 92 members for the first OMA Emirates Monthly Medal of this calendar year. A huge thank you to all those who turned out to make the event and to support our new captains for 2022, Max Burrow and Beatrice Galeppini, for their inaugural Captain’s Drive-In despite the wet and windy conditions.

“Congratulations to Miki and to all of our winners today! We look forward to welcoming you all back in February and thank you again to our Sponsors OMA Emirates for their continued support in 2022.”

Thomas Hall, Assistant Golf Services Manager

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As always we would like to thank our fantastic sponsors OMA Emirates for their continued support in 2022 for our Monthly Medal Championship.

Now for the results...

Despite the most challenging conditions for a monthly medal in recent memory, with strong winds and constant rain showers, Miki Mirza emerged victorious, winning Round 1 of the OMA Emirates Monthly Medal Championship with a superb 68 (-3).

Taking the prize for Best Gross score today was Eduardo Galeppini with a very solid 1 under par, 70.

Dario Rubio took first place in the Men’s Division A with an impressive 69 (-2).

Mike Estafanous stole victory in the Men’s Division B with a brilliant -1, 70, beating Muhammad Siddiqui by just a shot.

The Ladies Division was won by last year’s Lady Captain Joy Lirio with a -1, 70, and in his first OMA Emirates Monthly Medal as Club Captain Max Burrow won our Beat the Pro contest on hole 14.

Congratulations to all of our winners, very well deserved!

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e were delighted to welcome 82 members for the second OMA Emirates Monthly Medal of this calendar year. A huge thank you to all those who turned out to make the event in what were blustery, tough conditions here at Dubai Creek.

“Congratulations to Anish and to all of our winners today! Thank you again to our Sponsors OMA Emirates for their continued support in 2022 and we’ll see you all next month.”

Thomas Hall, Assistant Golf Services Manager As ever we would like to thank our fantastic sponsors OMA Emirates for their continued support in 2022 for our Monthly Medal Championship.

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Now for the results...

With slick greens and winds picking up into the afternoon, Anish Bhatia emerged victorious, winning the Second Round of the OMA Emirates Monthly Medal Championship with a brilliant 70 (-1).

Our Best Gross score today was Mark Williams, shooting an impressive 1 over par, 72.

Imran Qayyum claimed first place in the Men’s Division A with a very solid round of 71 (E), narrowly beating Tejan Fadlu-Deen’s impressive +1, 72.

Pritam Mirchindani stole victory in the Men’s Division B with a fantastic +2, 73, pipping Amit Pateria by just a shot. Finally, in the Ladies Division, Roma Khanna was our winner with a +1, 72.

Today’s nearest the pin prizes were won by Christian Klynge on the 5th, Markus Nielsen on the 8th, David McDonald on the 14th and Russell James on the 16th. All of our on-course prizes are sponsored by Christie’s International Real Estate, and we would like to thank them for their generous support!

Congratulations to all of our winners!

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Shiba Wahid fired a fantastic first round 62 to propel herself to the top of the Ladies Net leader board and followed that up with a 74, finishing at -7, claiming victory in this division. Janet Kim was the ladies net runner up at +2.

In the junior division, last year’s captain Raghav Gulati made a very strong start, firing an opening round 69 (-2) to give himself a 6 shot lead over Nikhil Bhatia as they headed into day 2. Nikhil fought back brilliantly and joined Raghav for a share of the lead midway through the second round. Raghav was able to finish brilliantly, however. With three birdies down the closing stretch, he finished at +5 for the tournament, beating Nikhil by 8, and successfully defending his Junior Club Championship title.

Miki Mirza was awarded best gross on day 1, shooting a great round of 75 (+4). With greens becoming increasingly fast and winds picking up Liam Wealleans was able to take best gross on day two with a fantastic 74 (+3). Best net on day 1 was won by Josh Kemp with a level par 71 and Jaime Gorman shot an equally solid level par to take the day 2 prize.

Vihaan Sharma was our boy’s net champion finishing at +11. He beat Wenji Li by two strokes. Winning the girls net prize was Hannah Allen with two great rounds of 77.

Finishing second in the Men’s Vase (net) competition was Shankar Balasubramanian, after rounds of 76 and 73 leaving him at +7 for the competition. He lost by two strokes to Harry Chandler who fired brilliant rounds of 70 and 77.

he Dubai Creek Club Championships saw all representatives of the club coming together in one weekend for the third time, to compete for the men’s, ladies and junior prizes. Conditions became increasingly difficult as the weekend progressed but all three divisions were fought for brilliantly and eventually three worthy winners were crowned victorious.

Anca Mirela Mateiu emerged victorious and became our new Ladies Club Champion for 2022 after rounds of 82 and 79. She beat Glory Xavier by two shots after a hard fought closing nine holes.

In the Men’s Division, we awarded prizes to the best gross and net scores over each day.

For the third year in a row, one competitor was a cut above the rest in this tournament. He began with a flawless 67 (-4) to open up a five shot lead heading into the final round. As the conditions worsened however, other competitors fought back. Obediah Ayton increasingly grew into the competition and he followed up an opening 78 with a superb 73 to get himself into third place.

Nathan Seldon was in solo second after round 1 and his second round of 78 saw him stay just there. However, it was Bayhaan Lakdawala who went wire to wire and defended his title for the second time in three years. He followed up that 67 with a second round 75 to win in convincing style and confirm himself as Dubai Creek Club Champion once again.

“As always, this weekend is a fantastic opportunity to see all sections of the club represented and we’ve seen some fantastic and hard fought golf over the last two days. Thank you all for playing! Congratulations to all of our winners and to Bayhaan, a worthy champion.”

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LUKE TIDMARSH, Head of Academies

THE ACADEMIES GOLF A lot is happening at the Dubai Creek Golf Academy thanks to the addition of the brand new state-of-the-art swing studio that includes the all new swing catalyst technology. Swing Catalyst uses forceplate technology to provide a whole new look at the golf swing, helping your coach to identify how you currently use forces in your swing and suggesting how best to get the most out of your natural abilities to maximize distance and accuracy.

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n addition to this Dubai Creek have re-vamped and updated our Toptracer driving range facility. Toptracer is the new and improved way to practice providing you with instant feedback on your shots just as seen on TV coverage on the major golf tournaments. The Toptracer also has a whole host of in-game options which allows you to not only see your stats but; practice your short game accuracy, test your longest drive against friends and even play on a virtual golf course to see if your swing changes are making the difference where it counts!

and tranquil backdrop to try out your skils and socialise with your playing partners. Padel at the Creek has a weekly social activity ran by our expert coach Almu Sanchez which has been extremely popular all season. The social provides all players an oppurtunity to play and meet new players of sililar abilties in a friendly but competitive environment. The padle courts are situatued next to the Jones Express at the Dubai Creek Academy so you can be sure you have a nice spot to have some food and refreshments after your game too.

TENNIS Due to the popular demand of tennis last season the Dubai Creek Acadmeis have added a thrid tour standard tennis court to the facility, which means there is now much more availabitly to get a court booking and/or enjoy a lesson with one of PBI’s skilled coaches.

Dubai Creek Academies also has a state-of-the-art ball machine available for rent that allows you to set the speed, height, spin and direction you wish to play against. Outside of having a lesson this really is the best way to practice your game and get a good workout!

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Visit the Dubai Creek gym and find the amazing services of PSJ performance, a company ran by Paul ‘Silky’ Jones the ex- Brithish Welter weight champion of the world who specialises in boxing classes.These classes are compleetly emmersive and get their participants right in the mix so you can get the true boxing experience with PSJ. If boxing isn’t your thing then resident personal trainer Oksana who can organise a fantastic training regime to get you whipped into shape in no time. The gym itself is full of brand new machienry and boasts a stunning view over the Creek. As well as personal tarining services try your hand at boxing.

The padel courts at Dubai Creek are also going through a revamp to ensure the court surface is up to the highest standard and quality for our players. The courts at Dubai creek have a very unique, picturesque

Email Dubai Creek Academies on: dubaicreekacademies@hyatt.com or Call: (04) 205 4666 to book your sessions.

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AGRONOMY UPDATE As others have touched on it has been great to see the club as busy as it has been over the winter. Despite all the extra traffic the golf course has held up remarkably well.

We were especially happy to see the course provide a good test for the Men’s Open and Club Championship, congratulations to all our champions!

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This March Siemens will be planting a further 100 trees, the majority of which will be to the left of the 7th fairway. We also hope to install a pilot beehive project on property to encourage bee populations and pollination.

CART PATH EXPANSION A busy tee sheet means more carts on the course. To free up traffic flow and to reduce wear on the grass we have begun expanding some cart paths. We will continue throughout this year and into next year, expanding larger sections where feasible and installing laybys in other areas to give more room to pass.

ast year our focus was to eradicate the weed infestation, improve the health and firmness of the greens and to improve the condition of the tees. We still have work to do but we are happy with the progress we have made. This year we will look to cement that progress whilst also driving progress in other areas. Firstly, improving the quality of the playing conditions for larger parts of the year and secondly making the golf course stronger and more resilient to all the golf that is now being played across the country.

Left: 17th Green Surround April ‘21 Right: 17th Green Surround Feb ‘22

TRANSITION AND OVERSEED This year there will be no ‘Transition’. Previously, bare areas in rough that occurred when the winter grass died had persisted throughout the summer, occasionally stretching to overseed in late Autumn. I would like to thank my team for the incredible effort they put forward to repair these same bare areas last summer. When coupled with the Tee Reconstruction project, it was one of the longest summers I have worked. We can now spray chemicals to keep the weeds at bay as well as improve the playability of the bunkers and greens. At times when typically the golf course has been at its weakest we will now be going from strength to strength.

TREE PLANTING WITH GOUMBOOK Late last year we partnered with Goumbook a local charity that promotes the establishment of Ghaf trees in the UAE. They engaged DP World who sent a delegation to plant 50 trees in November last year. The majority of which were planted left of the 10th fairway.

STAFF PROFILE

HARRY WELLS

ASSISTANT GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT How long have you been at Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club?

I joined here in March 2021 following an Internship at Jumeriah Golf Estates.

Where were you before you got to the UAE and what got you into Greenkeeping?

My dad has been a Superintendent his whole career and is currently head man at South Herts Golf Club. I got started working for him before travelling to Oz and working at Royal Sydney. After that I went to the US. Firstly at Liberty National home of the Northern Trust FedEx Cup Playoff and then most recently at LA Country Club which will host the US Open in 2023.

What was your biggest takeaway from your time in the US? The day to day expectations and the resources put into private golf courses in the US is just on a level that is unmatched anywhere else, LA Country Club could host the US Open any week of the year. Being exposed to the highest possible standards means you know what you have to aspire to.

Hobbies/Interests?

All sport, especially England Cricket and Arsenal FC but unfortunately neither are in fine form at the moment. My golf is a work in progress but I am playing a lot more since moving to Dubai.

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F&B UPDATE NOÉPE PRESENTS THE MOST MESMERIZING SUNDAZE BRUNCH

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elebrate Sunday with the chicest brunch in town at NOEPE. For just AED 395 per person, you can expect an afternoon of live music, fresh spread of oysters, ceviche, lobsters, sashimi & sushi and more, plus wide selection of beverages, breathtaking panoramic vistas overlooking the marina and Dubai skyline.

Sundaze Brunch takes place every Sunday from 1pm - 4pm.

Advance bookings required.

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AED 175 per person for iftar buffet inclusive of selected soft beverages Group prices are available from 10 pax onwards.

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hat a great start to 2022 we have had! Looking back on the past year has been a pleasure, as we begin to really appreciate what a special place Topgolf has been for everyone since opening. Through the ups and downs of a tricky 2021, it is encouraging to see how we have grown from strength to strength and have dived in to this year with even more excitement and ambition. The first two months of 2022 have gone by so fast, and with so much to look forward to, we have no intention of slowing down.

With the support of RAKBANK, we have been able to offer new and improved prizes and promotions for our RAKBANK Leagues, resulting in the largest number of entries to the Leagues so far. Get in touch with us soon to book your spot for the next round and be in with the chance to have amazing fun and win some amazing prizes!

When we say Ladies Night, you know what that means. Our new booking system makes it easier than ever to organise your ultimate Ladies Night experience at Topgolf Dubai. Let us cure your Monday Blues with food, drinks and classic gameplay - don’t miss out, spaces fill up fast!

The new month sees the beginning of so many extra additions to Topgolf Dubai. Including our brand new Topgolf Sunday Funday Brunch which has proven to be a fan favourite. Including two hours of food, refreshments, classic Topgolf gameplay and guaranteed good vibes in Dubai’s favourite entertainment venue - this is Brunch like you’ve never experienced it before.

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We have an exciting addition to the venue in the new Topgolf Garden, located outside of mini golf on the lower ground floor. Head down and check out the Topgolf Garden to chill out with great food, great drinks, great views and great people.

Finally, we can’t wait for everyone to try out our new menu that has just launched. We have added over twenty dishes to our already tasty menu and are so excited for visitors to sink their teeth in to so much good new food (especially the lamb burger). Compliments to the chef!

To finish up, we would again like to thank you all so much for your continued support. It makes us so happy to see everyone have an amazing time at our venue, and we are really excited to welcome everyone back to Topgolf for what is going to be an even bigger and better year.

For more on what’s happening at Topgolf, please be sure to visit topgolfdubai.ae or connect with us on any of our socials to keep up to date. Dubai Golf members can avail their exclusive 25% food and beverage discount at Topgolf Dubai.

Discount is not applicable on Game Play or on any promotions.

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THE TOPGOLF BRUNCH #SUNDAYFUNDAY

Eat, Drink & Play at the Topgolf Sunday brunch, inclusive of two hours of unlimited beverages, shareable dishes, game play and guaranteed good vibes.

EVERY SUNDAY

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Afternoon Brunch 12.30PM – 2.30PM (Lunch menu)

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n store this march we have the much awaited Tileist SM9 wedge from master wedge maker Bob Vokey, trusted by the best in the word such as Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Cantlay, but also the most used wedge on every tour by un-contracted players who choose to play the best.

Vokey offers the most diverse range of lofts and grinds amongst all other brands with 6 different grind options. F, S, M, K, L and D –allow golfers of all skill levels to be precisely fit for their swing type (steep, neutral, shallow), shot making style (sweeper, digger) and course conditions (firm, neutral, soft).

The new design maintains the innovative forward CG to produce a solid feeling wedge that squares up at impact for more consistent results. This really will be the ultimate wedge set up to have in your golf bags this coming season!

WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT FROM A PROPER FITTING In order to find the most bespoke fit for you as a player these are the keys in which we follow to optimize your results:

GAP FITTING. The proper lofts to gap fit from your irons to your highest lofted wedge. We recommend 4°-6° of loft separation between wedges. This results in more ‘stock’ swings, producing better results.

GRIND AND BOUNCE FITTING. Once the gap fitting is complete, hit all the grinds within the prescribed loft side by side with a focus on swing type (Digger/Sweeper) and course condition (Firm/Soft). This first bounce and grind test is for full swings.

GREENSIDE FITTING. Each wedge must have a purpose, and the variety of shots required greenside (bunkers, rough, tight lies, flop shots, bump & run, etc.) creates the need for wedges that can execute multiple shots. We help you choose wedges that complement one another and are capable of unique shots from these scenarios.

PING New for march you will be receiving the Brand new Ping i525 iron range. This is the highly anticipated upgrade from the hugely popular i500 iron model. The features of the new model are a new variable face thickness which has given an increase in both launch and ball speed. 4 extra grooves on the face allows for more ball control and the increase in MOI with the new toe weight for greater accuracy. On site now at Emirates Golf Club we have full fitting kit to take your iron game to the next level.

AVAILABLE NOW We have recently taken delivery of the brand new model ranges from both Callaway and Taylormade. Callaway has given us the brand new Rogue range with 3 different head models to choose from in order to maximize your potential off the tee. We also have the new carbon head Stealth and Stealth plus range from Taylormade in store.

If you feel like you could benefit with upgrades throughout your golf bag contact Graham on 058 507 7535 or email graham@prosports.ae to book your custom fit session.

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Located on the rooftop at Andaz Dubai The Palm, Hanami is a venue that’s both aesthetically beautiful and atmospherically lively. Whether you’re looking for a quirky dinner date spot, a cocktail with friends or tantalizing Japanese inspired dishes – this restaurant is sure to tick all the boxes.

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ATMOSPHERE anami’s indoor décor is not to be forgotten with its geisha murals and neon signs leading you to a mood lit dining area. Its floor-to-ceiling windows and wrap around terrace provide the ultimate panoramic viewing platform to Dubai’s iconic sights, sweeping from Dubai Marina to Burj Khalifa.

The restaurant itself has a range of seating options from cosy booths to spacious wooden tables, you can even grab a seat at the sushi bar and experience front-row culinary action.

For something more romantic, dine alfresco on the open air terrace and watch the sunset against the mesmerizing turquoise ocean.

MENU The menu is equally inviting with its varied menu of Tokyo-styled street food - featuring sharing dishes, appetizers, maki rolls, sashimi, robata, tempura and a handful of mains and sides.

Menu highlights include: Beef Bone Marrow - Wagyu Beef Tartare, Pickled Burnt Onion, Fried Buns ChickenKatsu Sando - Umeboshi, White Cabbage and Yuzu Kosho Trio Fish Tartare on Crispy Rice - Spicy Yellow Fin Tuna, Hamachi and Organic Salmon Tartar, Crispy Rice, Caviar Grilled and Smashed Avocado - Seaweed Butter, Pepper Sauce, Crispy Nori, and Lotus chips Hanami Lava - Chocolate Lava Cake, Vanilla Ice Cream & Matcha Garden With a chic setting, extraordinary views and delicious dishes, Hanami is a favourite amongst The Palm’s dining and nightlife scene. Take advantage of the cooler climates, reserve your table and soak in those vistas.

MEMBER DISCOUNT As a Dubai Golf Member on Viya, you can enjoy 20% discount on your total bill. To redeem this offer, please visit the dine section on the app and search for “20% off total bill at Hanami. T&Cs apply.

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RECIPROCAL CLUB

ILE AUX CERFS GOLF CLUB,

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he magnificent Ile Aux Cerfs Golf Club was designed by Bernhard Langer in association with IMG Golf Design and opened for play in 2004. Located on the stunning Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, the course is magnificently situated on its own small island, and is only accessible by a short boat ride from Pointe Maurice, which is located adjacent to the world renowned Le Touessrok resort.

The par 72, championship golf course offers superb views of the surrounding Indian Ocean on almost every hole, and narrow fairways and small undulating greens place a premium on accuracy.

One of the world’s most photographed golf courses, Ile Aux Cerfs offers players of all abilities a challenging and exciting test of golf.

A small beautifully appointed clubhouse offers a well-stocked pro shop, locker room and restaurant. Ile Aux Cerfs Golf Club has received numerous accolades since opening, including been rated in the world’s Top 10 courses by leading UK magazine Golf World.

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IMG PRESTIGE is an elite international network of 200+ courses that feature leading clubs from across the world, many of which have a close association with IMG. The network provides a valuable and unique benefit to each participating club’s members, as they receive preferred access, special rates, benefits and privileges offered by other clubs and resorts in the network.

Discover the IMG Prestige way. Visit www.imgprestige.com

GLOBAL ACCESS We are delighted to welcome you to IMG Prestige, a collection of some of the world’s leading golf clubs and resorts.

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Members receive unique and privileged access to the other Clubs in the programme and receive regular news and promotions across the network – make sure you register to The View, our newsletter, to stay up to date.

To book, contact your Club Manager, select the golf course you would like to play and tell us the date & time. After that you’ll receive a confirmation and all you need to do after, is to head to the first tee!

North America:

Asia:

Fairmont Chateau Golf Club – Whistler, Canada IMG Academy Golf Club – Florida, USA Bay Hills Golf Club – Maryland, USA Disney Golf – Lake Buena Vista – Florida, USA Hokuala, The Ocean Course – Kauai, Hawaii Oyster Bay Golf Links – North Carolina, USA

Garden City Golf Club – Cambodia Jinji Lake Golf Club – China DFL Golf & Country Club – India Aso Sky Blue Golf Resort – Japan Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club – Malaysia Laguna National Golf & Country Club – Singapore Chee Chan Golf Resort – Thailand Laguna Golf Phuket - Thailand Thai Country Club – Thailand Ba Na Hills Golf Club – Vietnam KN Golf Links – Vietnam Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club – Vietnam

UAE:

Emirates Golf Club, Faldo – Dubai

Europe:

Dreamland Golf Club - Azerbaijan The Scandinavian – Denmark Bearwood Lakes Golf Club – England Golf at Goodwood – England London Golf Club – England Royal Norwich – England Le Golf National – France Royal Mougins – France Zala Springs Golf Resort – Hungary Mount Juliet - Ireland La Bagnaia Golf & Spa Resort – Italy The Dutch – Netherlands Oitavos Dunes – Lisbon, Portugal

West Cliffs Golf Club – Lisbon, Portugal Monte Rei Golf & Country Club – Algarve, Portugal Raevo Golf & Country Club – Russia Royal Bled – Slovenia Trump Turnberry – Scotland Finca Cortesin – Spain La Manga Club – Spain Real Golf El Prat – Spain Son Gual – Mallorca, Spain Bro Hof Slott – Sweden Carya Golf Club - Turkey

Australia & New Zealand:

13th Beach Golf Links – Australia The Farm at Cape Kidnappers – New Zealand The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs – New Zealand

Africa:

Ile aux Cerfs Golf Club – Mauritius Michlifen Golf & Country Club - Morocco Pearl Valley Golf Club – South Africa To view the full list of clubs across the globe please visit our website or speak to the IMG Prestige Coordinator at your home club.

Dubai Golf Reciprocal Clubs Albatross Golf Resort, Czech Republic Al Mouj Golf, Oman

European Tour Destinations

Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius

Rossington Hall, England

IMG Prestige

Finca Cortesin Hotel, Golf & Spa, Spain

Arabella Golf Club, South Africa

The Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong

Archerfield Links, Scotland

Hubbelrath Golf Club, Germany

Banyan Golf Club, Thailand

Huntingdale Golf Club, Australia

Black Mountain Golf Club & Resort, Thailand

Celtic Manor, Wales

K Club, Ireland

Pirin Golf and Country Club, Bulgaria

Centurion Club, England

Karnataka Golf Association, India

Tbilisi Hills Golf Resort, Georgia

Clearwater Bay Golf Club, Hong Kong

Laguna National Golf and Country Club, Singapore

London Golf Club, England

Close House Hotel & Golf Club, England

La Manga Club, Spain

DLF Golf & Country Club, India

Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club, Australia

Elea Golf Club, Cyprus

London Golf Club, England

Villaverde Hotel & Resort, Italy

Estonian Golf & Country Club, Estonia Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius Albatross Golf Resort, Czech Republic Linna Golf, Finland PGA Catalunya Resort, Spain Verdura Resort, Italy

Diamond Country Club, Austria

Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort, Bulgaria

Jumeirah Golf Estates, UAE

The Dutch, Netherlands

Emirates Golf Club, UAE

Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort, France

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, UAE

Real Club de Golf el Pratroyal Golf Club, Spain

Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, Germany

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Italy

Constance Lemuria, Seychelles

Troia Resort, Portugal

Foxhills Club & Resort, England

Saujana Golf & Country Club, Malaysia

Le Golf National, France

Genzon Golf Club, China

Golf Son Muntaner, Spain

Taiheiyo Club, Japan

Quinta do Lago, Portugal

Moscow Country Club, Russia

Saujana Golf & Country Club, Malaysia

Guardian Bom Sucesso Golf, Portugal

European Tour Destinations Evian Resort Golf Club, France

Tee time reservations need to be made in advance through Membership Services.

The current membership card must be produced at the reciprocal club when playing golf upon check in.

For further information on the reciprocal clubs please contact our Membership Services team or email egc@dubaigolf.com

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