EMIRATES AMATEUR OPEN

14-15/01/22

Emirates 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.

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 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.

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.

D1 D2 TOTAL

CHAMPION Monty Scowsill (WGC) 71 + 68 = 139(Play Off) RUNNER UP Max Burrow (DCGYC) 73 + 66 = 139 THIRD

FOURTH

FIFTH

Toby Bishop (TRUMP) 76 + 64 = 140 Miki Mirza (DCGYC) 75 + 66 = 141(BR2) Hugo Garcia (EGC) 70 + 71 = 141(BR2) NET OVERALL OVER 36 HOLES BEST NET Murray Fleetwood (ELS) 74 + 64 = 138(BB3) SECOND NET Lorenzo Lironi (EGC) 74 + 64 = 138 THIRD NET Vedant Pal (EGC) 74 + 68 = 142(BR2) DAILY GROSS BEST GROSS DAY 1 James Nash (OGC) BEST GROSS DAY 2 Cameron Mukherjee (HGC) DAILY NET 69 67(BB6)

BEST NET DAY 1 Keith Crowley (FIGC) BEST NET DAY 2 Raghav Gulati (DCGYC) 72 67(BB6) 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.

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.

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.

Monty Scowsill