THE 2022 JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
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he much-anticipated Jumeirah Golf Estates Club Championship was played on Saturday 12th March on the Fire Course with the second day of play being held on Sunday 13th March over the Earth Course, the home of the DP World Tour Championship.
Altogether 134 members played in the flagship members event, with the first group teeing off from the first hole of the Fire Course at 6.35am on Saturday 12th March. It was the first time all four Championships were played over one weekend with the Men’s, Ladies, Seniors, and Junior Club Championships all up for grabs. Stuart Horwood the Golf Course Superintendent, and his team set the golf courses up in wonderful condition for the two-day event. There were a mix of friendly and unfriendly tee selections and some tricky pins that the golfers had to deal with.
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in the event. Yash was tipped as one of the favourites of the event, after recently posting a sublime amateur course record breaking 62 (10 under par) in February’s medal. Sam Moxon and Jayson Hilton finishing the tournament with an overall score of 149, 5 over par to finish 5 shots behind Yash. The winner of the Men’s Net Division was Oliver Lalani who scored a net 72 on the Fire Course and net 65 on the Earth Course totaling a net 137 (7 under par). Runner-up in the Net Prize was Mohammed Darwish who scored a total 141 net (3 under par) and third place in the net was Ehtasham Uddin who scored a total 143 net (1 under par).
The weather was beautiful for both days making it a thoroughly enjoyable experience for all competitors.
“Congratulations to all the winners on their fantastic performance over the two days. Thank you to all that participated in the weekend’s events, it’s been a pleasure watching some beautiful golf.” Steffan Jones, Golf Services Manager
MEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP The scoring in the Men’s Club Championship was excellent considering the challenging but fair conditions the course was set up in.
LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Mitsuko Emmerson was leading the Ladies Club Championship after day 1 over the Fire Course posting a score of 81 (+9). Two shots behind on eleven over par was Jumeirah Golf Estates Lady Captain, Sheila McIlroy.
Daniel Dickinson was leading after day 1 posting a score of 71 (-1). One shot behind on level par were Yash Majmudar and Sam Moxon. After the front nine on day 2 the Championship was still anyone’s to play for. However, Yash managed to compose himself after a double bogey on the difficult 8th hole and finished the round strong coming back in 2 under par and confirmed a five-shot victory
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The top of the leader board changed hands early in the second round with Sheila making a strong start making a birdie on the 3rd hole. Sheila finished the event off extremely well managing to par five of the last six holes to claim her second Ladies Club Championship title. TOU R N AM E NT S
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