Dubai Golf & Viya Golf Club Life | Nov - Dec 2022

THE STAGE IS SET THE DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS THIS NOVEMBER WHERE TO CATCH THE WORLD CUP ACTION THIS WINTER FANTASTIC FESTIVITIES WITH DUBAI GOLF & VIYA GOLF

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB

DHABI

SAADIYAT BEACH GOLF CLUB

DUBAI CREEK GOLF & YACHT CLUB

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES

Faldo Course, Emirates Golf Club

CLUB UPDATE

Emirates Golf Club

Dear Member

I do hope you have enjoyed the start of our 2022 – 2023 season and looking forward to the cooler weather as the region is welcoming a global audience for major events including the DP World Tour Championship, Earth Course (17-20th November), Abu Dhabi F1 (20th November) and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar (20th November – 18th December).

DP World Tour Championship

(17 - 20th November)

The Top players on the DP World Tour will compete over the Earth course from 17th – 20th November. Entry is free to the event all four days. In addition, due to capacity restrictions, 100 clubhouse passes per day will be made accessible for Emirates Golf Club members, these are available from Membership team on a first come first served basis. Please email Valance at Vdaniel@ dubaigolf.com (max 1 ticket per member).

During a busy November period please make sure you utilize your 11-day booking window whenever possible. Jumeirah Golf Estates members have increased reciprocal benefits during the period

(with 7-day booking window) and in return Emirates Golf Club members have improved access during the Dubai Desert Classic closure in January 2023.

Football

Central

at Emirates Golf Club

| 2022 FIFA World Cup

Many of you will know we have a strong tradition of hosting fan experiences for major sporting events including the FIFA World Cup, Euros and the Rugby World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar promises to be an exciting time for our Fan Park in the newly opened Pavilion and event lawn. The Food & Beverage team will set up a fantastic experience for all football fans creating a family environment at the club. The Fan Park will include the Pavilion, a shaded tent on the lawn, grandstands, LED Screens, food trucks, entertainment and so much more. For more information and bookings please visit dubaigolf.com/footballcentral.

The matches are schedule at 2pm, 5pm, 8pm and 11pm so great timing for the first ‘winter’ World cup.

Golf Etiquette

With the new season in full swing, we must continue to focus on and improve etiquette across the board. Please look after your course by repairing pitch marks, raking bunkers, filling divots, and driving carts as expected (NOT in sand areas or close to greens/tees). Thank you for your support as we try to improve this important part of the club experience. If you have ever played with a member or guest and feel their etiquette is well below par maybe nudge them to improve by sending them this link to a video I put together with Matt Perry our Golf Course Superintendent!

https://youtu.be/9N41RBOAexA

Emirates Golf Club Family Day

(Sunday 13th November)

As a test run for the Fan Park, we will be hosting a Family Day on the lawn on Sunday 13th November.

From 12 noon the ICC T20 Cricket Final will be screened followed by BBQ, entertainment, family fun and EPL matches on the big screens. Please join us with your family and friends.

Padel Tennis and Par 3 Reception

Our popular Padel Tennis and Par 3 operations have a new reception clubhouse. The new outlet has opened to the left of the Par 3 1st tee and includes shower facilities for your convenience if you require a quick shower and change before work!

Festive Period

Following the coat tails of the FIFA World Cup we head straight into the festive period.

For all Festive enquiries please reach out to the team at emiratesdining@dubaigolf.com.

Highlights include:

• Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony & Festive Kickstarter Party – Saturday 3rd December from 7pm

• Turkey Takeaway

• Christmas Day Brunch

• New Years Eve celebrations on the Event Lawn (with ABBA back by popular demand) and in carine

Hole 13 Faldo Course

Sir Nick Faldo played the Faldo Course at the end of October with Kevin Pietersen (Ex England Cricketer) and was pleased with the changes made to that hole over the summer. I hope you are enjoying the new par 4 or at least the extra length is helping with pace of play with less groups waiting for the green to clear!

General Housekeeping

The Member’s lounge is popular during the week for conference calls/virtual meetings. Several members conducting these calls do not have headsets, so this becomes quite disturbing for other members using the members’ lounge. Please show courtesy to other members with this regard.

Golf Course Booking Window

The top 10 spenders each month will receive an electronic voucher to book one tee time in advance of the 11-day window as a thank you for support of the Club. In addition, all members who re-join by 15th December will receive the same voucher as part of early bird renewal benefit.

CLUB UPDATE

Yas Links Abu Dhabi

Dear Members,

Welcome to our latest Viya Golf Update. These last couple of months have quite literally flown by. I am now officially a resident of Abu Dhabi and very much enjoying life on Yas Island - it truly is an incredible location, with so much to offer for both residents and overseas visitors. Over the last few months, I’ve had the great fortune to meet many of our members at the club, but I appreciate that I haven’t quite yet met everybody. One thing I’d like to communicate is that I’m very approachable and open to discussions on how we can Abu Dhabi further develop the great standing that Yas Links has in the market. Please always feel free to reach out to me and I very much look forward to making your acquaintance if I haven’t yet had the opportunity.

From a golf perspective, I always love this time of the year. It’s that exciting transition point where we say goodbye to the hot sticky summer months and begin to welcome the cooler winter period, where our courses are beginning to peak and when you as a member start to enjoy the fruits of the labour put in by our amazing agronomy team. This being said, by no means will we be resting on our laurels. Corey and George have grand plans this winter to further enhance the playing surfaces, repair native areas and also continue the drainage program within bunkers. As we all know, golf courses are living breathing creatures and require constant attention. If you do happen to see any of the agronomy team out on the course during your round, please do give them a thumbs up as they gain great encouragement and motivation in knowing you appreciate their efforts.

Please do enjoy the read and take in some of the operational updates. As always if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me personally for further clarification.

New Member Features go live on Viya – Tuesday, 1st November

As mentioned in my update last month, our target date of the 1st November for launching online bookings and other member benefits on the Viya App will be met, and so from 6.00am on Tuesday, 1st November, I’m delighted to say that you will have access to the following Viya features: -

- Membership Card (plastic cards are no longer required)

- 5% Viya Points on all purchases (F&B and Golf Shop)

- Live online tee time bookings

- Tournament entry

- Golf lesson bookings

- Online golf shop

- Membership renewal

IMPORTANT NOTE: Viya identifies you as a member and your specific membership category, through your mobile number and your email address that you have registered with us when you joined the club. If you have changed your email address or if you have more than one mobile number or if your mobile number has

CLUSTER CLUB MANAGER – VIYA GOLF

Julian Danby

changed and you haven’t got around to updating us, please do check in with Ann or Soukaina in membership (see contact details below), as soon as possible. If either does not match the records we have for you, then you will not be able to activate your account and access the new features.

Ann Daniel, Cluster Membership Manager adaniel@viyagolf.com

Soukaina Er-Raissi, Membership Coordinato membership.ylad@viyagolf.com

Membership Office 02 404 3000

How To Use Viya – Web Resource

To help you navigate Viya, we have created a webpage which explains the functionality and provides you with a central resource, to enable you to get the most out of the application as quickly and smoothly as possible. If you have any trouble accessing Viya, activating your account or simply need some guidance on how to use a specific feature, then please do visit the link below or alternatively reach out to Ann or Soukaina who’ll be delighted to support you.

www.viyagolf.com/viya

Viya Moving Forward…

The next phase of development for Viya is the integration of our corporate network and then the Micros POS system which we use across all of our restaurants. The go live date for this it will be early in the new year. Once the system is fully integrated, this will enable all members to settle all club purchases onto their membership account, directly within Viya. In the meantime, you will still be able to avail of your 25% discount at the time of settling your bill and receive an additional 5% in the form of Viya Points onto your account, by simply having one of our colleagues scan the QR code within the App at the time of payment.

New Membership Numbers

As part of the integration process of our new membership and tee time booking software (which feeds Viya), we also needed to re-align membership numbers, so they are compatible with the system. When you log into Viya for the first time and click on the ‘card’ icon in the bottom left side of the screen, you will see this page now contains some of your personal information including your new membership number. We appreciate that some members do get attached to their membership number, as it takes time to remember, however unfortunately this is a step we couldn’t avoid. The good news is that your membership card is now always with you, as long as you have your phone at your side. We hope that the additional features and services that you will now receive, more than make up for this slight inconvenience.

Farewell to Lee Waggott

Many of you will now know that after completing 5 tremendous years of service as Golf Operational Manager at Yas Links Abu Dhabi, Lee is sadly moving on to start an exciting new role heading up 59Club in southern Europe. I’ve only known Lee for 3-4 months, however during this time he has been exceptionally supportive, as we moved through the transition phase with Viya Golf, and it was very clear from the outset that he is not only a great operator, but a true professional and a gentleman to go with it. I have no doubt that that he will excel in his new role, and I’d like to wish Lee and his wife Lucie all the very best in their next adventure.

Introducing Martin Duff, Golf Operations Manager

Following on from Lee’s departure, I’m delighted to welcome Martin Duff to the team at Yas Links, replacing Lee as Golf Operations Manager. Martin adds valuable professional and regional experience to our team having moved to the UAE in 1999, working initially at the EGF as National Coach, and more recently as Director of Golf at Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club. I am sure all of our members and colleagues join us in welcoming Martin to the Club and to Abu Dhabi.

Introducing Grace Einberger, PGA Professional

I’m equally delighted to announce the arrival of Grace Einberger to our Golf Academy coaching team here at Yas Links. Grace is a PGA Professional and hails from Kitzbuehel in Austria. Her passion for golf started at a very young age (5), through her father who is also a golf coach. After playing numerous tournaments on the Austrian Junior Golf Tour and winning the Club Championship at her home club three times, she decided to turn Professional at the age of 18. She has been teaching golf for five years now and loves helping people at all skill levels to achieve their golfing goals. If you would like to discuss your own golfing needs and see how Grace can help you, please drop her a note on: geinberger@ viyagolf.com

Member Referral Scheme

Hopefully you would have had chance by now to read the details of our new membership referral scheme, which offers both the member and the referred new joiner between Aed 1,000-1,500 in credit when a referral made by a member, results in a new member joining the club. There are terms and conditions linked to the program, which Ann or Soukaina will happily talk you through, if you have any questions.

Member Tournament Survey

As conditions around Covid continue to relax and the world is becoming more normalised, we have had a number of requests from members to run competitions as a shotgun start so that we can host a prizegiving at the end of the event. The benefits of this are a much more social, fun and engaging atmosphere, as well as getting members together as a group more frequently really helps to build the community spirit which any club needs to thrive. Prior to making any decisions, we’d firstly like to ask you – our loyal members, for your opinion on what you’d like to see. It’s not always easy to please everybody, however at the end of the day we’re here to serve the best interests of the membership as a whole, and in order for us to make the best decision for the club, we’d very much appreciate it if you could click on the link below and answer this very quick survey. Once we’ve collated the findings, we’ll then discuss with the Club Captains prior to making any decisions and subsequent announcements.

Membership Prices 2023

Over the last few weeks, we’ve received a number of enquiries from members regarding membership prices for 2023. Although a decision on what the 2023 fees will be for new ‘incoming members’ joining from 1st January hasn’t yet been made, we have agreed that the 2022 membership rate card will be fixed for any existing member at the time of renewal, which is scheduled to start from the middle of November. We will be aligning the membership loyalty programmes we have at our existing operations with the clubs in Abu Dhabi as we feel it is essential to reward member loyalty uniformly across all clubs. Members will receive a credit back to their account based on three and seven years of continuous membership. This new loyalty credit benefit will replace any current discounts in place.

Reminder - Member Rate and F&B Discount at Dubai Golf Clubs

As mentioned in my last Club Update, as of September all full golf members of Yas Links or Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, now receive a very special ‘Viya Golf’ or ‘VG’ rate to play any of the Dubai Golf courses. This rate is 50% off the Rack Rate of the course and is always the lowest rate available in the market. To avail of this rate, you simply need to show your membership card as proof of ID at the time of check-in at the club. From 1st November, this will mean you showing your digital membership card in Viya. Please also remember that you now also receive 25% discount in the F&B outlets across all Viya Golf and Dubai Golf clubs, including Topgolf Dubai, as well as an additional 5% in Viya Points when you show your Viya QR code on the ‘card’ page in the App.

Membership Prices 2023

Over the last few weeks, we’ve received a number of enquiries from members regarding membership prices for 2023. Although a decision on what the 2023 fees will be for new ‘incoming members’ joining from 1st January hasn’t yet been made, we have agreed that the 2022 membership rate card will be fixed for any existing member at the time of renewal, which is scheduled to start from the middle of November. We will be aligning the membership loyalty programmes we have at our existing operations with the clubs in Abu Dhabi as we feel it is essential to reward member loyalty uniformly across all clubs. Members will receive a credit back to their account based on three and seven years of continuous membership. This new loyalty credit benefit will replace any current discounts in place.

Reminder - Member Rate and F&B Discount at Dubai Golf Clubs

As mentioned in my last Club Update, as of September all full golf members of Yas Links or Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, now receive a very special ‘Viya Golf’ or ‘VG’ rate to play any of the Dubai Golf courses. This rate is 50% off the Rack Rate of the course and is always the lowest rate available in the market. To avail of this rate, you simply need to show your membership card as proof of ID at the time of check-in at the club. From 1st November, this will mean you showing your digital membership card in Viya. Please also remember that you now also receive 25% discount in the F&B outlets across all Viya Golf and Dubai Golf clubs, including Topgolf Dubai, as well as an additional 5% in Viya Points when you show your Viya QR code on the ‘card’ page in the App.

New Menu at Hickorys

Over the last 4-5 weeks Chef Iro, our Head Chef along with his team have been working on a new refreshed menu for Hickorys. You’ll be glad to know that we won’t be removing any of the member favourites, however you can expect to see a wider range of vegetarian dishes and some new additions and twists on some existing dishes. The menu is under some final touches, and we will be introducing it in early November. As always, your feedback will be very much appreciated.

Festive Period

Many of you will have seen the recent festive offerings being promoted at the club. I wanted to highlight that we’re already seeing a lot of interest across the board and so if you were thinking of enjoying any of the below activities, then please do reach out to our F&B team at dining.ylad@viyagolf.com or 02 4043077.

Christmas Tree Lighting

9th December - 6.00pm-7.00pm (Free of Charge)

Turkey Takeaway

21st November – 31st December (AED 475)

Christmas Day Brunch

24th December – 12.30pm – 4.00pm (AED 250/385)

New Year’s Eve

31st December – 9.00pm – late (AED 250/385)

New Year’s Day Brunch

1st January – 12.30pm – 4.00pm (AED 150/220)

Where dual pricing is shown above, this is related to soft and house beverage packages. The above pricing is a set member’s price –no further discount will apply on festive promotions, although 5% Viya points will be issued upon scanning of your QR code.

F1 Brunch

For all F1 enthusiasts within the membership, we have a special F1 brunch at the club over the 2 practice days and the main event. It is traditionally always sold out, therefore please do book soon to avoid disappointment. Member discount applies.

Friday 18th, Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th November

12.30pm – 4.00pm (AED 200/350)

25% Member Discount will apply to the above price including 5% Viya points.

Large Events throughout November

We are extremely proud to be the official venue of several high-profile entertainment related events throughout the winter period. The events are located on our purpose-built event lawn near the main entrance of the club, which also accommodates the tournament village for the HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. As you’re reading this, we’ve just concluded the ‘Club Social’ 3-day concert, which featured Kaiser Chiefs, Clean Bandit, Example, DJ’s and a local Battle of the Bands. Upcoming events to keep an eye out for, are as follows: -

Movies in the Park

5th & 6th November (1980’s retro cinema theme)

Movie timings each night: 5.30pm / 7.30pm / 9.30pm

One Republic

11th November (venue opens 7.00pm)

CAS 12th November (venue opens at 6.00pm)

World Cup Fan Zone

20th November to 18th December (all live games shown)

Corporate Events and Overseas Golf Groups at the Club

As covid related restrictions in Abu Dhabi and at the club begin to ease, we’re beginning to see the return of overseas golf groups and corporate golf events. This is a welcome sight for the club; however we are also very mindful that there will be times whereby the golf course won’t be available for members, which can be an area of concern. As a club, we will always endeavour to prioritise members whenever possible, however it’s important to appreciate that the facility also exists to service various other market segments, all of which are an important and essential part of the Abu Dhabi economy.

Our focus will always be to move large groups into off peak times (weekdays) to protect as much as possible, the peak times when members typically like to play. This won’t always be possible of course, however for the few times we are required to accommodate a large group during a weekend time, we will try and give you as much notice as possible, so that you can make alternative arrangements to play golf. During times when the golf course is unavailable, please do take advantage of your reciprocal benefits and/or Viya Golf discount across all of our golf courses.

Ladies Golf Mornings

At our recent monthly Captains Meeting, our Lady Captain – Sonia Cox, stated that although the ladies section is beginning to grow nicely, there are still quite a lot of lady members that don’t participate in the weekly Wednesday morning fun competition program. We of course appreciate that many of our lady members work and find it difficult to play golf on a midweek morning, however we believe that there could well be a number of ladies that are available, but perhaps are just not aware... On this note, if you would like to hear more information on the types of events and activities that we host on a Wednesday morning, please do reach out to Ann or Zoukaina and they will gladly connect you to either Sonia or our Lady Vice Captain – Leonie Sullivan.

I would like to thank you once again for your valuable time in reading this Club Update. Please do feel free to pass on any feedback to myself, your club captains or to any member of our management team, and we will review, consider and respond as quickly as possible.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Club soon.

With very best regards,

Julian

CLUB UPDATE

Saadiyat Beach Golf Club

Dear Members,

Welcome to our latest Viya Golf Update. These last couple of months have quite literally flown by.

I am now officially a resident of Abu Dhabi and very much enjoying life on Yas Island - it truly is an incredible location, with so much to offer for both residents and overseas visitors. Over the last few months, I’ve had the great fortune to meet many of our members at the Club, but I appreciate that I haven’t quite yet met everybody. One thing I’d like to communicate is that I’m very approachable and open to discussions on how we can improve and further develop the great standing that Saadiyat Beach Golf Club has in the market. Please always feel free to reach out to me (at jdanby@viyagolf.com) - I very much look forward to making your acquaintance if I haven’t yet had the opportunity.

From a golf perspective, I always love this time of the year. It’s that exciting transition point where we say goodbye to the hot sticky summer months and begin to welcome the cooler winter period, where our courses are beginning to peak and when you as a member start to enjoy the fruits of the labour put in by our amazing Agronomy team. This being said, by no means will we be resting on our laurels. Corey and Bryan have grand plans this winter to further enhance the playing surfaces. As we all know, golf courses are living breathing creatures and require constant attention. If you do happen to see any of the Agronomy team out on the course during your round, please do give them a thumbs up as they gain great encouragement and motivation in knowing you appreciate their efforts.

Please do enjoy the read and take in some of the operational updates. As always if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me personally for further clarification.

New

As mentioned in my update last month, our target date of 1st November for launching online bookings and other member benefits on the Viya App will be met, and so from 6.00am on Tuesday 1st November, I’m delighted to say that you will have access to the following Viya features:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Viya identifies you as a member and your specific membership category, through your mobile number and your email address that you have registered with us when you joined the Club. If you have changed your email address or if you have more than one mobile number or if your mobile number has changed and you haven’t got around to updating us, please do check in with Ann or Chathurika in membership (see contact details below), as soon as possible. If either does not match the records we have for you, then you will not be able to activate your account and access the new features.

Ann, Cluster Membership Manager adaniel@viyagolf.com Chathurika, Membership Coordinator membership.sbgc@viyagolf.com Membership Office 02 4043000

How To Use Viya – Web Resource

To help you navigate Viya, we have created a webpage which explains the functionality and provides you with a central resource, to enable you to get the most out of the application as quickly and smoothly as possible. If you have any trouble accessing Viya, activating your account or simply need some guidance on how to use a specific feature, then please do visit the link below or alternatively reach out to Ann or Chathurika who’ll be delighted to support you.

www.viyagolf.com/viyarewards

Viya Moving Forward…

The next phase of development for Viya is the integration of our corporate network and then the Micros POS system which we use across all of our restaurants. The go live date for this it will be early in the new year. Once the system is fully integrated, this will enable all members to settle all Club purchases onto their membership account, directly within Viya. In the meantime, you will still be able to avail of your 25% discount at the time of settling your bill and receive an additional 5% in the form of Viya Points onto your account, by simply having one of our colleagues scan the QR code within the App at the time of payment.

New Membership Numbers

As part of the integration process of our new membership and tee time booking software (which feeds Viya), we also needed to realign membership numbers, so they are compatible with the system. When you log into Viya for the first time and click on the ‘card’ icon in the bottom left side of the screen, you will see this page now contains some of your personal information including your new membership number. We appreciate that some members do get attached to their membership number, as it takes time to remember, however unfortunately this is a step we couldn’t avoid. The good news is that your membership card is now always with you, as long as you have your phone at your side. We hope that the additional features and services that you will now receive, more than make up for this slight inconvenience.

Member Referral Scheme

Hopefully you would have had chance by now to read the details of our new membership referral scheme, which offers both the member and the referred new joiner between Aed 1,000-1,500 in credit when a referral is made by a member, results in a new member joining the Club. There are terms and conditions linked to the programme, which Ann or Chathurika will happily talk you through, if you have any questions.

Lady Captaincy

We are delighted to announce, that as of 1st January, for the first time in the Club’s history, we will have a Lady Captain and Lady Vice Captain. In October we reached out to all lady members to ask for self-nominations. The deadline concluded at midnight on 31st October, after which we will review all applicants and make an announcement by the end of November. This is a welcome change and a move that we believe will help positively develop the ladies section and build on what is already a fantastic community feel at the Club.

Membership Prices 2023

Over the last few weeks, we’ve received a number of enquiries from members regarding membership prices for 2023. Although a decision on what the 2023 fees will be for new ‘incoming members’ joining from 1st January hasn’t yet been made, we have agreed that the 2022 membership rate card will be fixed for any existing member at the time of renewal, which is scheduled to start from the middle of November. We will also be aligning the membership loyalty programmes we have at our existing operations with the Clubs in Abu Dhabi, as we feel it is essential to reward member loyalty uniformly across all Clubs. Members will receive a credit back to their account based on three and seven years of continuous membership. This new loyalty credit benefit will replace any current discounts in place.

Reminder - Member Rate and F&B Discount at Dubai Golf Clubs

As mentioned in my last Club Update, as of September all Full Golf members of Yas Links Abu Dhabi or Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, now receive a special ‘Viya Golf’ or ‘VG’ rate to play any of the Dubai Golf courses. This rate is 50% off the Rack Rate of the course and is always the lowest rate available in the market. To avail of this rate, you simply need to show your membership card as proof of ID at the time of check-in at the club. From 1st November, this will mean you showing your digital membership card in Viya. Please also remember that you now also receive 25% discount in the dining outlets across all Viya Golf and Dubai Golf Clubs, including Topgolf Dubai, as well as an additional 5% in Viya Points when you show your Viya QR code on the ‘card’ page in the App.

New Menu at Hawksbill

Over the last few weeks Chef Iro, our Head Chef along with his team have been working on a new refreshed menu for Hawksbill Restaurant. You’ll be glad to know that we won’t be removing any of the member favourites, however you can expect to see an elevated offering as well as twists on some existing dishes. The menu is under some final touches, and we will be introducing it in early December. As always, your feedback will be very much appreciated once you have the time to sample the new dishes.

Festive Period

Many of you will have seen the recent festive offerings being promoted at the club. I wanted to highlight that we’re already seeing a lot of interest across the board and so if you were thinking of enjoying any of the below activities, then please do reach out to our F&B team at dining.sbgc@viyagolf.com or 056 6608780.

Christmas Tree Lighting | Saturday 3rd December | 6.00pm - 10.00pm

AED 165 per person

Turkey Takeaway | 21st November – 31st December

AED 475 per Turkey

Christmas Day Brunch | Sunday 25th December | 12.00pm – 3.30pm

Soft Beverage Package AED 250 per person House Beverage Package AED 385 per person

New Year’s Eve | Tuesday 31st December | 7.00pm – 1.00am

Soft Beverage Package AED 250 per person House Beverage Package AED 480 per person

The above pricing is a set member’s price – no further discount will apply on festive promotions, although 5% Viya points will be issued upon scanning of your QR code.

F1 Brunch at Yas Links

For all F1 enthusiasts within the membership, we have a special F1 brunch at Yas Links Abu Dhbai over the 2 practice days and the main event. Tickets are typically very quick to go, therefore please do book soon to avoid disappointment.

Friday 18th, Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th November 12.30pm – 4.00pm (AED 200/350)

25% Member Discount will apply to the above price including 5% Viya points.

Large Events at Yas Links throughout November

Yas Links Abu Dhabi is extremely proud to be the official venue of several high-profile entertainment related events throughout the winter period. The events are located on our purpose-built event lawn near the main entrance of the club, which also accommodates the tournament village for the HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. As you’re reading this, we’ve just concluded the ‘Club Social’ 3-day concert’, which featured Kaiser Chiefs, Clean Bandit, DJ’s and a local Battle of the Bands. Upcoming events to keep an eye out for, are as follows:

Movies in the Park (1980’s Retro Cinema theme) | 5th & 6th November | Movie timings: 5.30PM, 7.30PM & 9.30PM

One Republic Live | Sunday 11th November | Venue opens at 7.00PM

CAS Live | Monday 12th November | Venue opens at 6.00PM

World Cup Fan Zone | 20th November - 18th December | All live games shown

Corporate Events and Overseas Golf Groups at the Club

As covid related restrictions in Abu Dhabi and at the Club begin to ease, we’re beginning to see the return of overseas golf groups and corporate golf events. This is a welcome sight for the club; however, we are also very mindful that there will be times whereby the golf course won’t be available for members, which can be an area of concern. As a club, we will always endeavour to prioritise members whenever possible, however it’s important to appreciate that the facility also exists to service various other market segments, all of which are an important and essential part of the Abu Dhabi economy.

Our focus will always be to move large groups into off peak times (weekdays) to protect as much as possible, the peak times when members typically like to play. This won’t always be possible of course, however for the few times we are required to accommodate a large group during a weekend time, we will try and give you as much notice as possible, so that you can make alternative arrangements to play golf. During times when the golf course is unavailable, please do take advantage of your reciprocal benefits and/or Viya Golf discount across all of our golf courses.

I would like to thank you once again for your valuable time in reading this Club Update. Please do feel free to pass on any feedback to myself, your Club Captain, Vice-Captain or to any member of our management team, and we will review, consider and respond as quickly as possible.

Looking forward to seeing you at the club soon.

With very best regards,

Julian Danby Cluster Club Manager Saadiyat Beach Golf Club

It is a very welcome sight to see the usual social atmosphere return to the club as everyone filtered back from their travels. September and October have been particularly been busy not just with club life and the tournament calendar but also with several projects being completed or drawing to a close.

Our Academy restaurant has been upgraded to a fully fledged Jones the Grocer, complete with a new menu and wine list. Work is very nearly complete in Onze, a new Japanese/Peruvian restaurant that will occupy the space that used to host the Legends Steak House. This space has always had one of the best views in Dubai and now we will once again have a restaurant to do it justice. Work has also started to overhaul the Barhut at hole 14 and once complete it will facilitate live cooking for fresh menu items.

Congratulations to our Lady Captain, Beatrice Galleppini, on successfully hosting our Pink Day. The efforts of Bea, Shiba and Joy were only out shone by the outfits and decorations on display. Well done Ladies!

Congratulations also to John Fellingham who very commendably shot his age in October, 70 at the age of 70. Murmurs of worthy

CLUB UPDATE

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

praise have followed him around the club. Very well done John that is no small achievement around the Creek.

Our Scratch League and ICC teams are back under way with the former putting in a dominant performance in a 3-1 win at Dubai Hills at the start of October. We are fortunate to have some very historically successful Men’s and Women’s Scratch Teams and if you are able to, I know they would very much appreciate your support if you are able to join and cheer them on in either their home or away fixtures. Please speak to the Golf Operations team for further details.

DUBAI CREEK CLUB MANAGER

David Taggart

Hello from Dubai Creek!

Agronomy Update

Greenkeepers love and hate summer in equal measure! On the one hand it is the time of year we get to make the most progress, on the other hand it involves long days in the Dubai summer!

Our goal was for the golf course to play as frim and as fast as possible this high season. To achieve this, it was a case of out with the old and in with the new. On greens we aggressively removed a lot of old plant material and soil and replaced it with clean sand. Part of this process is called ‘scalp mowing’. This works in a similar way to hard pruning a hedge or tree. By removing the established older parts of the plant it encourages younger more vigorous growth.

A similar process was conducted on all surrounds and fairways. This has allowed us to expand our runoff areas and maintain the grass at a shorter height. As temperatures cool, we will be able to irrigate less frequently and the golf course will play firmer and faster than we have in previous years.

Fraze Mowing

In conjunction with the scalp mowing and topdressing on surrounds, we also reshaped our collars using a method called fraze mowing. This involves shaving off the grass and soil in small layers without removing all the roots. Once finished it can look quite alarming but the grass quickly regenerates from the remaining roots. Over the years sand has built up in our collars and that had created ‘dams’ which stopped the water draining efficiently off the greens. In winter these areas often sat wet and became quite thin. This year the greens will dry evenly and we should not see the same pattern of algae appearing in the edges of the greens.

Tee Construction

In 2021 we completed a major overhaul of all our tees, significantly expanding them to cope with the demands of peak winter play levels. To facilitate that our ladies kindly lent their Tee Boxes for everyone else to use whilst the Men’s Tees were rebuilt. In the summer of 2022 we have completed the reconstruction of all the Ladies Tees.

Members End

We have closed out the year by reinstating a bunker at the Members practice area. The previous bunker was lost when we expanded the range tee. Complete with 3 new target greens, the new bunker will provide members with the ability to practice the entire range of bunker shots from long irons to short ‘splashouts’.

Collar Reshaping

Summer Maintenance

Bunker Construction

Tee Construction

Stephen Hubner

CLUB MANAGER

CLUB UPDATE

Jumeirah Golf Estates

Dear Valued Members,

The great weather has arrived, the golf courses are beautiful, and the Club is buzzing. I very much hope that you are finding the time to make the most of this wonderful time of year at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

November is going to be an exciting month at the Club with the upcoming DP World Tour Championship from 17th-20th, followed immediately by the FIFA World Cup. You should now have received your complimentary Clubhouse Passes by email from Ticketmaster, so that you can attend all four days of the tournament in style.

Clubhouse Hospitality

We also have a wonderful Clubhouse Hospitality option which includes breakfast, lunch, and afternoon canapes, a drinks package from 12.30pm - 6.00pm, plus access to a private viewing platform on the Clubhouse Terrace overlooking the 18th green. Early Bird rates are available until 11th November, with prices starting from AED 995.

Below is a summary of what is happening around the Club, followed by an update from the Country Club, Food & Beverage, Lounge Spa, Golf, and Agronomy Teams. I hope you find this useful.

Captain’s Day (Sunday 11th December)

We are delighted to have now launched the inaugural Jumeirah Golf Estates Captain’s Golf Day which will take place on Sunday 11th December. Our Club Captains Steve Drake and Sheila McIlroy have done an outstanding job in their roles this year and have been working hard to create a day to remember for our members.

Participants will enjoy a Pairs Scramble with a twist, playing 9 holes on each of the Earth and Fire courses whilst enjoying wonderful food & beverage offerings throughout the day. Please sign-up now on Viya as this is certainly not one to miss!

Padel Tennis

With the cooler weather now here, I highly recommend you try out this wonderful sport. Members can play for only AED 50, and we have two expert coaches Nacho and Charlie, available to help you get started or take you to the next level.

The Lounge Spa

I would like to thank the amazing team at The Lounge Spa for their ongoing support of so many of the golf events at the Club. Our lucky winners have been enjoying some of the luxurious offerings, including a host of special massages, ladies’ hair and beauty treatments, and gent’s grooming. I am happy to inform you that the spa will remain fully operational throughout the week of the DP World Tour Championship. If you haven’t treated yourself to a visit to The Lounge Spa then I highly recommend you visit theloungespa.me and book yourself an appointment soon!

Members’ Lounge in Crafty Fox

Jumeirah Golf Estates is a vibrant family community with five restaurants where children are welcome. The new Members’ Lounge located in the back section of Crafty Fox Gastropub & Sports Bar is now for adult members only with up to a maximum of three guests. Children are still most welcome in the main section of the restaurant and the large terrace, along with the other four restaurants and their outdoor areas. We hope that you will enjoy having this small adult only area as an option for you to enjoy from time to time.

Welcome Finlay!

We are delighted to introduce our new Membership Executive, Finlay Galloway. Please make sure to say hello to Finlay over the coming weeks when you see him around the Club. Finlay has come to us from Leven in Scotland only 20 minutes away from the Home of Golf, St. Andrews. Currently completing his PGA Training he will be a fabulous addition to the team supporting the membership services team.

Thank you for your support of our wonderful Club and I hope you enjoy reading the following updates from the various department heads.

Warmest wishes, Stephen Hubner

Top-Ranked Stars Preparing for DP World Tour Championship in Dubai

Ryan Fox and Viktor Hovland will tee it up alongside Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Jon Rahm at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai from November 17-20, the final Rolex Series event of the 2022 season.

Joining World Number One Rory McIlroy and U.S. Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick in the field, Fox and Hovland remain within touching distance of McIlroy, who has led the DP World Tour Rankings in Partnership with Rolex since July, as the four-time Major Champion bids to win both season-long competitions on the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR in the same year for the first time in his career.

The Northern Irishman first finished top of the season-long standings in 2012 and then won back-to-back Harry Vardon Trophies in 2014 and 2015.

New Zealander Fox has enjoyed a career-defining season in 2022 winning The Ras Al Khaimah Classic in February before going on to capture his second victory of the campaign last month at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, catapulting him into contention to win the DP World Tour Rankings.

The World Number 26 sits in second place, behind McIlroy and with two-time DP World Tour Championship winner Fitzpatrick on his tail in third position, requiring a strong finish to the season at Jumeirah Golf Estates to make history for his home nation and be crowned the Tour’s number one player.

“It’s been an incredible year and I’m excited to come to Dubai with a chance of winning the DP World Tour Rankings at our final event,” said Fox. “It wasn’t something I expected at the start of the year but I’m pretty happy to be where I am, and I’ll just go out there and do what I’ve done all year, try and beat the golf course and see what happens.”

Norwegian Hovland, currently fourth in the Rankings, has already tasted victory in Dubai after claiming his maiden Rolex Series title in January at the Dubai Desert Classic following a sensational play-off win to claim the famous Dallah trophy.

“I’ve really enjoyed playing in Dubai the last few years,” said the 25-year-old. “To win there in January was awesome and to be in the mix with a chance to win the DP World Tour Rankings at the end of the season is pretty cool, so I’m just excited to play the Earth Course and give it my best.”

Earlier this year, Lowry became a two-time Rolex Series winner after edging out McIlroy and Rahm to end his wait for a BMW PGA Championship victory after an action-packed final day at Wentworth Club. The Irishman has enjoyed his time at Jumeriah Golf Estates, finishing tied second in 2017 and has four top tens to his name on the famous Earth Course.

Rahm, a two-time winner of this event and European Number One in 2019, put on a stunning display to win the acciona Open de España presented by Madrid last month and delighted the fans who had turned out to watch him match the great Seve Ballesteros. The Spaniard is now a three-time winner of his national open after striding clear of his rivals with a nine-underpar 62 in his final round to claim his first DP World Tour win since his Major breakthrough at the 2021 U.S. Open.

Former European Number One and Ryder Cup star Fleetwoodwho famously won four points out of five in a memorable debut in the biennial event in 2018 - will also be hoping his experience

of winning tournaments in the UAE and fond memories of Dubai can help him go one better at the DP World Tour Championship having finished runner up in 2019.

Jumeirah Golf Estates will welcome the top 50 players available on the DP World Tour Rankings for the 14th edition of the DP World Tour Championship, the final Rolex Series event of the season.

The week will begin with the Rolex Pro-Am on Tuesday November 15, while a Community Day will be hosted on Friday November 18, inviting schools, junior golfers and people of determination to experience behind the scenes tours, golf clinics and workshops. Saturday November 19 will once again be Ladies Day and Sunday November 20 will be a dedicated Family Day.

The G4D (Golf for the Disabled) Tour Finale will also take place over Friday and Saturday, with the world’s best golfers with a disability competing in the final event of the season on the same setup as the DP World Tour professionals.

Free general admission tickets are available, with premium offerings in the Championship Chalet and Earth Lounge also available to purchase.

Credit DP World Tour

DINING UPDATE

The most awaited time of the year is finally here. With now two destinations in the Emirates, we unveiled an array of unrivalled decadent offerings to keep your November and December occupied - from the season’s offering to festive delights, we’ve got you all covered!

TOP 5 ALFRESCO DINING SPOT

From the creekside dining to lofty perches with city views, these are some of our favourite places for outdoor dining in a blissful winter season.

Kasturi

Jumeirah Golf Estates’ British-Indian restaurant owns an uninterrupted views of the championship course. Opens from 5pm, spice up your evening early with their sundowner menus or head down for a more intimate dining experience.

Tap & Grill

This Fur baby friendly spot situated just across the Clubhouse of Jumeirah Golf Estates. Its menu offers a selection of succulent carnivores favourites with thirst quenching drinks.

Carine

Popular with its French-Mediterranean cuisine, Chef’s Izu’s selection of delectable dishes are definitely the city’s must try. Perfect for lunch and dinner any day of the week or weekend breakfast, its chic interior and beautiful terrace overlooking the rolling green appeals for those who are looking for a date night spot and a memorable family dine out.

Boardwalk

The Dubai’s institution has everything you are looking for when it comes to view. Be it a lunch, sundowner drinks or dinner under the skies - you name it, Boardwalk have got you covered. Sit on the lovely terrace overlooks the historical Dubai Creek and skyline whilst savouring a selection of seafood from the display, delicious pasta or one of their wood-fire oven pizzas.

Hickory’s

Sun and dine seekers will love to sit on Hickory’s expansive terrace where you can unwind and gaze across the rolling greens or the waters from the renowned mangroves, whilst indulging its international cuisine.

LADIES & THE CITY

Dubai is one city that knows how to spoil ladies and so do we. Here is our top three Ladies Night offers that you can take advantage of:

Crafty Fox

Every Tuesday, 8pm – 11pm. Two complimentary glasses of sparkling grape, or two complimentary Beefeaters Pink Cocktails.

Casa de Tapas

Every Tuesday from 8pm – 11pm. Enjoy free flowing Sangria for three hours for AED 99.

Cielo Sky Lounge

Every Tuesday, from 8pm – 11pm. Enjoy 5 selected drinks for AED 99.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

Yas Acres Golf & Country Club welcomes the new season with two new openings.

Acres Grill House

Calling carnivores to visit Acres Grill House and experience a true Grill House. Jazz up your evening with an eclectic array of decadent selection of prime cuts. Expect a perfectly pink and piping hot medium rare cut of steak including Australian Wagyu Blackmore, Signature Cuts to Share, Ribs Selections and more – all cooked to perfection in the Josper Grill. Complement your dining experience with over 100 world class labels and premium wines whilst listening to our live jazz band throughout the week.

The Black Room

The Black Room is the perfect destination for those seeking a fine whiskey and cigar experience in the capital. With more than 40 world renowned premium whiskey labels to try, you won’t want to miss our Whiskey Tasting experience which allows you to taste three brands of your choice paired with some classic bar bites. Featuring a unique walk-in cigar humidor, The Black Room will soon offer the most unique cigar humidor membership in the city.

CATCH THE LIVE FOOTBALL ACTION

At Emirates Golf Club & Topgolf Dubai

20 TH NOVEMBER - 18 TH DECEMBER 2022

Join us at the FAN PARK at Emirates Golf Club and Topgolf Dubai for the ultimate football viewing experience during this year’s Football Tournament. Catch all the action on the big screens across four dedicated venues while enjoying a host of food & beverage options to keep you going throughout the tournament.

Football Central

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB

With an outdoor tent setting plus a Grand Stand, Football Central is equipped with three massive screens, each sized 8x5m.

AED 100 for two beverage vouchers

Up to 4 AED 495 (1x snack platter & 8x drinks)

Up to 10 AED 1,170 (2x snack platters & 20x drinks)

04 417 9999 emiratesdining@dubaigolf.com

The Pavilion

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB

Join the electric atmosphere at our newly launched Pavilion where a giant screen takes the center stage.

AED 100 for two beverage vouchers

Up to 4 AED 495 (1x snack platter & 8x drinks)

Up to 10 AED 1,170 (2x snack platters & 20x drinks)

04 417 9999

emiratesdining@dubaigolf.com

Spike Bar & Terrace

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB

Catch the football live screenings indoor and on the terrace overlooking the greens, across 16 screens including a mega outdoor screen.

Take advantage of available drinks on offer

Combo meals starting from AED 65

04 417 9999 spike@dubaigolf.com

The Yard

TOPGOLF DUBAI

Featuring 18 screens across two floors including 7 mega screens, in addition to outdoor spaces. Reserve a table online for 4 or more and receive a 1-hour Topgolf game play voucher valued at AED 220.

4 seater table AED 1,000*

6 seater booth AED 1,500*

8 seater booth or table

AED 2,000*

6 seater table (outdoor) AED 1,500*

*

Minimum spend applies for online table bookings.

Lakeview Fan Zone

Football fans can watch kick off starting November 20 at Lakeview’s new fan zone, offering various seating options spread across the venue’s expansive terraces, with picnic tables, bar seats, and relaxing bean bags for viewers to choose from. During the games, guests can take advantage of a variety of special dining offers to keep them energized throughout all the sporting excitement.

Starting now, sports enthusiasts can also catch all their other favorite sports at Lakeview, including live broadcasts of Premier League, UEFA Champions League, La Liga, as well as the Rugby World Cup, golf and tennis tournaments. Equipped with huge screens all around the venue, Lakeview is the perfect spot to catch the excitement of every game, for all sports fans alike!

Location: Lakeview, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai Creek Resort

To book: Email lakeview@hyatt.com or 04 295 6000

QD’s Bar & Grill Fan Zone

Offering unparalleled views of Dubai Creek and the city’s skyline, QD’s Bar & Grill is going all out and ready to wow every football fan! Gearing up for the highly anticipated football tournament, QD’s offers the ultimate fan zone filled with one-of-a-kind experiences, specially curated dining deals, and a roster of live entertainment including resident DJ and foosball tables.

With two majlis sports tents, three lagoon day beds, and firepits for extra comfort, guests can enjoy the thrills of the live sporting action in a lively ambiance for a unique fan zone experience, while QD’s resident DJ will keep the atmosphere going in between games. Whether you would like to cheer your heart out alone or in a group, QD’s has prepared an array of packages for all, with both individual and group bookings available.

QD’s Bar & Grill Offers

Individual entry with minimum spend of AED 300 per person, redeemable on food and beverage. Table reservation packages starting at AED 400 for two people, inclusive of sharing snack platter and bucket of select hops.

Location: QD’s Bar & Grill, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai Creek Resort

To book: Email QDs@hyatt.com or call 04 602 1814

Festive

Festive Quiz Nights

SPIKE SPORTS BAR & TERRACE

Sunday 4th, 11th & 18th December; 7.30pm – 10pm

AED 130 per person

Festive Jazz Fridays

JONES THE GROCER

2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th December; 7.30pm – 10.30pm

AED 199 per person; 2-hour package

Christmas Eve, Lunch & Dinner

CARINE

Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th December

Christmas Lunch

JONES THE GROCER

Sunday 25th December; 12 – 3pm

Members

Soft House Beverages Beverages

AED 265 AED 395

Christmas Brunch

SPIKE SPORTS BAR & TERRACE

Sunday 25th December, 12pm – 3pm

Soft Packages

Members

AED 265 Guests AED 315

Children (4-12 years)(under 4 go free) AED 99

Alcohol Packages

Members

AED 395 Guests AED 435

AED 395 AED 435 Children (4-12 years)(under 4 go free) AED 99

Guests

Boxing Day

SPIKE SPORTS BAR & TERRACE

Monday 26th December, 12pm onwards

AED 130 inclusive of one mulled wine

New Year’s Eve Gala

THE LAWNS

Saturday 31st December, 8pm – 1am

Children (4-12 years) AED 325 Guests AED 1,025

Members AED 975

Early-Bird Promotion: Purchase a table of ten before Tuesday 6th December and pay for eight.

emiratesdining@dubaigolf.com | +971 (0)4 417 9999

Jumeirah Golf Estates

Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration

EARTH TERRACE

Friday 9th December, 5pm – 8pm

Children (5-12 years)

AED 75

Soft beverage package AED 115 per adult inclusive of canapés

House beverage package AED 275 per adult inclusive of canapés

Member’s discount not applicable. Advance booking required.

Festive Takeaway

24th November – 30th December

Advanced booking is required.

Roasted Pork with Crackling

Glazed root vegetables, Brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, apple sauce, stuffing & gravy

9KG Roast Turkey with Trimmings

Glazed root vegetables, Brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing & gravy

5/6KG Roast Turkey with Trimmings

Glazed root vegetables, Brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing & gravy

Festive Yule Log

Vanilla / Chocolate / Toffee

AED 550

AED 780

AED 550

AED 200

Boxing Day Quiz

BALLROOM

Monday 26th December; 7pm

Children (5-12 years)

Soft Beverages

House Beverages

Member’s discount not applicable

AED 95

AED 165

AED 345

Christmas Day Brunch

EARTH TERRACE

Sunday 25th December; 12pm – 4pm

Children (5-12 years)

Soft Beverages

House Beverages

AED 145

AED 295

AED 475

Member’s discount not applicable. Advance booking required.

New Year’s Eve Gala

EARTH TERRACE

Saturday 31st December; from 7pm

Children (5-12 years)

Soft Beverages

House Beverages

Prosecco Package

Bottle of Champagne

Member’s discount not applicable

AED 215

AED 455

AED 755

AED 955

AED 450

jevents@dubaigolf.com | +971 (0)4 360 1817

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

Boardwalk Christmas Eve Dinner

24th December, 5pm – 12am

Lakeview

24th December, 7pm – 10.30pm

AED 325 with soft beverages

AED 475 with house beverages

AED 145 for kids

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Friday 9th December, 6.30pm

Festive Afternoon Tea at The Park

19th to 25th December

AED 175 with soft beverages

AED 275 with a glass of sparkling

Casa de Tapas Sabado de Fiesta Brunch

24th December, 1pm – 4pm

AED 325 with soft beverages

AED 445 with house beverages

AED 495 with sparkling

Get into Christmas with a Turkey Takeaway

Available throughout December

AED 650*

To make your Turkey Takeaway booking or to organise your private catering event, email festive.parkhyattdubai@hyatt.com or please call 04 602 1814.

QD’s

24th December, 5pm – 3am

AED 150 minimum spend per person

Christmas Day

New Year’s Eve

Boardwalk

25th December, 12.30pm – 4pm

AED 445 with soft beverages

AED 595 with house beverages

AED 675 with sparkling

AED 175 for children between 6 and 12 years old

New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner

31st December, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

AED 3,000 with Champagne & premium beverages

AED 1,500 for children between 6 and 12 years old

Boardwalk

31st December, 8pm – 1am

Lakeview

25th December, 12.30pm – 4pm

AED 410 with soft beverages

AED 540 with house beverages

AED 640 with sparkling*

AED 185 for children between 6 and 12 years old

*Dubai Creek Members can avail a special 25% discount for member plus 3 guests

AED 1,375 with sparkling and priority seating

AED 1,150 with house beverages

AED 295 for children between 6 and 12 years old

Lakeview

31st December, 8pm – 1am

AED 850 with house beverages

AED 725 with soft beverages

AED 275 for children between 6 and 12 years old

Casa De Tapas

Casa de Tapas

25th December, 1pm – 4pm

AED 325 with soft beverages

AED 445 with house beverages

AED 495 with sparkling

QD’s

25th December, 4pm – 3am

AED 150 minimum spend per person

Cielo Sky Lounge

25th December, 4pm – 6pm

31st December, 8pm – 2am

AED 755 with house beverages

AED 895 with sparkling and priority seating

AED 265 for children between 6 and 12 years old

QD’s

31st December, 8pm – 2am

AED 995 for premium beverages and priority seating

AED 795 with regular beverages

Cielo Sky Lounge

31st December

AED 995 with food and beverages (8pm - 2am)

AED 699 open bar package by counter (11pm- 2am)

Yas Links Abu Dhabi

New Year’s Eve

HICKORY’S TERRACE

Saturday, 31st December l 9pm - late

Member

Guest

Soft House Beverage Beverage

AED 250 AED 385

AED 285 AED 399

Children (5-12 years)(under 5 are free) AED 143

Advance payment is required at the time of booking.

Christmas Day Brunch

Sunday, 25th December l 12:30pm - 4pm

Member

Guest

New Year’s Day Brunch

Sunday, 1st January l 12:30pm - 4pm

Member

Soft House Beverage Beverage

AED 199 AED 299

Children (5-12 years)(under 5 are free) AED 125

Advance payment is required at the time of booking.

Soft House Beverage Beverage

AED 250 AED 385

AED 285 AED 399

Children (5-12 years)(under 5 are free) AED 143

Advance payment is required at the time of booking.

Saadiyat

SCHOOL OF RULES

Dear Members,

In this month’s article, I would like to take a step back and look at a broader perspective regarding the Rules of Golf.

Rule 1 is often overlooked in the R&A Rules of Golf Manual, however it is actually the starting point from which the game of golf itself should be played, both competitively and casually.

Rule 1 falls under Part 1 of the R&A Rules of Golf Manual, titled ‘Fundamentals of the Game’.

Rule 1, in many ways, simply outlines the basics of the sport of golf, however its most important value is the precedent it sets for the overall approach to the game and mindset a golfer should adopt, when learning and playing the game.

1.1 The Game of Golf

For each stroke, the player: • Plays the course as he or she finds it, and

• Plays the ball as it lies.

1.2 Standards of Player Conduct

A) Conduct Expected of All Players

All players are expected to play in the spirit of the game by:

• Acting with integrity – for example, by following the Rules, applying all

penalties, and being honest in all aspects of play.

• Showing consideration to others – for example, by playing at a prompt pace, looking out for the safety of others, and not distracting the play of another player.

• Taking good care of the course –for example, by replacing divots, smoothing bunkers, repairing ballmarks, and not causing unnecessary damage to the course. It is worth noting here that the Emirates Golf Club Course Etiquette Policy encompasses each of these points and is expected across both the Majlis and Faldo Courses, at all times.

There is no penalty under the Rules for failing to act in this way, except that the Committee may disqualify a player for acting contrary to the spirit of the game if it finds that the player has committed serious misconduct.

B) Code of Conduct

The Committee, if it sees fit, also has the right to set its own standards of player conduct in a ‘Code of Conduct’ adopted as a Local Rule.

1.3 Playing by the Rules

A) Meaning of “Rules”; Terms of the Competition

The “Rules” means:

• Rules 1-24 and the Definitions in these Rules of Golf, and

• Any “Local Rules” the Committee adopts for the competition or the course.

Players are also responsible for complying with all “Terms of the Competition” adopted by the Committee (such as entry requirements, the form and dates of play, format sheet details, the number of rounds and the number and order of holes in a round).

B) Applying the Rules

(1) Player Responsibility for Applying the Rules - Players are responsible for applying the Rules to themselves:

• Players are expected to recognize when they have breached a Rule and to be honest in applying their own penalties.

o If a player knows that he or she has breached a Rule that involves a penalty and deliberately fails to apply the penalty, the player is disqualified.

o If two or more players deliberately agree to ignore any Rule or penalty they know applies and any of those players have started the round, they are disqualified (even if they have not yet acted on the agreement).

• When it is necessary to decide questions of fact, a player is responsible for considering not only his or her own knowledge of the facts but also all other information that is reasonably available.

• A player may ask for help with the Rules from a referee or the Committee, but if help is not available in a reasonable

time the player must play on and raise the issue with a referee or the Committee when they become available.

(2)Accepting Player’s “Reasonable Judgment” in Determining a Location When Applying the Rules.

• Many Rules require a player to determine a spot, point, line, area or other location under the Rules, such as: o Estimating where a ball last crossed the edge of a penalty area, o Estimating or measuring when dropping or placing a ball in taking relief, or

o Replacing a ball on its original spot (whether the spot is known or estimated).

• Such determinations about location need to be made promptly and with care but often cannot be precise.

• So long as the player does what can be reasonably expected under the circumstances to make an accurate determination, the player’s reasonable judgment will be accepted even if, after the stroke is made, the determination is shown to be wrong by video evidence or other information.

• If a player becomes aware of a wrong determination before the stroke is made, it must be corrected.

C) Penalties

(1)Actions Giving Rise to Penalties - A penalty applies when a breach of a Rule results from a player’s own actions or the actions of his or her caddie.

A penalty also applies when:

• Another person takes an action that would breach the Rules if taken by the player or caddie and that person does so at the player’s request or while acting with the player’s authority, or

• The player sees another person about to take an action concerning the player’s

ball or equipment that he or she knows would breach the Rules if taken by the player or caddie and does not take reasonable steps to object or stop it from happening.

(2) Levels of Penalties - Penalties are meant to cancel out any potential advantage to the player. There are three main penalty levels:

• One-Stroke Penalty: This penalty applies in both match play and stroke play under certain Rules where either (a) the potential advantage from a breach is minor or (b) a player takes penalty relief by playing a ball from a different place than where the original ball lies.

• General Penalty (Loss of Hole in Match Play, Two-Stroke Penalty in Stroke Play): This penalty applies for a breach of most Rules, where the potential advantage is more significant than where only one penalty stroke applies.

• Disqualification: In both match play and stroke play, a player may be disqualified from the competition for certain actions or Rule breaches involving serious misconduct or where the potential advantage is too significant for the player’s score to be considered valid.

(3)No Discretion to Vary PenaltiesPenalties need to be applied only as provided in the Rules:

• Neither a player nor the Committee has authority to apply penalties in a different way, and

• A wrong application of a penalty or a failure to apply a penalty may stand only if it is too late to correct it.

In match play, the player and opponent may agree how to decide a Rules issue so long as they do not deliberately agree to apply the Rules in the wrong way.

(4) Applying Penalties to Multiple Breaches of the Rules - If a player breaches multiple Rules or the same Rule multiple times before an intervening event happens (such as making a stroke or becoming aware of the breach), the penalty that applies depends on what the player did:

• When Breaches Resulted from Unrelated Acts - The player gets a separate penalty for each breach.

• When Breaches Resulted from a Single Act or Related Acts - The player gets only one penalty; but if the act or acts breached multiple Rules involving different penalties, the higher-level penalty applies.

Note: any penalty strokes a player gets for taking penalty relief are always applied in addition to any other penalties.

I do encourage you to spend a little time to go through this rule in full in the R&A Rules of Golf Manual.

As always, it is the spirit of the game of golf that should prevail!

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.

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LADY CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

Dear Members,

It’s almost two months since the beginning of the season; time flies when you are having fun, right? And what a fantastic two months we have had!

Trying to recall the highlights brings to my memory so many laughs, faces, hugs and of course rounds of golf.

The Season Opener 2022-2023 for the Ladies Section will be a forever great memory in my mind, not only because I managed to deliver a long drive like in the old days (199 yards), but because I was showered with the affection of the wonderful women who make up the section.

The format was Scramble, always a fun one to play with friends and have lots of laughs together. Some pisco sours (traditional Peruvian cocktail) in between and we were ready to have our traditional lunch and prize-giving presentation at our fantastic new Pavilion…how truly lucky we are. A day of love, laughs and fun crowned by a gathering in a fantastic new facility for the enjoyment of all.

The food was excellent, Chef Dyan and his team make their best effort to produce some Peruvian dishes very successfully for the enjoyment of all the ladies.

After the main speech, we managed to put together a presentation about the future trip to Peru, which I anticipate will be a dream trip.

Sometimes you take for granted all the effort and dedication that is needed to create an event like this, from our fantastic

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB LADY CAPTAIN

Management team (Barney, Cian, Joe and Conor), Nishanti, Steen and Shirash, to Mary-Ann and Anoop, and so many others building up a moment that will remain in our memories for ever.

Four days later we did it all again, this time on a bigger scale for our Mixed Season Opener. Scramble format again: we had a full house that day. Our dear Captain, Campbell Steedman, had his honour drive, and the Lady Captain had hers for a second time (unfortunately not as long as four days before!). The atmosphere was tremendous, I felt so proud and privileged for being in the position I am as a Lady Captain supported by so many people and surrounded by so many fantastic friends.

The icing on the cake came in the form of a much anticipated and awaited Colleagues Party. On the 10th of October, after two long years of covid postponement, finally our colleagues could have their well-deserved party.

It was the first time I had the opportunity to attend such a party. If I could express in one sentence the essence of the event, I would say…What a fabulous night!

Our colleagues dressed in their national attire or summer dress. All were very happy, very willing to celebrate and to have a good time together. I have to say how impressed I was by the talent competition; these guys can sing and dance like professionals! It was an honour to be part of the judges who voted for the winners, even when in my heart all of them deserved to be winners.

The most striking realization for me was to see how many colleagues we have working at Emirates Golf Club. That night they were more than 600 hundred - partying together (only Emirates Golf Club and Topgolf) and a good number couldn’t make it that night.

That means that we have over 700 colleagues working at our Club…that was the first time I understood the magnitude of enterprise Emirates Golf Club means in terms of human beings working with us and for our enjoyment each time we put a foot in our Club.

More than 700 souls, each one a whole and a unique world, with their own dreams, expectations and desires, with happy moments but also with their own worries and responsibilities, but nevertheless always with a big smile on their face to greet us and make us feel welcome every time we arrive at the club.

Many of our colleagues are anonymous to us members since they work in offices and places we hardly see, all working toward a single goal… making our stay in the Club the most pleasant possible, no matter if it is on the golf course, in the club-house, on the driving range, in the locker rooms, the gym, swimming pool, tennis and padel courts, and the restaurants. They are always there, a constant force that keep everything working.

Emirates Golf Club seems to me like a well calibrated machine where each person who works there is a little piece of it, all finely tuned to make each task complement the other and together make that machine deliver what was promised…a great time and an enjoyable experience, how lucky we really are!

As the Lady Captain it’s a privilege to be part of that unique machine, even when it is only for a brief time. Having a close view of how things work at our Club made me understand much better the enormous effort and dedication in human resources that is needed to make Emirates Golf Club work smoothlysynchronised on so many levels. Each person working in the club has an important and unique role, always done with lots of care and love for their job and the Club. My sincere gratitude to each and every one of them, you are simply amazing!

Campbell Steedman

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB CAPTAIN

CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

Dear Members,

Friendship – one of the core values of life, and a key aspect of the past two months since assuming the Captaincy of Emirates Golf Club. Not only has it been an honour to start the 2022-2023 Season as Captain of the Club, it has been a pleasure to meet new friends – both new and existing Club members – and to see how friendship creates a strong club culture within Emirates Golf Club.

Despite a personally disappointing drive (which at least cleared estimates of “Gin & Tonic” and “78 yards”) to start the Season Opener, the event was a memorable occasion and marked the start of not only our new season, but also a very special year ahead personally. With the Majlis having been in good condition throughout the summer, it was in exceptionally fine condition for the Season Opener, and had it not been for the Scramble format of the event (congratulations to Andrew Robinson, Wendy Robinson, Ken Newell and Senga Newall on winning the event), I would very much have enjoyed testing the bunkers, rough, sand and water hazards. Instead, it was a pleasure to play with Marivi, Fiona and Frank as we all engaged in what will be an exciting and privileged season for all of us.

With the introduction of a traditional Scottish Quaich as the Season Opener trophy providing the basis for an entertaining post-golf evening, and with the launch of the Club’s new Pavilion, the theme of friendship continued into the night, with some memorable entertainment in the Members’ Lounge setting a possible theme for the season ahead!! In summary, a great day, for which thank you all for your hard work in arranging, and delivering, the same.

Two days after the Season Opener came one of the most entertaining and humbling events which I have had the privilege to attend for many years – the Emirates Golf Club Colleagues’ Party. Having been unable to host such an event since pre-Covid in 2019, and having had to reschedule from May, the Colleagues’ Party was a very special event, hosted by the Club for almost 700 Emirates Golf Club and Topgolf staff. The spirit of collegiality, engagement and friendship amongst the entire group highlighted what a privilege it is to be a member of Emirates Golf Club, and the party was reflective of how all our Club colleagues deliver such exceptional service and support to all our members. In addition, the entertainment provided by all through their talent competition was both highly competitive and of the highest standard. I am just glad that the MCC judging panel was not assessed by the competition participants for our own musical efforts! Overall, a tremendous event, with perhaps the most important takeaway as Club Captain being that the culture, friendship and commitment of all our Club colleagues simply reconfirmed why a critical aspect of our membership must always be to respect and engage with such colleagues – they deliver a unique experience to all of us, and deserve our support at all times (in relation to which, thank you to all members who kindly contributed gifts to the evening’s prize giving). Thank you to all our colleagues, at every level of Emirates Golf Club, for all you do, and for inviting me, and the MCC members, to join such a special event.

In addition to these two events, the start of the Captaincy has also brought a number of golf events, including the Tri-Nations, the OMA Emirates Corporate Invitational, the Seniors’ Championship and our various medal rounds – all of which have been enjoyable, with the

opportunity often to play with members with whom I have not played previously (usually because they are reigning champions). However perhaps one of the most unexpected events was playing in the Cazoo French Open Pro-Am with our Vice-Captain, Frank Duggan, as guests of DP World. As with Club tournaments, we had the opportunity to play with the reigning champion (Nicolas Colsaerts) and Irish Open champion (Adrian Meronk), and also, as with Club tournaments, neither of the players playing with me won the competition! It was, however, a great event on a very challenging course, and a pleasure to be joined by Frank (and Maura).

Finally, in relation to the first two months of the Captaincy, a few thoughts about the Club off the course and away from events.

We have had our first meetings as the MCC for the current season, and there is a strong commitment across the Committee and the Club to continue to focus on the etiquette of golf. This needs us all to continue to focus on on-course matters such as repairing divots, raking bunkers, fixing pitch marks and maintaining pace of play, and clubhouse matters such as dress code and respect for staff –all of which reflect on the culture of the Club. In addition, there is commitment to support the growth of the Junior section of the Club, and I expect that we will see increased engagement in how we encourage greater family and junior participation in the Club – not just on the course, but also in using the pool, F&B, spa, padel tennis, Topgolf, tennis, the gym and squash facilities.

Marivi and I have also been looking into how we can support certain charitable work in the UAE, and we will share further thoughts on this as we move forward during the season.

My final thought about the Captaincy to date is to thank Marivi, Frank and Fiona for all their friendship and support as Lady Captain, Vice-Captain and Lady Vice-Captain respectively, together with that of our tremendous Management team (Chris, Barney, Cian, Joe and Conor), Reservations, Course Management and F&B teams. You have all made the first two months of Captaincy a very special experience, and I look forward to continuing to work together throughout the rest of the season.

As the Captain’s prize giving speeches have occasionally mentioned aspects of my background in Scotland, I will just close with a Scottish expression to all of you as friends.

Yours aye, Campbell

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Ladies Scotch Foursomes Competition

Tuesday, 13th September 2022

Emirates Golf Club hosted the Ladies Scotch Foursomes Competition on the Majlis Course with over thirty ladies competing.

The overall winners were Nonita Chand and Ninu Smith who had 35 points. Their round included gross pars on the Par 3 4th and 11th holes.

In second place, was the pairing of Lady Vice Captain Fiona Berry and Sabine Choudry. They had a total of 32 points. In third place was Josie Tracey and Apoorva Gandhi who also had 32 points but just missed out to Fiona and Sabine on the back nine count back.

Ken Newell, Mens Singles Match Play Champion 2021/22

Titleist Dubai Golf Pairs Championship 2022

Saturday, 17th & Sunday, 18th September 2022

The annual 2022 Titleist Pairs Championship hosted nearly two hundred golfers on Day One, playing in pairs across Emirates Golf Club, Dubai Creek, and Jumeirah Golf Estates. The top 16 teams from each club then qualified to compete for the grand prize on the Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club on Day Two.

The Results are as follows:

DAY 2 RESULTS

CHAMPIONS

Taking the top prize on Sunday was Emirates Golf Club members Huw Roberts and Dorin Matieu with an impressive score of 43 points around a strongly set up Majlis course. Huw and Dorin carded four straight net birdies on the back nine to claim victory on countback over the rest of the field.

DAY 2 BEST NET

The runners up spot went to Shane Wilson and David Geraghty who tied the winning score of 43 points. Shane and David amassed 21 points on the back nine with three straight net birdies but wasn’t quite enough to overtake the winners.

DAY 2 GROSS

The Gross prize went to Glory Xavier and her daughter, Hannah Alan. The two ladies navigated the back nine in just 32 strokes. A score of five under par gross, to claim the gross prize for the event.

36 HOLE BEST NET

Karim and Valerie Benbouzyane shot a combined score of 89 points across the two days to claim the combined net prize.

36 HOLE BEST GROSS Jay Chinchankar and Seth Hopkinson finished the event with a total of 77 gross points to collect the combined gross prize.

DAY 1 RESULTS

DUBAI CREEK GOLF & YACHT CLUB

FIRST NET

Joy Lirio and David Gowans with 43 points

SECOND NET

Sandro Wulff and Emanuele Galeppini also with 43 points just missing out on back nine countback.

BEST GROSS

Max Burrows and Supharoek Yavichai with 37 gross points.

DAY 1 RESULTS

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES

FIRST NET

George Harding and Ben Scott with 47 points

SECOND NET

Bryce Long and Chris Hoare also with 47 points. Missing out on back 6 countback.

BEST GROSS Paul McMahon and Drew Foxcroft with 41 Gross points

DAY 1 RESULTS

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FIRST NET

James Yeldham and Thomas Pashley with 45 points

SECOND NET

Anca-Luciana Pirvu and Anca Mateiu with 44 points

BEST GROSS

Sanjay Dhandsa and Matt Rice with 40 Gross points.

OMA Emirates Monthly Medal in Association with Christies International Real Estate - September Medal 2022

Saturday, 24th September 2022

Our season opening medal tournament was held around a tough Majlis set up. A total of 82 golfers competed for the first medal of the new 2022/23 season.

The Overall Winner was Dmitriy Korshunov of Division C (hcap. 21 and above) with an overall net score of 69. Dmitriy carded an impressive four net birdies and a net eagle on 18 to edge out the rest of the field.

Julian Stanley clinched the Division A prize with a net score of 71. Julian navigated the back nine in 1 under par gross to win over our runner up Adel Hamdan out on back nine countback. Adel closed out the round with two net birdies and a net eagle in the last four holes. Third place was sealed by Craig Tredenick with a 72 net. Craig claimed the prize with a better back nine on countback over fourth spot.

The winner of the Division B (hcap 11 to 20) was won by Karan Badami with a net

69. Karan carded six net birdies on the day and despite a net bogey on the final hole, did enough to take this years’ Division B medal.

Sekhar Reddy was this years’ Division B runner up, also with a net score of 69.

Sekhar had a very solid day on the Majlis course carding five net birdies against two net bogeys to match the winning score but was just pipped by our winner on back nine countback. George Clarke carded a very respectable net 71 on the day to take this years’ third place.

Rohit Gupta won this year’s best gross prize shooting a very impressive 76 gross to win out over the rest by a single stroke. After a rough start of a triple bogey on the fifth, Rohit fought back with 4 birdies in his next eight holes to take this year’s gross prize.

The gents stableford event was won by Mike Kaye. Mike played a very solid round today and despite an eight on the final hole, took home this year’s stableford prize.

The winner of the ladies stableford silver division for the day was Margaret Breen with an impressive 37 points. Margaret carded a three net birdies on the back nine to win the event by four shots over runners up spot. The bronze division was won by Roma Khanna who took it home with a score of 29 points.

Nearest the Pin (Sponsored by OMA Emirates)

Hole #7: Sanjay Dhandsa

Hole #15: George Clarke

Nearest the Pin (Sponsored by Christies International Real Estate Dubai)

Hole #4: Shelton Sacrafamilia Hole #11: Rohit Gupta

Mike Gerbich Cup 2022

Sunday 25th of September saw the playing of the annual Mike Gerbich Cup. The 2022 Cup was competed for around a black tee Majlis course in very high temperatures and humidity.

As many of our members know, Mike Gerbich was a familiar face around Emirates Golf Club for many years. As a long-standing member and former captain of the club, Mike had been both playing partner and friend to many of the members for many years here at Emirates. He would commonly feature around the driving range or challenging the likes of Ryder Cup winner Henrik Stenson to a game around the back tees of the Majlis.

Sadly, Mike passed away in July, 2016, just five days before his great friend Henrik Stenson outplayed Phil Mickelson in an epic Open Championship final round at Royal Troon to lift the Claret Jug for the first time. Henrik kindly dedicated his win to the great man with the statement “This one’s for you Mike!” to conclude his acceptance speech on the 18th green.

Despite the unforgiving weather conditions and black tee set up, there were many players who put very good rounds together. At the conclusion of play, four players came in tied for the lead on 37 points in the Overall Net Event. Our winner by countback for 2022 was Tauseef Khan. Tauseef had an eventful back nine to say the least, carding four net birdies against four net bogeys and only one net par to win out over the rest on back six countback. Max Quack came a close second on the day, losing by a single point on the back six holes. Mustafa Khan claimed the third-place spot, losing out on the top step by just a single point on the back nine count back.

The Division A (Hcap 0 to 14) top spot on the day went to Dalip Tripathi who got off to a fast start of two under par net for the front nine. Dalip held firm on the back nine to finish with 36 points and claim the first prize for the division. Second place went to Paul Byrne with 34 points. Paul carded four net birdies on the day to ensure his spot as Runner up for the event.

Division B (Hcap 15 to 28) saw Robert Staton come out on top with 37 points. Despite a costly run of six’s on 16, 17 and 18, Robert played a very solid round and deservedly claimed division B’s top prize. Ravi Khanna was this year’s division B runner up with 36 points.

Sanjay Dhandsa won the overall gross prize for the event. Despite a rough start with the triple bogey on the fifth, Sanjay persevered with four birdies in the next six holes to finish with a 73.

Ladies Medal supported by Park Hyatt Dubai

Sunday, 25th September 2022

The first Ladies Medal sponsored by Park Hyatt took place with 48 ladies competing on the Majlis Course.

The Silver Division A (Hcap 0 to 14) medal prize was taken by our 2022 vice-captain Fiona Berry. Fiona carded two birdies on the day, the first coming on hole two followed by the second on hole 16. Fiona kept her composure over the closing stretch to shoot -1 net on her final three holes to finish with a very solid score of 72 net. In the Silver Division A runner spot for this year was Glory Xavier. Glory played her way to a 75 around the Majlis course with three net birdies on the day. Yulia Golubeva finished the day in third place after a very respectable round of 76 with a strong finish of a net birdie on 18.

The Silver Division A (Hcap 15 to 23) saw Atsumi Aoto come out on top with a net 74. Despite finding trouble on the last two holes with a net bogey and double bogey on #17 and #18, Atsumi had done enough to secure the Division B. Deirdre Kemp was runner up, while Fari Sayeed came third.

The Bronze Division (Hcap 24 to 36) was won by Alison Cowley. Alison carded the finest net score of the day with a net 71. Alison battled her way to a strong finish of two net birdies and a net eagle on the final four holes to clinch this month’s Bronze Division medal. Michele Carlsson finished runner up with a net 73.

Jayshree Gupta won the Overall Gross prize for the event. Despite a tricky start of two sixes recorded on the first three holes, Jayshree responded by playing the next three par 3’s in 2 under par gross to win the prize.

Emirates Golf Club Seniors Championship

2022

Saturday the 1st of October saw the playing of the 2022 Seniors Championship at Emirates Golf Club. A total of 87 golfers faced high temperatures and humidity around a tough Majlis course to compete for this year’s Senior championship prize.

Rohit Gupta, with a very impressive gross score of 76, is this year’s Emirates Golf Club Seniors Champion. Rohit played a very solid front nine consisting of two birdies against two bogeys to make the turn in level par and held on to claim this years’ Senior Championship title. Our runners up spot for this year goes to Veneet Mohan. Veneet navigated his way around the Majlis course in 81 strokes. A birdie on the long par 5 third hole helped Veneet to finish two shots clear of third and take home the 2022 second place trophy. Third place goes to Kush Sama. Kush shot an 83 gross and with the help of a birdie on the tenth, edging out over fourth on back nine countback.

Similar to last year’s event, we have a Super Senior division within this 2022 championship. The Super Seniors division consisted of all players over the age of sixty. Continuing a wonderful theme of his captaincy for this year, club captain

Campbell Steedman, wanted to bring an essence of old Scottish heritage to this event. Campbell had a beautiful handmade hickory “Sunday Stick” created for the 2022 Super Senior Winner. “The Sunday Stick” was an old Scottish creation back in the mid19th Century, during which time it was forbidden to play golf on the sabbath. The Scottish people of the time had a solution to this, a wooden walking stick made with a discrete clubhead shaped handle. The “Sunday Stick” to an innocent onlooker would appear a normal walking aid but would allow gentlemen of the time to sneak away and use it to play golf when out of sight. The recipient of this wonderful prize as well as the Super Senior trophy

was Nelly Amarnani. Nelly carded backto-back birdies on holes #15 and #16 to finish with a gross score of 85.

The third and final division of this year’s championship is the Overall Net Division. Taking the top spot with a Net score of 70 is Massimo Gallizioli. Massimo collected seven net birdies on the day taking first place by one single point. The Second Net prize winner for this year is Stuart Dunlop. Stuart, on his birthday, gave it his all coming down the stretch with 3 net birdies and a net eagle in the closing five holes to finish with a net 71. Our third-place winner for this year is Kirtan Desai. Kirtan played a solid round of net 74 to take the thirdplace trophy.

With a tremendous score of 58 net, our winners for today are Genie Owiti, Anne Gely Bouigue, Christine Sprunck, and Noemy Bertuol. Genie and her team played a brilliant round of golf consisting of 12 net birdies and finishing with a net eagle on 18 to win the event by two shots. A fantastic effort by the ladies on a toughly set up Majlis course. Our Runners Up spot for this year goes to Alison Cowley, Laura Mann, Yana Jamieson and Victoria Anikina. The ladies carded a very impressive 8 net birdies and two net eagles on the day to come home with a net score of 60 to claim second place by just a single point. Taking this year’s third spot is the team of Margaret Breen, Sabine Chaudry, Haide Wright and Michele Carlson. Margret and her team finished the event with a net score of 61. The ladies navigated the majlis course with eleven birdies and no bogeys to win third place on back nine countback.

For her Captains Drive, Marivi hit a wonderful drive straight up the middle with a total distance of 197 yards. Closest guess to the correct number and winner of a bottle of MOET Champagne is Alison Cowley with an accurate guess of 199 yards.

Ladies Season Opener 2022

Tuesday, 4th October 2022

The 2022 Ladies Season Opener took place here at the Emirates Golf Club. We had a fantastic turn out of sixty-eight ladies taking part in a fourball scramble event around our Majlis course in honour of our new Lady Captain for 2022, Maria Arias. As is tradition on the season opener, the ladies playing in the event gathered around the first tee to watch Marivi’s opening tee shot. As a sign of friendship and respect for our new Lady Captain, the ladies all wore red and white colours today in honor of Marivi and her home country of Peru. Marivi, amidst a sea of her home colours, hit a wonderful drive straight down the centre of the fairway to great cheers and applause. Following the ceremonious events of the first tee, all ladies headed out onto the course in their teams to compete for today’s prizes.

A number of on course events took place throughout today’s play. There were prized for nearest the pins on three of the four par 3’s and the par 4 second hole, Straightest drive on the eighth as well as a “Guess the Captains Drive” competition on the first hole. Nearest the pin on the fourth hole after a brilliant shot was Anne Gely Bouigue. Michele Carlsson claimed the nearest the pin on the eleventh, Sabine Choudry was closest on the fifteenth and Maria Petra with a brilliant wedge shot took closest on the second. Phyllis Schulte proved her accuracy by driving the ball within a couple of yards of the rope on hole #8 to take the straightest drive prize.

Following the golf, the buffet reception and prize presentation was held in the new Emirates Golf Club Pavilion. Marivi made a very nice speech complimenting and thanking all the members of the ladies club as well as the Dubai Golf tournament team. The great success of today’s event will hopefully be a sign of things to come heading into a new ladies season.

Mixed Season Opener

October 8th 2022

The 2022 Mixed Season Opener took place at Emirates Golf Club. A fantastic field of over 130 players took part to honour the new Club Captains for 2022, Campbell Steadman and Maria Arias. As is tradition for the Season Opener, Barney Coleman (Club Manager), welcomed Club members to the first tee to witness the ceremonial first tee shots of the new Club Captains.

The winning team with a score of 55 (-17), and courtesy of their better back nine, was Andrew Robinson, Wendy Robinson, Ken

Newell and Senga Newell. The team had an exceptional back nine of 11 under net, including a net eagle on the 10th hole.

In runners up spot was the team of Thomas Pashley, Lucas Roberts, Jamil Kabbaj and James Yeldham who carded thirteen net birdies and two net eagles in a fantastic round of 55 (-17). Third Place was taken by Raj Janardhan, Edouard Meyer, Arbaaz Ahmad and Afzaal Ahmad.

Runners up spot went to the team of Thomas Pashley, Lucas Roberts, Jamil Kabbaj and James Yeldham. Thomas and his team carded thirteen net birdies and two net eagles which helped them to clinch second place on final hole

countback. Third Place on the day was the team of Raj Janardhan, Edouard Meyer, Arbaaz Ahmad and Afzaal Ahmad. Raj and his team had a very strong closing stretch playing the final three holes in four under par net to take home the final prize of the night.

On course event winners: Nearest the Pin Hole 4: Yana Jamieson. Nearest the Pin Hole 7: Sachin Mahajan. Nearest the Pin Hole 15: Craig Graham. Nearest in two shots on Hole 17: Jonathan Brufal.

Straightest Drive, Hole 3: Bharat Partap. Straightest Drive, Hole 10: Sulafa Hamdan.

The Prize Presentation and introduction of the new 2022 – 2023 Emirates Golf Club Club Captains: Campbell Steedman and Maria Avias, took place in the Emirates Golf Club Pavilion, the recently opened indoor function facility at the club.

Captain Steedman, presented a new trophy to the club, a two-handed Scottish Quaich, to be played for in the annual Mixed Season Opener, with replicas for the winners, a Scottish cup of friendship, symbolising trust on behalf of both the giver and receiver.

The awards were presented by the Captains to all the winning teams and individuals as well as the introductions to the respective Vice-Captains for the coming season: Frank Duggan and Fiona Berry.

Ladies Medal supported by Park Hyatt Dubai

Tuesday, 11th October 2022

The Ladies Medal supported by Park Hyatt took place on the Majlis Course with 41 ladies participating.

The Silver Division A (Hcap 0 to 14) winner was Naima Maya with a superb round of 66. Her round included a gross birdie on the 5th hole as well as multiple net birdies throughout the round. Runner up was Anne Gely Bouigue with a score of 72, while Maura Duggan, celebrating her birthday, came third with a score of 73. The Best Gross score of the day was Glory Xavier with an 83 (BB9).

The Silver Division A (Hcap 15 to 23) saw three ladies, Margaret Breen, Genie Owiti & Sabine Choudry, all tied with a score of 74. Margaret won the division with a better back nine, with Genie runner up and Sabine third.

The Bronze Division (Hcap 24 to 36) was won by Alison Cowley for the second month running – her superb round of 68 saw her finish five shots clear of Martha Wong who was runner up with a 73.

Junior Open supported by Titleist

Sunday, 16th October 2022

The Junior Open 2022 supported by Titleist took place at the Emirates Golf Club. A total of 71 elite junior players battled it out around Faldo Course to claim this year’s Junior Open title.

Taking the top spot and the Junior Open Boys Champion title with a fantastic score of 69 gross is Emirates Golf Club member, Viktor Kofod-Olsen.

Viktor played a very solid round consisting of four birdies and just one single bogey. Runners up spot for the event is Emirates Golf Club member, Lorenzo Lironi.

Lorenzo shot an impressive front nine score of four under par, that was matched with a 38 on the back nine to card two under par on the day and take the runners up spot.

Third place by virtue of back nine countback goes to Emirates Golf Club member, Zach Gould. Zack navigated his way around a toughly set up Faldo course carding three birdies on his way to a 75.

With a score of 73 net, our Division A Boys Net winner is Rayan Ahmad. Rayan carded three net birdies and a net eagle in his final twelve holes to win the net prize for this year.

The Boys Net prize for Division B goes to Musa Shariff. Musa navigated his way around Faldo Course in a score of 66 net. Musa came in three shots ahead of second place in his division and is the winner of the division B net prize for this year.

The Girls Champion for the 2022 Junior Open is Emirates Golf Club member, Anca Mirela Mateiu. Anca carded an incredible six birdies on the day to bring home a gross score of four under par.

Irum Kim from Jumeirah Golf Estates brought home a score of 70 net to win the Girls Net Division for 2022. Finishing one shot behind Irum and this year’s second place winner in the Girls Net Division is Jamie Roslyn-Camero. Jamie carded three birdies and an eagle on the tenth to finish

with a 71 net and claim runners up spot in the Girls Net Division.

During the round, there was Nearest the Pin competitions on all par 3’s. Winning the prize on hole #2 is Victor Larsson. Lorenzo Lironi proved his accuracy with a mid-iron claiming the Nearest the Pin prizes on holes #8 and #12. Hannah Alan took the final Nearest the Pin prize by getting closest on hole #17.

A big congratulations to Viktor and Anca, our 2022 Junior Open Champions. We look forward to welcoming all players back again to Emirates Golf Club soon.

The Ladies Season is now well underway for 2022. The ongoing theme of positivity, good spirits and low scores was evident once again this week. Next week is the 2022 Pink ball tournament in support of breast cancer awareness. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to Emirates GC for the event next Tuesday the 25th of October.

Ladies Pairs Betterball Competition

Tuesday, 18th October 2022

The Ladies Pairs Betterball Competition took place at Emirates Golf Club on Majlis Course with 22 teams consisting of 44 ladies participating.

The winning team on the day is that of Naima Maya and Martha Wong. The ladies played a very solid round with a final score of 44 stableford points. The round consisted of seven net birdies and a net eagle on the final hole to seal first place for the team on back three countback. Just loosing out on the top spot by a single point on countback was the team of Genie Owiti and Nonita Chand. The ladies played there was around majlis course in 44 points with eight net birdies on the day. Third place goes to the team of Yulia Golubeva and Deirdre Kemp. The ladies carded 5 net birdies on the day to bring home a score of 41 stableford points.

The Ladies Season is now well underway for 2022. The ongoing theme of positivity, good spirits and low scores was evident once again this week. Next week is the 2022 Pink Ball tournament in support of breast cancer awareness.

BMW Championship – Luckiest Ball On Earth

Sunday, 23rd October 2022

Emirates Golf Club hosted the BMW Championship, also a Luckiest Ball on Earth qualifier. The top player in the Male, Female, Boys and Girls categories qualified for the final to be held at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 5th. From there, the three winners on the day play in the Pro Am of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeriah Golf Estates in late November.

With an impressive score of 39 points, the winner of the Men’s Luckiest Ball on Earth was Suresh Shewakramani. Suresh played a very solid round consisting of five net birdies to claim victory in the Men’s Division by one stableford point. Genie Owiti is the ladies champion for 2022 with a very impressive 39 points. Genie played a very steady first twelve holes before three net birdies and a net eagle over the next four holes helped Genie to seal the win in the ladies division by five points. The Luckiest Ball on Earth for the Boys category was won by Bjorn Brake. Two birdies on the tenth and thirteenth helped Bjorn to victory on the day. The fourth and final Luckiest Ball on Earth for the Girls category was won by Sophia Zbiri. Sophia played a solid round with two net birdies on the front nine to win her division.

Further to the Luckiest Ball on Earth Prizes, there were net prizes up for grabs today as well. The overall runner up prize by virtue of back nine countback was Gurbax Singh. Three net birdies and a net eagle on the back nine helped Gurbax to back nine of 20 points and enough to edge out over third place by one point. Pranav Rai

came home third with a score of 38 points. Pranav started strong with four birdies in the first six holes and held on to take home third place for the event.

The winner of the Division A prize for the event was Karan Badami. Karan brought home 36 points on a tough Majlis course to win the Division A prize by a single point. Mohammed Najib continued his good form, after a hole in one on the 15th hole last Thursday, with solid score of 35 points to take the Division A runner up prize for the event. Division B was won by Sekhar Reddy with 37 points. Sekhar had three birdies on the back nine to win the B Division by one point. Runners up spot for the B Division went to Adilbek Jaxybekov who brough home a good score of 36 points.

There were two on course events for the 2022 BMW Championship. Nearest the Pin prizes were up for grabs on holes 7 and 15 for the day. Mitsuko Emmerson took the prize on the seventh after a very good iron shot. Michael Ryan took home the prize for the Nearest the Pin on hole 15.

From all of us here at Emirates Golf Club, we would like to wish the four Luckiest Ball on Earth winners the best of luck in the final round at Jumeriah Golf Estates. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to Emirates Golf Club for the BMW Championship again next year.

Campbell Steedman (Emirates Golf Club Captain), Bjorn Brake, Sophia Zbiri, Genie Owiti, Suresh Shewakramani and Maria Arias (Emirates Golf Club Lady Captain)

Emirates Golf Club Pink Day Tuesday, 25th October 2022

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES LADY CAPTAIN Sheila McIloy

LADY CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

Dear Members,

I hope you have all had an enjoyable break and are easing back into your usual routine and playing golf once again. Over the summer we have been fortunate to have welcomed some new ladies to our Wednesday morning section, its always great to see them settle in and exchange stories with our regular group.

We started off our season with a friendly scramble on Fire, the pairing of Bettina Schrockenfuchs & Mitsuko Emmerson came out best with their score of 69 nearly as hot as the September temperatures.

Another well supported morning was the September Lounge Spa Ladies individual Stableford, winning the desired vouchers were Tanya Harrison with 35 points and NTP going to Anna Abbott. Other notable scores were Glory Xavier amassing 44 points claiming the top prize in our Park Hyatt members event and definitely worth a mention was the 41 points scored by Bettina Smith in her 1st ever ladies competition. Philippa Stumbles also produced her best result with 40 points in our

individual stableford on Fire. Our Lounge Spa October Ladies was won by Slyvia van Der Tol securing 37 points and Kristen Blomeley & Jacqueline de Vries clutching the NTP prizes.

Recently, Evelyn Downham, our Vice Captain & I attended the ICC AGM and this year we have been drawn with Emirates & Yas, both part of the Dubai Golf/Viya family. We are all excited about the challenge and celebrating what is, a wonderful ladies tournament. Once again massive thanks to Charlotte Austwick and Ginger Delacretaz for sharing their valuable wealth of experience and assisting in preparing us for our ICC fixtures.

Another great event was the new members 9 hole scramble which was played over the Fire Course. This is always a nice fun evening with the opportunity to sit down afterwards to get to know each other on the terrace, especially nice in these very pleasant evenings

September at Jumeirah Golf Estates usually means the start of the scaffolding work for the much-anticipated DP World Tour Championship

which coincides with heavy testing conditions on Earth, we wouldn’t have it any other way. Credit to Stuart Horwood and his hardworking team for the outstanding work they do in producing a course worthy of the DP World season ending finale and a very worthy champion in the highly competitive field.

Finally, as this is my last time writing for Club Life I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and thanks to Jumeirah Golf Estates Management for allowing me this incredible opportunity. This has been an exciting year at Jumeirah Golf Estates with all the tremendous improvements made by the club, the restaurants, club facilities and most importantly the outstanding friendly and helpful staff, a really unique community for all of us. I need to highlight the outstanding colleagues that we have at the club, more like family really, a very big thank you to one and all.

To the well spirited Jumeirah Golf Estates Ladies thank you!!! The enthusiasm, buzz and support that we all share has made it a really unforgettable time together, it’s been my privilege to serve a brilliant group of ladies.

Club Captain, Steve Drake thank you for sharing this journey. I hope that as Jumeirah Golf Estates inaugural Captains we have started to build a strong community for our members and with the assistance of our very capable Vice Captains, Evelyn Downham and Jonny Hall and the dedicated commitment from our MCC members the future is very strong for Jumeirah Golf Estates.

thanks Sheila McIlroy

Many

OMA Emirates

Medalford in

Association with Christie’s International Real Estate

Sunday, 4th September 2022

Jumeirah Golf Estates hosted the September Edition of the OMA Emirates Medalford in association with Christie’s International Real Estate on the Earth Course. The Fire Course was in beautiful shape for the event and everyone taking part enjoyed a lovely afternoon out on the Course.

Jaqueline De Vries was crowned the winner of this month’s medal on the Fire course. Shooting a score of net 70 to see off 4 other golfers on a card play off.

Gents Division A was tightly contested with all 3 places scoring 70 (2 under par). Taking the first place spot on a card playoff was Francisco Zini with a closing 9 of 35 strokes to see off the competition. Runner up position went to Vikram Walia with Nic Wright taking the final podium position.

Over in Division B the competition was still fierce with only 1 shot separating the top 3 players. Clinching the title with 71 was Moustafa Shahin, 2nd place went to a card play off once again and the final outcome was Mohamed Al Musharrekh’s closing 9 was enough to see off Raymond Beard with both gents shooting level par rounds of 72.

The winner in the Ladies Division with a net 70 was Michelle WalshHall. An extremely tidy scorecard with only one net blemish on hole 11.

Winning the Overall Gross prize with a very impressive 66 was Yash Majmudar carding 8 bridies on his way to another monthly gross victory. Taking second place in the Gross Division was Mark Schoombie with a very solid round of level par 72.

The stableford winner of the month was Jason Walters on 39 points seeing off Paul McMahon who’s round of 36 points was enough to secure the runners up spot on a countback.

Winning nearest the pin on hole 8 was Fransico Zini. Winning nearest the pin on the 14th hole with a lovely shot was Mohammad Darwish.

We look forward to seeing all of our competitors at this event again next year and want to thank Tourism Ireland for their support.

Summer Open 2022

Saturday, 10th September 2022

Jumeirah Golf Estates hosted our annual Summer Open. Despite the hot conditions the scoring through out the day was very strong.

David Warham came out on top this year with a fabulous round of 44 stableford points to see off competition from 3 players who all tied on 39 points. It was then over to a card play off to determine who would take the podium positions. 2nd place went to Jack Wilson who’s back nine was enough to see off Moustafa Shahin.

The winner of the Lady Category went to Daul Kim after she returned a fabulous 42 points enough to see off all of the lady competitors on the day. Finally, in the gross category, Jamie Camero carded an impressive round of 2 under 70 to secure the gross title.

The on course events for the day went to Ranj Kundi clinching the Nearest the Pin on hole 6, with hole 17’s Nearest the Pin going to Jack Wilson.

Lincoln Dubai Golf

Pro Am Series - Fire Course

Sunday, 25th September 2022

It was time for the UAE PGA pro’s to start back after a long Summer Season off, the Fire Course was set beautifully for the 108 man field who descended upon it.

In the professional category, Sharjah’s Purna Sharma fired a fabulous round of 3 under par, 69 to secure the win, seeing off both Jackson Bell (Jumeirah Golf Estates) and Euan Bowden (Dubai Creek) who both shot 2 under par respectively.

In the team category, Stuart Fee led his team to victory recording 89 points alongside his amateur team of Raza Kakar, Vikram Walia & Jayant Singh. The runner’s up, Chris Hoare, Bryce Long & Sven Brooks missed out by just one point lead by Jackson Bell recording 88 points in an impressive round.

Over to the on course events and Sam Robinson’s shot into the 8th hole was good enough to secure nearest the pin. The gent’s longest drive on hole 7 was taken by Zayne Nair and finally the female longest drive was secured by Mitsuko Emmerson.

The Lounge Spa Ladies - September

The Lounge Spa Ladies - October

OMA Emirates Medalford in Association

with Christie’s International Real Estate

Saturday, 9th October 2022

Jumeirah Golf Estates hosted the September Edition of the OMA Emirates Medalford in association with Christie’s International Real Estate on the Earth Course.

Bradley Stuart fired a career best round of 8 under par (64) to secure the October Medal prize. Over in Gents Division A the top 3 golfers all tied on 69 (3 under par). Winning on the countback was Gareth Bacon, in second place was Anand Rajagopal and in 3rd position was Richard Green.

Division B was not so tight, young Sam Collier fired an impressive round of 64 to take the plaudits. Yujung Kim’s round of 65 was enough to take the silver spot and finally the ever consistent Wael Soliman fired a 4 under 68 to take 3rd place.

The winner in the Ladies Division was Hannah Alan who’s scratch handicap meant that her round of 2 under gross 70 (70 net) was enough to secure the ladies title for the month, great scoring.

Round of the day in the Gross category went to recent new member Marta Silchenko, firing a 7 under par 65 with an eagle on the last hole! Taking second place in the Gross Division was Bilbo Perrot with a very solid round of 69.

The stableford winner of the month was Erik Roeterdink on 40 points seeing off Moustafa Shahin who’s round of 39 points was just 1 short of the 1st place spot.

Winning nearest the pin on hole 8 was Hannah Alan. Winning nearest the pin on the 14th hole with a lovely shot was Marta Silchenko.

Jumeirah Pairs By The Lounge Spa

Sunday, 24th October 2022

The October edition of the Jumeirah Pairs by The Lounge Spa as always inspired some competitive scoring. The duo of Steve Noon and Mike Murray managed to hole tramline put on their final hole to see off Dave Warham and Richard Green on a card playoff with both teams scoring 45 points.

Third place in this months edition was the husband and wife combo of Jonnie Hall & Michelle Wall-Hall securing their 3rd place spot on 44 points again coming through a card playoff!

8 players in total recorded a two in this months event, with Carl Downham managing to secure 2 x 2’s during his round.

DUBAI CREEK CAPTAIN Max Burrow

CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

Dear Members,

We have had a busy start to the golf season with a number of major events already being played. I highlight, the excellent course condition in the early season, which has exceeded most in the region. Thanks to Harry and his team for their tremendous efforts over the summer and their on-going day-to-day works to present the grounds in fantastic condition.

The Men’s Scratch League team kicked off the season with a 3-1 victory away at Dubai Hills in what was a competitive and closely fought match. Further group stage matches will be played in the coming months prior to the knock-out stages later in the season.

I congratulate our Lady Captain Beatrice Galeppini on her efforts alongside the entire Creek team in arranging a fantastic Pink Day to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer causes in the UAE, with

proceeds going to the Al Jalila Foundation. Beatrice and I look forward to welcoming you to our Captain’s Day in December for what promises to be a fun event and one that I am looking forward to.

As my last ClubLife post, I would like to sincerely thank all those who have supported me this year throughout my captaincy, with special thanks to the MCC board members, the entire team at the Club, Dubai Golf, Park Hyatt and several of my predecessors. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as Captain and I wish Mr. Gene Cha every success for his captaincy in 2023 during what will be a milestone 30th anniversary for the Club.

Best wishes, Max Burrow

DUBAI CREEK LADY CAPTAIN Beatrice Salani

CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

Dear Members,

The new season has started already in a great shape.

Thanks to our amazing staff because we all agree the condition of the course has never been so beautiful, especially the greens are as fast as the Masters! Thank you to each of you!

To come to our Ladies section, For those who don’t remember Dubai Creek Ladies have won for the 6th time ICC final, the 3rd in a row. In September we had our 1st meeting of this coming year. Leagues are 4 and Creek has finished with Montgomerie and Abu Dhabi Golf Club. We will have our 1st match in Abu Dhabi Golf Club on the 16/11 followed by the festivity break, to finish at monty in January and at home in February. Grand final will be end of march. All the best to the upcoming captain, shiba wahid, who will do her best to keep the trophy in creek!

On the 26th of October creek hosted the Pink Day, our biggest event of the year to support breast cancer awareness. The donation has been given as usual to Al Jalila Foundation to help for treatments and

research. We had the course fully booked a month before already, it was really unexpected. Many people from all over UAE has joined us as they knew it s such a great event.

A big THANK YOU go to our Creek Ladies, who sponsored many prizes, but the biggest thank you goes to our amazing staff and to my team mate Shiba, who worked with me very hard behind all this organisation. I’m very happy as well that Jumeirah Golf Estates ladies and monty ladies have supported creek as every year, this means a lot, means a good friendship between us!!!

Coming closer to the end of my year in a month time Captains’ Day. Hope to see as more of you as possible before finishing my 2022 Captaincy and hope next year to focus more in my game as this year didn’t work well!!!!

All the best and enjoy the starting of our most beautiful time of the year.

Bea

Autumn Cup 2022 Sponsored by Tourism Ireland

Saturday, 8th October 2022

Today marked the second Autumn Cup here at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. The event was generously sponsored by Tourism Ireland and I want to start by thanking them for their support in making this a fantastic day for our members.

Sixty five golfers took part in today’s competition in what was a tightly contested field played in tough conditions here at the Creek, with a stiff breezing blowing throughout the afternoon.

Today’s format was an individual stableford and our top eight competitors have now qualified for the knock out match play stage.

These will be played over the coming months with the overall champion crowned in the club championships weekend.

The top eight were as follows - In a tie for sixth place Roma Khanna, Mark Hughes & Ishwar Jodha all shot a level par 36 points. Tied in second place was Tauseef Khan, David McDonald, Mark Phoenix & Emanuele Galeppini each on 37 points. Finally, with a score of 38 points and winning by 1 shot, was Edoardo Galeppini our top qualifier.

Four nearest to the pin competitions were held oncourse today and again all prizes were generously donated by Tourism Ireland. Displaying some superb iron play and winning on hole 5 was Ed Fern, on the 8th hole was Shan Haq, Yulia Golubeva on the 14th hole and finally Jamie Gorman on the 16th Hole.

We now look forward to crowning an overall champion after what is sure to be a hard fought match play competition.

We look forward to seeing all of our competitors at this event again next year and want to thank Tourism Ireland for their support.

OMA Emirates Dubai Creek Monthly Medal In Association with Christies

International Real Estate

Sunday, 11th September 2022

Winning the September edition of the OMA Emirates Dubai Creek Monthly Medal in Association with Christies International Real Estate was Mark Hughes, with a fantastic -8, 63. Congratulations Mark! Taking the Gross Prize was Raghav Gulati (-2, 69), Division A went to Christian Klynge (-3, 68), Division B went to Jeremy Lee (-6, 65) and finally, Shiba Wahid won the Ladies Division (-3, 68).

Dubai Golf Pairs Championship, Dubai Creek Qualifier

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th September 2022

Once again, the annual Dubai Golf Pairs Championship was held across the three Dubai Golf Clubs, Round 1 on Saturday 17th and Round 2 on Sunday 18th September. 16 Members had the chance to qualify from their respective clubs, leading the way for Dubai Creek was Valerie & Karim Benbouzyane, Dave Gowans & Joy Lirio, Sandro Wulff & Emanuele Galeppini and Christopher Othen & Kristem Blomeley.

Taking the top prize on Sunday was Emirates Golf Club members Huw Roberts and Dorin Matieu with an impressive score of 43 points around a strongly set up Majlis course. Congratulations to Creek members, Glory Xavier and her daughter Hannah Alan who won took home the Gross prize, as well as Karim and Valerie Benbouzyane who claimed the combined net prize over the two days.

Ladies Monthly Medal sponsored by Park Hyatt Dubai

Wednesday, 28th September 2022

Winning the September edition of the Ladies Monthly Medal sponsored by Park Hyatt Dubai was Roma Khanna, with a superb -3, 68. Keiko Oshima claimed Division A (-1, 70) and Yujung Seo won Division B (-3, 68). Congratulations Ladies!

Members vs Colleagues Challenge Match 2022

Friday, 30th September 2022

After back to back years of dominant performances from the Colleagues, in this friendly betterball format of the best 8 scores from either side counting to an overall team score, it was in fact the Members who took home the spoils in this year’s Members vs Colleagues Challenge Match! From the Colleagues team, Gopal Tripathi & Andy Caraan and Romulo Cunanan & Mike Ignacio ensured a blistering start of 46 & 47 points respectfully, however strength in depth from the Members Team prevailed in the end with all 8 of their counting scores being 37 points or better!

Congratulations to the Member pairs of Michael McGinley & Stephen Barker and Yujung Seo & Janet Kim, both managing 44 points and leading the Members team to a 1 point overall victory (322 points vs 321 points!!).

OMA Emirates Monthly Medal

Sunday, 2nd October 2022

in

Association with Christies International Real Estate Dubai (Luckiest Ball on Earth Qualifier)

The Creek once again held it’s own against our best players, with The Best Gross score being a 1 under par 70 from Max Burrow, beating Miki Mirza by 1 shot. In the Men’s Division A with a score of 69 (-2) Chris Davis emerges a winner, narrowly beating Saeed Malik by one shot 70 (-1). Jeehon Park came through victorious in the Men’s Division B, with a fantastic round of 66 (-5), enough to beat Mike Estafanous who was 3 shots further back. Finally, in our Ladies Division, Glory Xavier shot a great score of 69 (-2) to top the leaderboard.

Alongside the monthly medal was the Luckiest Ball on Earth Qualifier, an event run by the DP World Tour that seeks out the best Male, Female, Boy & Girl at each club to compete for a space in the Tour Finale Pro Am at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Our four qualifiers were: Jeehon Park, Yujung Seo, Hannah Alan & Wenji Li.

Emirates PGA Pro Am presented by BMW

Wednesday, 5th October 2022

At the start of October we hosted our annual and much loved Emirates PGA Pro Am and were once again delighted to have BMW onboard as sponsors. We had 100 golfers incuding 25 of the regions best pro’s – a fantastic turnout.

Winning this year’s Professional competition by one strokes with a brilliant 70 (-1) on a tough course setup was Ian Clarke.

The brilliant score of fifteen-under-par by the team of Matthew Brooks (Pro), Yujung Seo (Am), Jake Gardner (Am), and Phillip Brennan (Am) was enough to win the team event on a better back 9, followed closely in 2nd place by Euan Bowen (Pro), Nathan Seldon (Am), Michael Nielsen (Am), and Christian Klynge (Am).

Autumn Cup in association with Tourism Ireland 2022

Saturday, 8th October 2022

This year marked our second Autumn Cup here at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. The event was generously sponsored by Tourism Ireland and I want to start by thanking them for their support in making this a fantastic day for our members.

The top eight were as follows - in a tie for sixth place Roma Khanna, Mark Hughes & Ishwar Jodha all shot a level par 36 points. Tied in second place was Tauseef Khan, David McDonald, Mark Phoenix & Emanuele Galeppini each on 37 points. Finally, with a score of 38 points and winning by 1 shot, was Edoardo Galeppini our top qualifier.

Scratch Team

Fixture 1 - Sunday 9th October 2022 (Away at Dubai Hills)

Over the weekend our Mens Scratch Team convincingly won their first match of the new season. The team of Max Burrows, Edoardo Galeppini, Mike Mcginley, Miki Mirza, Obediah Ayton, Sami Nasr, Nathan Seldon and Bilal Belaid beat the Dubai Hills team 3 – 1. Well played gents!

Dubai Golf Lincoln Pro-Am Series

Saturday, 22nd October 2022

We held our fixture of the Dubai Golf Lincoln Pro Am Series and it was a great success. Our top professional on the day was Steve Munro with a great level par 71 in tough conditions. The leading team was that of Matt Rice, Priyam Godiwala, Rohail D’Souza and Anil Shivana with 84 points.

Ladies Monthly Medal sponsored by

Park Hyatt Dubai

Wednesday, 12th October 2022

Our Division B winner this month was Mini Philip with a +2, 73, our Division A winner was Glory Xavier with a level par, 71 and our Overall Winner of the October Ladies Medal was Keiko Oshima with a -1, 70.

Dubai Creek Pink Day

Wednesday, 26th October 2022

Congratulations, Bea!

Tidmarsh

OF ACADEMIES

ACADEMY UPDATE

Golf Academy – Aimpoint Clinics with Matthew Brookes

Struggling to read the greens and sink the putts you should? It may be time for you to try the latest in green reading techniques ‘Aimpoint’ as seen being used by tour pros such as Adam Scott . Golf Professional Matthew Brookes is the only qualified Aimpoint qualified instructor in Dubai. Book your lesson with the academy in Dubai Creek and experience the brand new way to statistically read putts correctly every time.

Contact Matt directly to find out more: +971 58 518 6913

HEAD

Luke

Tennis Academy

Looking to play some tennis this season in a fun and social environment? Then join the Creek’s ‘Live Ball’ tennis socials every Thursday at 8pm. This fun and competitive games is played in a doubles ‘king of the court’ style format where points are continually started by a feed from the coach running the session. The idea being that as soon as one ball goes dead the coach feeds the next ball to the challengers who are trying to de-throne the ‘kings of the court’. As a result these sessions are also a fantastic aerobic workout and a whole lot of fun.

For more information and to enroll contact coach Cristian on: +971 50 226 0482

Padel Socials & Lessons at Dubai Creek

Every Tuesday at 8pm Padel Coach Irene Gessa runs a fun and competitive Padel social on the courts at Dubai Creek. These socials are limited to 16 people so you need to book your slot early to ensure you get a spot. You will rotate between different partners and accumulate points for the number of games you win. At the end of the social the player who has won the most games will be crowned the champion for the week. This is a great opportunity to meet new likeminded players and enjoy a fun and friendly format.

To enroll of get more information on Padel at Dubai Creek contact Irene Gessa on: +971 58 508 4981

THE ULTIMATE

Golfer’s Experience

The #34 Ranked Golf Course In The World

Dear Members,

I hope that this finds you well, with the cooler season arriving its great to see many members playing the golf course. We have an extremely busy season approaching with our next tournament on the 5th of November.

WINTER TOURNAMENT CALENDAR

NOVEMBER

Saturday, 5th Open Saadiyat Stableford Series Morning Tee Times

Sunday, 13th Member Members Medal Afternoon Tee Times

Saturday, 26th Open Texas Scramble Open Tee Times

DECEMBER

Saturday, 10th Open

Saadiyat Stableford Series Morning Tee Times

12th -15th WAGR Event Abu Dhabi Amateur Championship Event Draw

Saturday, 17th Member Members Medal Morning Tee Times

Sunday, 18™ Open Turkey Trott 12:30pm Shotgun

Beat the Pros

Saturday, 24th September 2022

Yas Links Abu Dhabi had its annual beat the pros competition. The format was a 4-man Texas Scramble, and the aim was to see if anyone could shoot lower than our Club Professionals (Karl Dunn, Jaco Stander, Danny Jakubowski and Marc Arnold).

The Yas Links Professionals went round in an impressive 13 under with a strong finish of five birdies on the last five holes. A tough score to beat however two teams were successful in doing so. In first place with an absolutely outstanding score of a net 56.9 (-15.1) was the team of Damien Ward, Dan Kirkwood, Yousuf Kerr and Miguel Veronesi. A seriously good score which featured the shot of the tournament with Dan Kirkwood holing out from 130 yards on hole 12 for eagle. The runners up and only missing out the top spot by 0.3 shots was the team of Andrew Lett, Mark McDonagh, Michael Gibson and Kealan Bolger. Their net 57.9 (-14.9) was a card mostly full of birdies and net eagles. A very well done to both teams for their fantastic display of golf round the Links.

On Course Competitions

Clash of the Titans

Wednesday, 19th October 2022

Yas Links Abu Dhabi hosted round 1 of Clash of the Titans and saw 82 golfers which were separated into four different teams compete on the Championship Links course. These teams were Dubai Creek, Emirates Golf Club, Jumeirah Golf Estates and Viya Golf.

The overall Winner of the Clash of the Titans was the Viya Golf team who shot a very impressive combined 72 under to take home the trophy. The Viya golf team had three fantastic scores of -16 which helped them on their way to victory. Runner up was Emirates Golf Club with some excellent low scores which totalled to -68. In third place it was Jumeirah Golf Estates who scored again a very impressive combined -64 to give them a podium place.

In the individual four player scramble competition it was Jumeirah Golf Estates team of Joe O’Connor, Khaled Ghaleb, Carl Downham and Chris Hoskin who shot a -16 under (BB9). The team had a great finish which helped them secure the win with five birdies on holes 14 to 18. Runner up was the Viya golf team of Lee Matthew Waggott, Alan Tweedie, Mark Cox and Eamonn Sullivan who also shot a -16 under. The team were completely in the zone throughout the middle of the round with an eagle on hole 7 which was followed with birdies on holes 8 to 12. Third place was Emirates Golf Clubs team of Cian Hurley, Jake Carney, Maura Duggan and Frank Duggan who again shot -16 under. Their card was full of birdies with low scores on tough holes such as 18 and 16.

On Course Competitions

Hole #4 Nathan Seldon

Hole #8 Andrew Millership

Hole #11 Sanjay Dhandsa

Hole #17 Darryl Cox

Links Charity Golf Day

Saturday, 22nd October 2022

Yas Links hosted its annual Charity Golf Day. The purpose of the day was to raise money for Operation Smile. A Volunteer-based non-profit organization that believe that anyone born with a cleft condition deserves safe, effective and timely surgery and comprehensive care, regardless of where they call home. The day was packed with luxury silent auction items, raffle tickets and 18 different on course competitions which all helped raise money for Operation Smile.

The format of the Golf Day was a Four Player Team Shambles with the best two out of four scores contributing toward the team score.

In first place with an outstanding team score of 104 points was Keith Speller, Ted Speller, Chris Wilson and Darren Maskell. Keith Speller especially had a fantastic round. One we are sure he never predicted as he stormed his way through the course and finished with a net 58. Runner up and only missing out by 2 points goes to David Evans, Karl Krofton, Arash Saidi and Marthinus Neethling with a combined score of 103 points. Marthinus Neethling was the low man in that foursome as he birdied his way to a net 61. Third place and only missing the top spot by 3 points with a score of 102 was Colin Gow, Russell Stewart, Noel Connolly and Dean Stothard. The team all shot in the 60s with Dean Stothard scoring a 64 to secure them third place.

However, the main aim of the event was to raise money for charity and with that the Golf Day managed to raise over AED 80,000 for Operation Smile. A massive well done to all who were involved in making that happen.

On Course Competitions

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 1 Eion Bolger

Nearest the pin in 3 hole 2 Alan Tweedie

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 3 Karl Bishop

Nearest the pin hole 4 Andrew Banks

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 5 Ted Speller

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 6 John Ewing

Men’s longest drive hole 7 Alexander Banks

Nearest the pin hole 8 Karl Krofton

Straightest Drive hole 9 Noel Connolly

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 10 Pedro Duarte

Nearest the pin in 3 hole 11 Manny Ostojic

Ladies longest drive hole 12 Lora Al Marzooqi

Nearest the pin hole 13 Abdulla Al Marzooqi

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 14 Nick Durdu

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 15 Ted Speller

Nearest the pin in 2 hole 16 Pedro Duarte

Nearest the pin 17 Steve Breken

Nearest the pin in 3 hole 18 Alexander Banks

PREMIUM GOLF & Country Club

Dear Members,

I hope this finds you all well and I hope you’ve had a good start to the golfing season. If you have not yet played Yas Acres Golf & Country Club, you need to pencil a date in your diary and come join us.

A spectacular addition to the Abu Dhabi golf scene, this Fry/Straka-designed golf course, situated within the heart of Yas Acres, is open to golfers until 9pm (last Tee time). The world class 3700 yard 9-hole golf course serves up both a challenging round of golf and a breath-taking backdrop for the community. The floodlit par-36 course will test golfers with its compelling contours spanning 130 acres adjacent to the Yas Acres residential community.

Make sure to avail your best available Rate through the Viya App and myself and the team do hope to welcome you to the Club soon.

Dear Members,

I hope this finds you all well and I hope you’ve had a good start to the golfing season. If you have not yet played Yas Acres Golf & Country Club, you need to pencil a date in your diary and come join us.

A spectacular addition to the Abu Dhabi golf scene, this Fry/Straka-designed golf course, situated within the heart of Yas Acres, is open to golfers until 9pm (last Tee time). The world class 3700 yard 9-hole golf course serves up both a challenging round of golf and a breath-taking backdrop for the community. The floodlit par-36 course will test golfers with its compelling contours spanning 130 acres adjacent to the Yas Acres residential community.

Make sure to avail your best available Rate through the Viya App and myself and the team do hope to welcome you to the club soon.

WINTER TOURNAMENT CALENDAR

NOVEMBER

Saturday 5th Saadiyat Stableford Series Morning Tee Times Open

Sunday 13th Members Medal Afternoon Tee Times Member

Saturday 26th Texas Scramble Open Tee Times Open

DECEMBER

Saturday 10th Saadiyat Stableford Series Morning Tee Times Open

12th -15th Abu Dhabi Amateur Championship Event Draw WAGR Event

Saturday 17th Members Medal Morning Tee Times Member

Sunday 18th Turkey Trott 12:30pm Shotgun Open

Beat the Pros

Sunday, 18th September 2022

The winter season at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club kicked off with 2022 Beat the Pros – a exciting Texas Scramble format with one goal – to beat the Saadiyat Pros team. This year, it consisted of Danny Jakubowski, Pablo Torres, Matt Kidd & Reynard Kleynhans. The scoring throughout was extremely close with only 1.3 shots difference between 1st place & 4th place. Unfortunately for our professionals, they finished as the 4th place team with a score of -15 under. The defending champions Brian Lawson, Richard Croudson, Shawn Driedger & Tyrone Waugh retained their title with a fantastic score of -16.3 under par. Will they make in three in a row next year?

Members Medal presented by Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi

Sunday, 9th October 2022

The first round of the Members Medal got underway at the start of October, with Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi as the title sponsor of the event. The seven round series gives members the opportunity to win fantastic prizes each month including night stays & spa vouchers as well as the main order of merit prize based on the best 4 rounds out of 7.

Nearest the Pin was won by Neyl Cherrat & and player with the lowest gross score of the round was Youngin Chin (73).

Carole Martin & James Conrad both took home a one-night stay for two with scores of 71 net & 69 net respectfully with Mark Slater & Subhash Bhatia winning an AED 300 voucher for The Beach House for second place in each division.

Carole Martin

James Conrad

Neyl Cherrat

Youngin

Chin

Mark

Slater

Subhash Bhatia

Dear friends,

The season is well and truly under way, and we look forward to the coming months such excitement. With so much happening in the region, and such a busy season ahead, it seems only fitting that we are due to welcome our one-millionth guest to Topgolf Dubai since our opening. It is a true credit to all of our associates making this happen in less than two years since opening. From engineers to kitchen staff, bay hosts to the IT team, we have worked so hard to create such memorable moments for everyone that comes through our doors! Topgolf has something for everyone, and for that reason we remain as Dubai’s top entertainment venue. From the installation of our air conditioning units in our bays for the warmer summer months, to upgrades to our Bunker Arcade, Topgolf Garden, VIP Suites, and extension of the Yard Sports Bar Terrace with another mega screen (perfect for all the football fanatics), we are always pushing the boundaries and adapting to the needs of each guest to make every visit to Topgolf Dubai a truly unforgettable experience.

TOPGOLF UPDATE

Mike Walton

As we come closer to the end of the year, we have more and more to offer. I’m excited to share some of the exciting new offers we have in venue, especially our Festive promotionseven bigger and better than ever. Join us at Topgolf Dubai for an unbeatable Festive Season with a spectacular range of offerings and unforgettable events to end your year and bring on 2023! We cannot wait to welcome yourself, friends and family to enjoy Dubai’s biggest and most memorable Festive Season to date, but please remember, limited spaces are available so get your bookings in early!

Welcome 2023 in style at Dubai’s most popular entertainment venue with Topgolf’s Disco themed New Year’s Eve party, featuring an array of show-stopping entertainment. There’s no better time to dress to impress and join us to marvel at Dubai’s iconic views on an iconic night. Enjoy a live DJ throughout the evening, delicious platters to feast on at your bay and unlimited selected soft & house beverages for one big party! What’s more? You’re not going to want to miss out on the fireworks show extravaganza to ring in the new year and start 2023 with a bang! Make sure to take advantage of our early bird offer and save AED 100 per person when you book your New Year’s Eve experience before the 15th December – don’t miss out!

What’s more? If you want the full VIP treatment with your closest of friends and family, secure your group for Topgolf’s New Year’s Eve Private Suite Experience. With your select group of up to 20 guests, enjoy Topgolf Dubai’s live DJ, canapés, premium buffet with live carving and seafood stations, topped with selected house with sparkling beverages. Celebrate and play the night away overlooking Dubai’s most iconic views in your best dress. What’s more? Reign in the new year the right way, with Topgolf Dubai’s very own unmissable firework display that is sure to cap off your evening with a bang!

Enjoy the most wonderful time of the year at Topgolf Dubai’s Christmas Brunch. Dig into a traditional Christmas platter bay-side with unlimited select beverages throughout the afternoon. Sing along to a live DJ and festive music, and take advantage of a fantastic range of kid’s activities to keep the whole family in high spirits throughout the day. And of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas Day without a meet-and-greet with the big man himself!

Unwind and embrace the Festive season with your group of mates, your sports team, or corporate crew together for an unrivalled end of year Festive Parties at Topgolf Dubai. Book your unique experience at Topgolf Dubai for groups of all sizes, with platter packages for groups of 6-42, and buffet style events for groups of 43 and above – we really do cater to groups of all ages and sizes! There’s no better destination to get everyone together and get ready for the festivities ahead.

Contact events@topgolfdubai.ae for bookings.

The 2022 Qatar World Cup needs no introduction. This November, football fever will take over The Yard at Topgolf Dubai. Catch all of the 2022 World Cup action across 15 screens including 7 mega screens in the Yard, with an exciting mix of entertainment, food, drink, and an electric atmosphere. Including both table and booth seating, food and drink specials and much more, The Yard is your home of the World Cup this November and December. Book now to avoid disappointment and make sure you catch all the excitement and thrills of every game in a unique and premium experience for the world’s greatest football tournament. The biggest, most highly anticipated sporting event in the world is only perfectly suited to the most electrifying and exciting entertainment venue in Dubai. See you soon!

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 a truly exciting football and festive season and beyond.

Mike Walton

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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