Club Life Magazine October 2019

Club Life

October 2019 | Issue 91

A NEW SEASON IS UNDERWAY AT EMIRATES GOLF CLUB...

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1 Editor: Jacqui Barry jaxdubai@gmail.com

The season is really getting underway now...the courses are looking fantastic, the weather is getting better and everything is building up to the start of the season.

Although the official start of the season is 1st September, realistically, it’s more like the start of October before competitions start filling up as it’s still so hot and humid until that time. So, welcome to the unofficial start of the season and now it all kicks off!

EMIRATES GOLF CLUB SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Christopher May

Congratulations to Captains Ishu and Yana who managed their driveins with ease (possibly with a little help from the Champagne bar on the first tee!) It is a very nerve-wracking moment in front of your fellow members but both Captains were very much at ease! Yana, of course, had to go through the same thing the following Monday at the Ladies’ Season Opener but it’s a bit easier the second time round!

The Season Openers went very well with many in attendance for the golf and the presentations so the season has started well and we look forward to more major events and lots of fun for the season ahead.

Chief Executive Officer cmay@dubaigolf.com

Barney Coleman

Club Manager bcoleman@dubaigolf.com

Ganesh Mangathil

Publishing Manager gmangathil@dubaigolf.com

Matthew Perry

Golf Course Superintendent mperry@dubaigolf.com

Stephen Deane

Head Academy Professional sdeane@dubaigolf.com

Cian Hurley

Sandra Tinari

Golf Services Manager churley@dubaigolf.com

Head of Marketing & Communications stinari@dubaigolf.com

Enjoy the great weather, the wonderful condition of the courses and everything that Emirates Golf Club has to offer..not just golf, but the gym, spa, tennis, squash, Padel tennis, swimming pool, restaurants, Spike Bar and terrace. Make the most of it and ... enjoy!

Jacqui

What a fantastic turn-out we had for the Season Opener on 4th October; well done to Ishu and Yana for finding the fairway in front of 126 fellow members, increasing the pressure of the opening drive!

The Rugby World Cup is approaching the knock out stages with the quarterfinals on 19th and 20th October followed by the semi-finals on 26th and 27th. In a wide-open tournament there promises to be some intense contests so come and join us in Spike Bar or Rugby Central sponsored by DHL. On 26th October, following the Rugby semi-final, we will also be hosting a ‘Big Day Out’ from 3pm-10pm.

Enjoy the cooler temperatures with activities such as Dubai Fitness Challenge, free golf lessons, food trucks, kids’ activities, live music and much more.

Last month we had the ‘Mike Gerbich Cup’ to honour our dear friend, member and Past Captain of the Club, Mike Gerbich, who passed away a few years ago. It’s great to see that this event is still well supported in Mike’s memory.

Thanks to the Golf Course Maintenance crew who have worked incredibly hard over the summer to keep both our courses and the Par 3 course in great condition and it’s a pleasure to play them like this. Please assist our GCM team by repairing pitch marks on the greens (yours and others nearby). filling in divots with the sand provided and ensuring that bunkers are raked properly, leaving them in the condition you would expect to find them when playing your own shots.

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Dear Members,

ger’s Club Mana Report

Editorial

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Steen Simon

Haridas Palliyalil

Food & Beverage Manager ssimon@dubaigolf.com

Resident Engineer hpalliyalil@dubaigolf.com

A new season means new menu additions at Spike why not check them out!!

Chef Nicholas Cuomo Executive Chef ncuomo@dubaigolf.com

Pansy Gonsalvez

Head of Golf Central pgonsalvez@dubaigolf.com

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Barney Coleman Club Manager Golf Course Etiquette

The Members Consultative Committee (MCC) has highlighted the poor etiquette on our golf courses. From Friday 27th September, the course marshals have been closely monitoring etiquette on both courses. If a member or guest is seen to not repair a pitch mark, fail to fill a divot with the sand provided or leave a bunker and not rake it, then they will be given a ‘yellow card’ by the marshal. The names of all members and guests who receive a yellow card will be given to me. Any player receiving a second yellow card will be subject to disciplinary action.

Thank you for your assistance in improving the care of our courses.

Throughout last season, the issue of unraked bunkers and pace of play was consistently fed back through the MCC forum. It is time that all members took responsibility for these areas. If you see a fellow competitor not raking a bunker then please call them up on it and make it happen. As for pace of play the marshals are best placed to know what is happening on the course so please respect them and comply with their directive when asked.

At the last MCC, the topic of etiquette and pace of play was yet again discussed; it embarrasses me to say that we are seriously considering attaching ‘dash-cams’ to the marshals’ buggies.

If this happens, we can improve the training of the marshals by evaluating the interactions, in addition to assessing how members and guests respond!

Also it is possible to point the proposed camera towards a bunker! Watch this space and we will be sure to notify you if this step is introduced.

The new menu for Spike Bar and Terrace was introduced at the start of October so please be sure to give that a try, Chef Nicholas has kept in some Spike’s favourites but he has added many new dishes for you to try.

The Carine enclosed summer terrace will be removed from either 13th or 20th October depending on humidity levels!.

Omega Dubai Desert Classic 2020 The first professionals competing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic were confirmed this past month and the field is shaping up nicely. Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau will be back to defend the Dallah trophy on our Majlis course. Joining him will be Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Matt Wallace. Further announcements are expected in the run up to the event.

The summer work schedule below has now been completed: • Extension of the Members’ Tee (far end of driving range) • Relocation of chipping green at members’ end plus the inclusion of Paspalum grass (same as Faldo greens) • Chipping green re-design (plus change to Bermuda grass, same as Majlis greens) • Majlis 6th green extension • Tee extensions on the Majlis course • Majlis Hole 7 – new bridge – still work to be carried out on this, including beautification and landscaping of the edges either side of the bridge

• Royal Majlis (8th green Majlis course) refurbishment – please note that this is a fabulous venue for private events including weddings, parties, product launches etc. We have given the building an essential uplift over the summer with a new A/C system, flooring and other improvements.

Children’s outdoor play area With the success of Jones the Grocer, Spike and Carine, we are seeing an increase in the number of families visiting the property. This of course was also our intention by collaborating with JTG back in November 2017. As a result, coupled with an increase in family memberships, there are more children dining in our outlets. This can lead to an increase in volume in the restaurants as well as our under-12s looking to keep themselves active by running around or investigating the putting green!

To reduce the running and noise in the outlets plus the potential damage to the putting green we are opening an outdoor play area. As you look back at the clubhouse from the Majlis course this will be located to the far left of the property. It will be concealed with trees and hedges to prevent any noise traveling to the course.

Enjoy the season ahead!

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OMA Emirates SEPTEMBER Medal 2019

Captain’s Message

In association with

Dear Members, I can breathe easy now as the Mixed Season Opener has just finished and I managed to hit my Captain’s Drive on the fairway!!

Congratulations Dev Anand for knowing my game and for guessing the right distance.

We had a great day with a welcome drink and then music, delicious food and plenty of drinks on the 12th hole. The evening dinner and prize presentation was also well attended.

Lady Captain Yana, who spoke before me, covered all the points very well and

helped me ,in the process, to give a shorter speech.

We had an inaugural tournament on Thursday 26th September which was the Captains’ Challenge Cup between Emirates Golf Club and the Creek Golf & Yacht Club; this went very well and we finished with a lead of 7-3.

On Friday 27th we played at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club for 20 points (singles matchplay) and we managed to win eight points, so the score tied at five each and we shared the trophy in the inaugural year.

MEN’S COMPETITION RESULTS

FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2019 Winner: Runner-up: Third:

Subhojit Biswas 44 points Jignesh Sangani 39 points Rajinder Razdan 36 points

A DIVISION (Handicaps 0-12) Winner: Ross Barlow

36 points

B DIVISION (Handicaps 13-24) Winner: Ravi Khanna

35 points

Vice-Captain Boyd realises now that next year Emirates Golf Club will have the advantage of playing for 20 points and he is pretty confident of winning the trophy.

We are now experiencing good weather, many golf tournaments and happy hour at Spike Bar, resulting in more fun times!

Let the good times roll.

Cheers.

Ishu Rupani Club Captain: 2019-2020

A DIVISION (Handicaps 0-10) Winner: Gary Black Runner-up: Jignesh Sangani Third: Boyd Edmondson Best Gross: Graham Pascal

70 net 70 net 72 net 75

B DIVISION (Handicaps 11-20) Winner: Yasser Refai Runner-up: Vishal Tikku Third: Russell Curtis

69 net 70 net 70 net

C DIVISION (Handicaps 11-20) Winner: Mandeep Vohra

72 net

MEN’S STABLEFORD EVENT Winner: Praveen Sharma

35 points

LADIES’ STABLEFORD Winner: Jayshree Gupta Runner-up: Sandra Chia

37 points 36 points

QUALIFIER FOR THE LUCKIEST BALL ON EARTH 2019 Winner: Yasser Refai

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Competition Results

SATURDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2019

Dear All, After a very nice summer spent with family and friends in St Petersburg, then the south of France and rounded off with a fantastic week in Switzerland, I returned to Dubai at the end of August, just in time to get ready for the start of my very special season.

Naema was equally excited as the incoming Vice-Captain as we started September with our Monday tournaments. Even with the average daily temperature about 40 degrees, we had a fantastic turnout, so well done to all the ladies who participated and again my congratulations to the winners.

The Beginners’ classes started by Naema were also well attended and it’s lovely to meet with the new enthusiastic members.

Each Thursday, Naema and I prepare the draw for the Monday tournaments. I understand that we all have preferences but everyone should welcome the chance to play with different ladies which is in the true spirit of our Club.

ladies were dressed in Russian colours of red, white and blue and a lot of Russian flags were waving everywhere!

September also saw a number of ladies playing in the Dubai Duty Free Seniors which was another very hot and humid but fun day.

Captain Ishu arranged the inaugural challenge match against the Creek and both Naema and I were invited and helped the team to a respectable draw over the two-day tournament.

We had a fantastic turnout at the Mixed Season Opener on Friday 4th October, and clearly, the Champagne bar on the first tee was a great success. Captain Ishu gave a lovely welcome speech and followed that with a pretty decent drive.

So then it was my turn on the red tee box and my only thought was to hit that little white ball as quickly as possible, which I did, and of course it was not one of my best. The tournament was great and the on-course F&B was first class.

Then it was on to the evening prizegiving which, as usual, was presented very well by Barney… this was followed by my first speech to all the members.

I believe the feedback included “She can speak longer than Paul” to “Very well done”. Everyone was so kind and I was just relieved. This will be a day I will remember for a long time.

LADIES’ MONTHLY MEDAL

Supported By

Many thanks to Chef Nicholas and to Diane for both the on-course snacks and the excellent lunch. Thanks for all the support from Chris May, Barney, the Golf Office, Nishanthi, Mary-Ann and her team as well as Cian and his new team of interns. My special thanks to Rhys who saw my Captain’s drive and also gave a very nice after-lunch speech. So again, I would like to thank all the ladies who made my day very special…another one I will remember for a long time.

LADIES’ STABLEFORD COMPETITON Monday 9th September 2019 Overall Winner: Roma Khanna

35 points

SILVER DIVISION (HANDICAPS 0–18) Winner: Mitsuko Emmerson 34 points BRONZE DIVISION (HANDICAPS 19–36) Winner: Jane Vail 33 points

LADIES’ Blind PARTNERS competition

So ladies, it’s a busy month ahead, the weather will be beautiful so enjoy your time as members of our fantastic Club.

And finally, if you have any real complaints then...see Cian.

The Ladies’ Season Opener was a bit earlier this year, on Monday 7th October, so a few Ladies were still ‘on long summer holidays’. I missed each of them.

However, a few did manage to get back in time to play, like Maura who had just arrived back from Japan and Maribel, whose flight arrived that morning, joined us for our lunch! Unfortunately, I had another disappointing drive but it did not spoil my day one bit!! Many of the

LADIES’ COMPETITION RESULTS

The excellent lunch was set up in the chalet on the 16th green with a great view of the course! There were white tablecloths and lovely music so I felt like a celebrity! A short speech was followed by our own ladies modelling the latest golf gear from our Pro Shop to the song of Marron 5 (move like a Jagger). You were all beautiful models!

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in’s Lady Capta Message

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MONDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2019

We miss Rhys but we wish him every possible success at the Creek .

Winner:

Runner-up:

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new intern Arnaud.

Wouldn’t it be nice in the future to perhaps get a lady intern…just saying!

Thea Hendrickx Margaret Breen 66 points Maria Victoria Arias Martha Wong 64 points

Yana Jamieson Lady Captain - 2019-2020

SILVER A DIVISION (Handicaps 0–14) Winner: Anne Gely Bouigue 74 net Runner-up: Naema Maya 75 net Best Gross: Jayshree Gupta 84 SILVER B DIVISION (Handicaps 15-23) Winner: Martha Wong 71 net Runner-up: Noemy Bertuol 76 net BRONZE DIVISION (Handicaps 24-36) Winner: Michele Carlsson 73 net

LAST WOMAN STANDING MONDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2019 SILVER DIVISION (Handicaps 0-19) Winner: Margaret Breen 73 net Runner-up: Glory Xavier 74 net BRONZE DIVISION (Handicaps 20-36) Winner: Anita Jopp 73 net Runner-up: Annette Carstanjen 73 net

Ladies’ Season Opener Monday 7th October 2019 Winner:

Chantelle de Villiers Sheila McIlroy Lianne Scatterty Susan Boni 61.1 net

Runner-up:

Maria Victoria Arias Monica Palao Arathi Appaiah Gema Blanco 61.6 net

Guess the Lady Captain’s Drive:

Chantelle de Villiers

Nearest the Pin: hole # 7:

Sulafa Hamdan (Silver Division only)

Nearest the Pin: hole # 11:

Susan Boni (Bronze Divison only)

Nearest the Pin: hole #15:

Monica Palao (Silver Division only)

155 yards

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Ladies’ Sea Opener

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Competition Results

on Mixed Seas Opener

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FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2019 Winner:

Manish Bakshi / Harsh Munjal / Vikas Sachar / Sachin Mahajan

57.3 net

Runner-up:

Adel Zarouni / Dileep Kumar / Maelyn Joy / Mitsuko Emmerson

57.8 net

Third:

Rekha Bandopadhyay / Kish Bandopadhyay / Arun Khehar / Tania Sangani 60 net

LADIES’ NEAREST THE PIN: Hole # 4: Noemy Bertuol Hole # 11: Fiona Berry MEN’S NEAREST THE PIN: Hole # 7: Rakesh Shah Hole # 15: Paul Byrne GUESS CAPTAIN ISHU RUPANI’S DRIVE 191 (YARDS): Winner: Devanand Kurup

191 yards

GUESS LADY CAPTAIN YANA JAMIESON’S DRIVE 150 YARDS: Winner: Maria Petre

155 yards

MIXED season opener

Clubs

My Reciprocal Club Experience in Japan

by Maura Duggan

Taiheiyo Club, Japan Among the 17 Courses of Taiheiyo Club’s Japan properties are some of the world’s finest championship links.

Courses that not only host professional tournaments, but display a refined sense of style and beauty that is exemplary of Japanese aesthetics.

Every time I looked at the list of reciprocal clubs in Club Life I would think how lucky are we Emirates Golf Club members to have such a list of exclusive golf clubs we could play on and WHEN was I ever going to the opportunity to visit one?

PICTURESQUE MOUNTAIN RANGES AND SEASONAL SCENERY

Takarazuka course

On gently undulating terrain, the Takarazuka course has approximately 800m2 of curved green. Because each hole has a distinct personality of its own, the very memorable course is richly varied and strategically demanding. A round of its 18 holes is made additionally invigorating by the refreshing breezes of the smoothly sloping highland site.

Well the opportunity arose when planning our trip to Japan to follow Ireland in the Rugby World Cup. I asked Valance Daniel ,our Membership Administrator, for contact details for the Taiheiyo Club and he put me in touch with Joe Gaughwin, Taiheiyo Ambassador, who helped me with the booking of our two games on courses outside Tokyo and Osaka and he also helped with advice on golfing etiquette in Japan.

The Taiheiyo Club own 17 golf courses all over Japan.

Our first game was on their Championship course, Gotemba which is a stunning course built on the foot of Mount Fuji, a rolling parkland course with testing water hazards and beautifully maintained with Mount Fuji nearly always visible. It has hosted a World Golf Championship - World Cup and annually hosts the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, past winners being Seve, Greg Norman, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke.

WORLD CLASS FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE

Gotemba

13 Clubs

Reciprocal

RECIPROCAL CLUBS

Reciprocal

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Featuring majestic views of Mount Fuji, a true hillside course, Gotemba is the flagship of the Taiheiyo Club family.

Selected as the No. 1 course in Japan by the country’s leading golf magazine Par Golf, it’s no surprise that Gotemba is host to a range of international professional tournaments, including the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters and the World Golf Championships EMC World Cup. Golfers around the world agree “You haven’t golfed in Japan until you’ve played Gotemba.”

Having played golf in many countries around the world, Japan offers many new experiences ; • Remote control golf carts which can accommodate four players and there is usually one caddie between four players • Glove dryers situated at the snack huts which we could certainly do with during the summer in Dubai • The one-hour lunch break after nine holes ... you are given a card with your starting time for the back nine. The club restaurants are outstanding with tempura prawns and vegetables being my favourite dish….not forgetting the fantastic Japanese beer for the boys.

• The incredible hospitality of the people; during our round we met Mr Jiro Nonaka, Director of Taiheiyo Club, who is a friend of Chris May and Past Captain Rai Legnar.

Jiro san invited us for drinks and presented us with a gift from the Pro Shop.

Also whilst waiting for our lift back to Tokyo, Frank and Darragh started a conversation with some members who, on discovering we were Irish and visiting Japan for the Rugby World

Cup, presented us with a cheesecake each. I would like to add that this was the day before Japan beat Ireland!

The second course we played which is also part of the Taiheiyo Club was Takarazuka, which is 50 minutes outside Osaka and situated high up in the hills. There are incredible elevation changes which provide the most beautiful views of the dense forest from which the course was created.

This is very picturesque course and again a very high standard of course maintenance.

I would strongly recommend these courses, based on our experience so if you are planning a holiday in any country where there is a reciprocal club, contact Valance for more details ........I’m searching for our next one.

RECIPROCAL CLUBS OF EMIRATES GOLF CLUB Full golf members at Emirates Golf Club have the privilege of the member’s guest green fee rate when playing the below reciprocal golf courses.

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Albatross Golf Resort, Czech Republic Archerfield Golf Club, Scotland Banyan Golf Club, Thailand Blue Canyon Country Club, Thailand Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead, UK Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, Hong Kong, China Close House Hotel & Golf, England, UK DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, India Foxhills Club & Resort, Surrey, UK Huntingdale Golf Club, Victoria, Australia

- Hubbelrath Golf Club, Dusseldorf, Germany - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE - K Club of Straffan, Kildare, Ireland - The Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong, China - Laguna National Golf & Country Club, Singapore - London Golf Club, UK - Mission Hills, China - Münchener Golf Club, Germany

- Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club, Victoria, Australia - Real Club de Golf el Prat, Barcelona, Spain - Royal Golf Club, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic - Saujana Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Taiheiyo Club, Japan - The Duke’s, St Andrews, Scotland - The Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius - Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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

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

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

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PRO’S TIP OF THE MONTH

Pro’s Tip

By Golf Professional

DONG LEE

This is Dong Lee from the Peter Cowen Golf Academy at Emirates Golf Club!

Let me show you what the impact should feel like using against ‘The Wall’...

Set up - feet should be shoulder width apart as in the first picture. My left shoulder and left knee and left foot are all in line

Back swing - coiled… my left shoulder is Impact - left knee, left hip, left shoulder, positioned under my chin and my right left arm all stay close to the wall on the shoulder is positioned behind my head. left side…

My lower body is coiled, knees and pelvis (belt line) twisted…

Pressure lost and fault examples - your spine angle (aka balance point) has been increased away from the left wall (picture 1) and the other one is decreased into the left wall (picture 2)

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GREENKEEPER’S CUTTINGS

Ladies’ Progamme 2019-2020 Over the 10 weeks, groups of four to six ladies will cover all aspects of golf including technique and on-course time. Classes are for ladies looking to start golf in a relaxed environment or even advanced classes to improve your handicap.

r’s Greenkeepe Cuttings

With the weather starting to cool off after summer, our ever so popular 10 week ladies’ programme will start the week commencing Sunday 13th October.

BY Matthew Perry

New for this season is our partnership with Project Beauty; all ladies will receive a complimentary manicure and massage in the wonderful spa at Emirates Golf Club.

Also for this season, our golf Professionals will be organising set times for all ladies’ classes on the programme to meet and play friendly golf on our par 3 courses.

Classes will run daily at 9am and 10am with evening options also available. Registration will be on a monthly basis with new classes starting throughout the winter.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Academy soon.

Mark Bruce Golf Professional

Dear all, It is great to have some cooler weather and in the mornings the GCM colleagues are certainly appreciating it.

LADIES GROUP PROGRAMME Register today for the Emirates Golf Club Ladies Group Programme and learn to play golf in a friendly and relaxed environment.

Over a period of ten weeks, your group will be taken through various aspects of the game by your PGA Professional. The Ladies Group Programme includes unlimited access to the driving range and Par 3 Academy Course access .

After each lesson, you are invited to relax over a coffee in Spike Bar or Jones the Grocer located in our clubhouse.

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10 x 50-minute group lessons

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Groups limited to six participants in ‘Beginner’ and ‘Intermediate’ levels, and four participants in the ‘Advanced’ level

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Equipment provided if required

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Use of The Academy driving range facilities for the duration of the programme

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Complimentary access to the Par 3 Academy Course from Sunday to Thursday, 7.30am to 4.00pm (excluding public holidays)

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Restricted practice timings: Thursday to Sunday/public holidays (7am to 8am, 12pm to 1pm), Monday (6.30pm to 7.30pm)

We have been continuing with small project works around the course and the major one to be completed is the enlarging of the members’ chipping area. This has a Paspalum green with grass taken from the spare green we have on hole 13 on the Faldo course. The chipping area itself has been enlarged and we have removed one bunker. We hope you enjoy this improved area which should be open fully during the middle of October.

I do hope you have enjoyed using the new and improved main chipping green. The team is proud of what we have achieved during the summer months and we hope that you get some great enjoyment out of it during the season.

Going forward, we are now starting our bunker softening and fixing of edges, which takes a good month to complete as the colleagues really do a thorough job on every bunker.

We will add sand where it is needed and the bunkers will have a tiller go into them. Ongoing efforts with the bunkers is a priority for us as is making sure bunkers are raked

between shotgun starts so you have a fresh and soft bunker to play out of.

After October there will be no carts allowed on the Majlis course for 20 days so we can aid the recovery of the rough and help us a present a great golf course for the month of November. This is always the busiest month of the year so doing this will help us a lot. The carts will then go back onto the course for the last two weeks and then we will overseed the rough on 4th and 5th of December.

Happy Golfing!

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Practice ball pass provided, complimentary range balls for package holder

Packages

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Tea and coffee is provided after each session

1. Beginner - Complete beginners or ladies returning to the game, this level is structured to cover the fundamentals of golf

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Project Beauty gift bag including complimentary voucher for a pedicure and massage

2. Intermediate - For the player who wishes to improve their technique and knowledge and playing around the Par 3 in less than 50 shots

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Complimentary gym and pool access at Emirates Golf Club Fit Lab from Sunday to Thursday; 10.00am to 2.00pm for participants on the Ladies Group Programme

Carts return on 21st until December overseeding.

Friday 1st

Diwali Scramble

13.00

Majlis

Members guest rate applies on the Faldo course on Sunday to Thursday before 4.00pm

Saturday 2nd

Junior Open

08.35-11.35

Faldo

Monday 4th

Ladies Competition & Past Captains’ Trophy

08.30

Faldo

Friday 8th

Dubai Golf Pro-Am Series

13.00

Faldo

Saturday 9th

OMA Emirates - Medalford Championship

08.00 & 13.00 Majlis

Monday 11th

Ladies Monthly Medal sponsored by Palazzo Versace 8.30

Faldo

Monday 18th

Heritage Trophy Round 1

Faldo

3. Advanced - Designed for ladies who would like to further their game and improve their scores, both on the Par 3 and 18 hole course and dedicate time to improving their overall game, with individually focused lessons

Beginner & Intermediate Packages

Advanced Package

Member Guest

Member Guest

AED 1,595 AED 1,850

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WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER

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NO CARTS on the Majlis course 3rd - 20th November.

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November 21st -24th DP World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Monday 25th

Heritage Trophy Round 2

08.30

Majlis

Friday 29th

Clubhouse Trophy

13.00

Majlis

THE NEW RULES OF GOLF – TOP 20 MUST KNOW CHANGES OFFICIAL AS OF JANUARY 1st 2019 31 major changes to the rules were introduced in January 2019

This article will cover the 20 Must Know Rule changes for 2019, as highlighted by the R&A and the USGA. Firstly, to help with the understanding of the rule changes, here are some newly defined terms that can be found in the ‘definitions’ section of the rule book.

Embedded: When your ball is in its own pitchmark made as a result of your previous stroke and where part of the ball is below the level of the ground.

General Area: The area of the course that covers all of the course except for the other four defined areas: (1) The teeing ground of the hole you are playing, (2) all penalty areas, (3) all bunkers, (4) the putting green of the hole you are playing. *previously defined as ‘Through the Green’.

Penalty Area: An area from which relief with a one stroke penalty is allowed if your ball comes to rest there.

There are yellow penalty areas = two relief options (previously known as a yellow water hazard) There are red penalty areas = three relief options (previously known as a red lateral water hazard) Relief Area: The area where you must drop a ball when taking relief under a rule.

20 MUST KNOW RULE CHANGES: 1. You must now drop your ball from knee height (NOT shoulder height).

A simple one to understand and to do. The aim is that dropping from a lower height will result in less re-drops from the ball bouncing and rolling too far away.

2. Measure the area in which to drop your ball with the longest club in your bag (except a putter) When taking a drop, the size of the relief area will always be measured by the longest club in your bag, except your putter, whether one or two club lengths, depending on the type of relief being taken. However, you don’t need to actually use your longest club for this and then go back to your bag to get a pitching wedge,for example. If the longest club in your bag for the round is 43 inches then a club length is 43 inches for you for that round.

3. You must now drop in and play from the relief area.

When taking a drop, you must always have a reference point. From there you will measure the one or two club lengths in which to drop.

That radius will be your “relief area” that the ball must stay within; if it rolls out then it should be re-dropped a second time before then being placed.

4. When dropping back on the line, your ball cannot be played from nearer the hole than your chosen reference point.

If taking relief by going back in line with the flag (example: penalty area or unplayable ball), you must identify a mark on that line to measure your ‘relief area’; once that mark is identified and the ball is dropped you cannot play if the ball rolls nearer the hole and out in front of your measured “relief area”. *connected to point 3 above.

5. Time to search – 3 minutes (NOT 5 minutes) Search time reduced from 5 to 3 minutes. As before, your time starts when the player, his/ her caddie, partner or partner’s caddie begins to search for it. The reason for the change is obviously to speed up play but, based on the assumption that if a ball is to be found, it will normally be found sooner rather than later.

6. If you accidentally move your ball when searching for it, replace it without penalty.

A fair change to this rule that there is now NO PENALTY if you move your ball whilst searching for it. If moved, the ball should be replaced. If the spot is unknown you must estimate it, and when placing the ball try to recreate the lie of the ball as much as possible.

7. No penalty for a double hit – it only counts as one stroke.

(Good news for those with the dreaded golfing yips…)

8. No penalty if your ball hits you or your equipment accidentally after a stroke.

If your ball hits you, your bag, your cart (equipment) after making a stroke you must then just play the ball as it lies for your next stroke.

9. No penalty if your ball strikes the flagstick when you have chosen to leave it in the hole.

You can now choose to have the flagstick left in as well as attended or removed. Your intention must be clearly stated before putting, you cannot change your intentions once the stroke has been made and the ball is in motion.

10. Spike marks and other shoe damage on the putting green can be repaired If your ball lies ON or OFF the putting green you are entitled to repair any damages such as spike marks, shoe marks, animal damage, turf plugs and seams of cut turf. The fixing and repairs must be done promptly and must not improve the line of play beyond the repair of the initial damage.

11. Accidentally move the ball on the putting green? There is no penalty and the ball is replaced.

If there is any accidental movement of the ball or ball marker by yourself or anyone else then simply replace the ball or ball marker with NO PENALTY. 12. Ball marked, lifted and replaced on putting green is moved by wind to another position – replace ball on original spot.

If your ball is moved by an outside agency such as wind or any other natural forces such as a slope then: If you had not marked your ball yet then play from its new position.

If you had marked the ball and replaced it then replace the ball back on the same spot.

13. Penalty areas replace water hazards and you can move loose impediments, ground your club and take practice swings in penalty areas, just as you can on the fairway or in the rough.

A big change that now allows us to act the same in a penalty area as we can on the fairway or rough as listed above. No longer do we need to panic about grounding the club or touching or moving anything.

14. You can’t take relief from a penalty area unless you are at least 95% certain your ball is in the penalty area.

The number 95% has been introduced in line with being ‘known or virtually certain’ that your ball is in a penalty area. If there is still a small doubt, the ball is deemed as lost.

15. In bunkers you can remove loose impediments.

The rules have been relaxed to allow you to remove leaves, twigs, stones or any other loose impediments in a bunker. So no longer do you need to check the back of a scorecard for the local rules to see if stones are movable obstructions in bunkers.

16. In bunkers you cannot touch the sand with your club in the area right in front of or right behind your ball, during your backswing or in taking practice swings.

Despite the rules in a bunker being relaxed (as 15 above) you STILL CANNOT touch the sand with your club near the ball or make a practice swing.

17. Free relief is allowed if your ball is embedded on the fairway or in the rough (but ‘embedded’ means that part of your ball is below the level of the ground) This rule has been extended to all ‘General Areas’ that include both the fairway and the rough. This has been introduced as an embedded ball lying anywhere is not considered part of the normal challenge of playing golf.

19. You cannot have your caddie or your partner standing behind you once you begin taking your stance.

Therefore no assistance can be given with a player’s alignment by anyone. The player must rely on his own skill to get this correct.

20. Pace of Play – it is recommended that you have no longer than 40 seconds to make a stroke (and usually you should be able to play quicker than that) and READY GOLF in stroke play is encouraged.

The rules now emphasise a prompt pace of play. The rule reminds golfers that their pace of play will affect how long it takes others to play their rounds, both in their group and those in the groups behind.

Recommendations are: • To be more prompt in preparing for and making each stroke i.e. BE READY • To be more prompt in moving from one stroke to the next i.e. WALK FASTER • To be more prompt in moving to the next teeing ground after completing a hole i.e.

CLEAR THE GREEN IMMEDIATELY When it is your turn to play: • 40 seconds is the maximum recommended time per stroke. This time begins when you are free to play without any interference or distractions

At each Club event you will be given the list of these 20 key changes as a reminder for you whilst on course; the new rule books, which I’m pleased to say have been simplified, and now include diagrams to make easier to understand are also readily available at the Club.

Please don’t worry or stress about the new changes s this is a great opportunity to grasp a better understanding of the modernised rules of golf and we, at the Club, are here to help you to do that.

2019 Rules in action - Monday 23 September 2019 Webb Simpson – Kapalua (Sentry Tournament of Champions) The Rules of Golf were a hot topic as the season teed off in Hawaii for the first PGA TOUR event under the 2019 Rules. During the third round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Webb Simp-son became one of the first professional players to benefit from the changes around finding and identifying your ball.

While searching for his ball in some heavy rough short of the fifth green, Simpson stepped on his ball, accidentally moving it in the process.

Only a matter of days prior, Simpson would have incurred a one-shot penalty, however with the New Year bringing Rule 7.4 into effect, the ball was allowed to be put back to its original position and played without penalty.

Rule 7 allows a player to take reasonable actions to search for their ball after each stroke and a player no longer gets a penalty if the ball is accidentally moved in trying to find or identify it (provided the ball is replaced back to its original spot). That said, players do still need to be careful

not to cause improvement to the conditions af-fecting their next stroke as a penalty will still apply if they improve their lie, stance, area of intended swing or line of play by acting excessively when searching.

Stephen Gallagher also benefited from this Rule change when he also found his ball by standing on it at the Hero Indian Open at the end of March.

Again, Gallagher simply replaced his ball on the es-timated spot with no penalty. He went on to win the event by one stroke.

Paul Casey - Sedgefield CC (Wyndham Championship)

Under the previous Rules, if a players ball was accidentally deflect-ed or stopped by the player, he or she would have incurred a one stroke penalty, but as this was one of the changes to the 2019 Rules, Casey avoided the additional penalty and was simply re-quired to play the ball from its new position in the bunker.

Under Rule 11.1, if a player’s ball in motion accidentally hits any person – including the player themselves – there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies. This is true even if the ball hits the player, the opponent or any other player or any of their caddies or equipment.

the purpose of test-ing, there would also be a penalty if their actions in touching the sand improved the conditions affecting the stroke, i.e. the lie, area of intended stance or swing or line of play (Rule 8.1a).

One of the major rules changes for 2019 involved what a player can and cannot do when in a bunker, and when Rory McIlroy’s tee shot found a greenside bunker at the 14th hole of his second round at The Northern Trust in August, golf fans were given an insight into how the new bunker Rules are applied.

The 2019 bunker Rules underwent some significant changes, and the introduction of Rule 12.2a was a significant relaxation of the previous rule, allowing a player to remove loose impediments from a bunker and permitting any reasonable touching or movement of sand in the bunker that happens while doing so. This is the Rule which McIlroy was originally proceeding under when he went to re-move what he thought was a stone. As sand is not a loose impedi-ment, McIlroy was not specifically allowed to remove

From the R&A

During the final round of the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship in August, Paul Casey found trouble on the 10th hole when his drive ended up in a fairway bunker 150 yards short of the green. With his ball in a reasonably playable lie, Casey decided to go for the green with his next shot, but failed to get the ball elevated quickly enough, catching the face of the bunker, and causing his ball to rebound back towards him, hitting him on the leg.

Rory McIlroy – Liberty National (Northern Trust)

As he was weighing up how to play his next shot, McIlroy attempted to remove what he thought was a small stone which was close to his ball, only to realise that it was actually a clump of sand.

Follow-ing some initial confusion, McIlroy was assessed the general penal-ty of two-strokes for touching the sand that he believed was a stone, but this was later corrected to no penalty.

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Playing out of turn: • Is allowed in stroke play; you are now allowed to play out of turn in a SAFE and responsible way to save time…also known as Ready Golf!

• In matchplay, you can play out of turn IF AGREED between both players to save time.

I appreciate the above can be a lot to take in all at once, please take some time to digest just a couple of the changes at a time.

18. Unplayable ball in bunker – extra option to drop outside the bunker for TWO penalty strokes.

By going back as far as you want in line with the flag outside of the bunker, but this will cost you two strokes. Previously you could only drop outside of the bunker by going back to where you played your last stroke for only a one stroke penalty, but that could have meant going back 150 yards, for example.

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Under the new Rules, loose impediments such as sticks or stones may be removed in a bunker. the clump of sand that he touched, however, there is no automatic penalty for his action. The focus therefore switched to whether or not he had delib-erately touched the sand next to his ball for the purpose of testing the condition of the sand or improved the conditions affecting his stroke.

Rule 12.2b states that, before making a stroke at a ball in a bunker, a player must not deliberately touch sand in the bunker with a hand, club, rake or other object to test the condition of the sand to learn information for the next stroke, with the penalty for such a breach being the General Penalty (two strokes in stroke play). In addition, even if the player had not touched the sand for

In this case, it was clear that McIlroy had not touched the sand with the intention of testing its condition, and he had not improved his lie, his area of intended stance or swing, or his line of play. It was therefore determined there had been no breach of either Rule and the two stroke that was initially applied, was cancelled and his score amended to a 68.

2019 Rules of Golf App

The Official App for the 2019 Rules of Golf includes nearly 30 dia-grams and howto videos that help to explain the Rules and gives guidance for many common situations. Other features include: • Improved search functionality • A visual search – to help you quickly find the Rule you need • Rules of golf quiz • A Rules essentials section which includes animated videos of the top 10 Rules • The App is now available in more than 10 languages

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Dougie Gair

Sports & Leisure Executive

It’s great to see you all at the Club and, in particular, in the gym which is bustling with people again and I hope that you are all getting back into your usual fitness regimes after the summer months. Sometimes it can be hard to get back into a routine; however, our excellent team of Personal Dougie Gair Trainers Sports are on hand to give you that friendly ‘kick’ in the right direction, & Leisure Executive so please ask them to help. Check out my tips below for re-investing in a healthy you.

Originally from Scotland, I am a fully qualified Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist who has been working in the fitness industry for 15 years.

The ever increasing and popular Dubai Fitness Challenge is back this month Covering all areas of fitness and nutrition, I from 18th October–16th November and we are getting involved! Keep an specialize in designing training programmes for all abilities to help clients achieve their goals. eye out for our month of activities and come and take part! There will be With a professional sporting background and a weekendpassion events, gym challenges and free classes on offer to help you stay for sport specific training, I can help you get the results you crave on your fitness journey. fit and healthy.

For more information, please contact

Fit Lab on +971 4 295 6000 orare always looking at ways to improve and enhance Here at Fit Lab, we email fitlab@dubaigolf.com what wedubaigolf.com have and there will shortly be a few additional machines arriving on the gym floor to spice up your workouts, as well as new dumbbells which are long overdue. We also have a few exciting classes added to our schedule…Bollywood Dance & Fitness, Pilates and the return of our Circuits all bring variation and a fun, engaging dimension to what we already have on offer so please come and give them a go!

Stop thinking ‘bad’! Nexflix binge? Too many desserts this week? Busy at work? Let it go. Beat the little voices in your head and view today as a brand new opportunity to feel good and invest in your health.

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Set a realistic, specific goal – there is no point is going in hard on the first session back, then not being able to move for a week due to feeling sore. Set yourself a target and stick to it. The point is to do something rather than do nothing. A brisk 30 minute walk still beats anyone else at home on the couch.

Find a workout buddy – working out with someone keeps you both accountable and motivated to show up. Hit the gym machines together, attend a variety of classes or sign up for a 5k run. Having each other to bounce off will keep you going to complete your goals.

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Fit Lab

Dear Members,

Four ways to kick-start a workout routine today!

Updated Activity Schedule….

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Pilates (Rebecca) 1030-1130

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Artistic Yoga 1800-1900

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Plan time to exercise – this is no different to planning a night out, catching up with friends, or going to the beach. Note down when you can work out and stick to it, it’ll help you stay committed.

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Artistic Yoga 1800-1900

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‘Get fit today, be happy tomorrow…’

Exercise Tip Of The Month

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Straight Leg Dumbbell Deadlift

By Christopher Mallett

What is this exercise for?

This movement is great for keeping a continuous muscular time under tension for the posterior chain (muscles from upper back to legs). It works the hamstrings, glutes, lower back, mid and upper back all together in a single movement.

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Why do this exercise?

Since we are constantly working against the force of gravity, by either sitting at a desk all day long, or similar, the muscles in our posterior chain (back of the body) become weaker and muscles in the anterior chain (front of the body) become shorter. This exercise can help to strengthen postural muscles as well as fire up the ones that don’t work hard enough as a result of inactivity. Having stronger glutes and hamstrings never hurt anybody. In fact weakness in these muscles have proven to cause problems elsewhere in the body.

Why use dumbbells instead of a barbell?

The barbell, while still useful, limits the range of motion you are able to achieve in your mid and upper back during this

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exercise. By using the dumbbells you can get a greater squeeze at the top of the movement making it more effective.

How to perform this exercise?

Stand with feet shoulder with apart and dumbbells at your side (be sure to choose a weight that you are comfortable with). Hinge at the hip while keeping the arms straight and close to your body as you descend towards your feet. Feel the stretch in your hamstrings and glutes (chest level with hips is far enough for this

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exercise but range of motion will vary depending on individual flexibility).

Squeeze through the glutes still keeping the weight close to your body as you stand upright and rotate the dumbbells to a neutral position while squeezing the shoulder blades together throughout the movement but particularly at the top. Repeat for desired rep range.

Still not sure? Feel free to ask me at Fit Lab and I’ll be happy to assist you.

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What is Padel?

Padel is a sport which combines action with fun and social interaction. It’s a great sport for players of all ages and skills, as it is both quick and easy to pick up. Most players get the basics within the first half an hour of playing so that they can enjoy the game.

Padel is not as dominated by strength, technique and serve as in tennis and therefore it is an ideal game for men, women and youngsters to compete together. An important skill is match-craft, as points are won rather by strategy than by sheer strength and power.

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To all RRA members and players, We are very excited to share with you our tournament calendar for the 2nd part of the year!. Make sure you save the dates and join us in what is going to be an amazing end of 2019 filled with Padel.

The specific information of each event will be given some time before the date of the event. Important reminder; all registrations need to be made via email to info.dubai@rrapadel.ae

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Six ways yoga improves your game

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As a golf enthusiast, you already know that you can enhance your game spending a lot of time on the putting green and the driving range and you probably already have. A physiotherapist will tell you, “You are what you do most”, but did you know that you can improve your game even further by practising some simple yoga postures? Not only does it assist with mental and physical conditioning, but it also gives you the tools to generate more power, speed, consistency, balance and concentration which are all fundamental components in golf performance.

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1. You will reduce the risk of ‘throwing out your back’. Your core muscles are required to stabilise your spine. The intrinsic onesided repetitive motion of a golf swing requires good ‘rotational control’.

2. Yoga is about symmetry of movement

and is practised in both directions, meaning it can affect the ‘centering of your swing’. A stance that is off-centre can affect the under or over playing of your swing, and hence affect accuracy,

3. It improves balance which grounds your feet better to control those ‘one footed shots from the rough!’

4. Flexibility allows you to channel

rotation and power to hit that long drive.

5. You can do 18 holes and be up for more! Yoga uses breath as vital energy; not only does it calm your mind and improve concentration, but it also allows you to relax through the swing and ultimately conserve energy.

6. It does make you strong! The forward swing uses over 22 muscles and flowing through postures which challenge several muscle groups to work better together and support your body weight can only do positive things!

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Join us every Thursday for two hours of unlimited reds, whites and cheese boards from 7.30pm. AED 199 per person Jones menu will have an update by the end of the month, where the main attention is given to the desserts, introducing some variety which we are sure that will tempt all sweet lovers.

Also we will have a great offer for Gin lovers who will be able to take advantage of our G&T trolley which will be launched very soon; there will be the possibility of creating their own masterpiece G&T with 50ml of Bombay Sapphire, a choice of Fever Tree mixers and different botanicals only at AED 55.

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Carine

Carine is getting ready for the winter and its great weather!

From 13th to 18th October the Pergola will close and will revert once more to an open terrace! What is better than enjoying exquisite mediterranean cuisine in a beautiful setting with an outdoor vibe and a view of the golf course! Welcome to Carine’s terrace!

SPIKE SPORTS BAR & TERRACE 04 417 9999

Try your luck to win your entire bill for free every Sunday Night. If your table spends between AED 200 and AED 400 on food, you will be in for a chance of getting the bill burnt.

If it’s not your lucky evening, you can still enjoy all the Premier League Sunday action, with every game shown live at Spike..

Terms & Conditions apply. Not valid on Public Holidays. No further discount applies.

SUNDAYS | 7PM-9PM | AED 200-AED 400 SPIKE SPORTS BAR & TERRACE 04 417 9999

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Live entertainment with Lisa Dijkman Come and enjoy the beats and amazing voice from the beautiful and energetic Lisa Dijkman on Wednesday nights from 6-9 while having a cold one during happy hour and enjoying the stunning views of the golf course. glass of house wine for only AED 25.

The Match play Group stages are coming to a close. Over the last one and a half months, 24 players have been battling it out against each other in the 9-hole matchplay event. At the moment Jerome Natali, Chris Asher, Kristi Sealey and David Minchin lead their respective groups going into the last couple of weeks before the top 16 knockout stage this month.

SEPTEMBER MONDAY NIGHT WINNERS

MIDDLE EAST GOLF FESTIVAL 8TH –11TH JANUARY 2020

September 2nd

Peter Turner

20 points

September 9th

Russell Yeomans

19 points

September 16th

Victoria Johnson

19 points

September 23rd

Shahriar Khodjasteh

20 points

September 30th OB Sealey

19 points

It is with great pleasure that I present to you the most exciting golf event in the region, the Middle East Golf Festival 2020 (MEGF).

The Festival is a first of its kind four-day event celebrating Golf and Leisure Lifestyle in the region. The entire GCC and further afield is on the invitation list.

Orient Travel has developed to become one of the Top Travel Management companies in the UAE. With over 50 years of enriching experience and quality services. Orient has positioned itself as a market leader and trendsetter in the region. With one of the widest networks of offices in the region, Orient Travel has carved a unique niche for itself within the corporate travel sector, partnering with CWT one of the world’s largest travel management companies to provide more value on travel programs in terms of savings, security and sustainability with a full range of services, including travel programme consulting.

With a team of dedicated travel consultants and professionals, global partnerships & state-of-the-art technology, Orient travel has a unique edge over its competitions, providing them the ability to serve the needs of many travellers.

Aside from Corporate Travel Management, Orient Travel’s expertise include Retail Travel Management, Seamen Travel, On-shore and Off-shore Crew Travel, Rig-Crew travel, Leisure-Package Holidays Travel, Specialty vacations, Event Planning & Management, Visa Assistance, and more.

Orient Travel’s Inbound Division Orient Tours specialises in a flexible, stable and sustainable Destination Management system to grow and adapt with the future needs and aspirations of travellers to UAE.

Each of the four events that make up the MEGF are stand alone but they all add up to an amazing event that will kick off an exciting and truly significant year “2020.”

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NEW S2B SPONSOR CEO ORIENT TRAVEL Asim Arshad

Asim Arshad heads the Orient Travel Group which includes Orient Travel, Orient Tours and Orient Cargo as Group CEO, one of the oldest and largest organisations in the United Arab Emirates. He has been leading the organisation for over 35 years and is a veteran in the field of travel, tourism and freight forwarding.

With over four decades of experience spanning the UAE, India, Sultanate of Oman and Canada he has constantly been ranked as one of the “top industry personalities in the power list for travel and tourism” in the Middle East. In 2013 he was honoured as ‘outstanding CEO’ by the CEO club network of UAE. Forbes has listed him for four consecutive years as one of their top leaders in the field of Travel and Tourism of the Arab World.

An active elected executive committee member of the Dubai Travel and Tour Agents group (DTTAG) as well as the Sharjah Agents Association (STAA), he was previously the Vice Chairman, APJC –IATA for the gulf region of UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. This indeed is a true endorsement of the respect and recognition that he has from his peers of the travel industry in the gulf.

He’s a keen sportsman, passionate about cricket and tennis, but at this point is an avid golfer.

Orient Travel’s partnership with Carlson Wagonlit Travel, the world’s largest travel management company, not only was a great career milestone for Mr. Arshad but for Orient Travel which under his leadership saw an unprecedented organic growth rarely seen within the travel fraternity. The company has now consolidated its position in the local and GCC travel markets with offices located across the GCC in Oman, Bahrain, Doha and Kuwait.

The MEGF will be held at The Els Club Dubai (a world class 18-hole championship golf course in Dubai Sports City) 8-11 January 2020.

- CEO Masters:

Wednesday 8th January

- Business Council Masters:

Thursday 9th January

- Middle East Golf Show:

Friday10th & Saturday 11th January

- Middle East Golf Awards:

Friday 10th January

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S2B VS EMG We had a great weekend in Ajman early September staying at the Fairmont Hotel and playing two rounds golf at Al Zorah Golf Club.

It was an early tee off on Friday with 46 players, followed by chilling by the Fairmont pool and then heading into the Cave Bar for the presentation. It was the top 10 individual scores to count for the society battle and unfortunately we lost by two points against EMG, making it 2-1 in the series to them!!

Brought to you by Sport2Business and Arabian Golf & Leisure.

For more information and for sponsorship opportunities please check out the website www.golffestme.com and email j.yeomans@golffestme.com Early sponsorship adopters include MonViso, Orient Travel, Bloom Education, The Track Meydan, WWG, Sport360, AARO and Egolf Megastore

S2B WEEKEND AWAY IN AJMAN

On the Saturday we had an afternoon shotgun start which made for a lovely chilled morning at the Fairmont hotel!

Congratulations to our top performers. Richard Aybar and Roan Shuttleworth coming tied second on Friday and Neal White winning with 37 points on Saturday!

MONVISO 30% OFF FOR S2B As most of you are aware since March S2B Mondays have been part of the “Take Water. Give Life” initiative to help support the Al Jalila Foundation for medical research. Every Monday fines have been given out for three-putts or for any funny or embarrassing moments on the golf course!! From March to the end of September we have raised over AED 3500 which is a great start for a great initiative.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AOP SEPTEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH

CALL TO ACTION FOR EMIRATES GOLF CLUB MEMBERS Members, come and check out S2B - we are sure you will enjoy the atmosphere, the people and this will all add to your membership experience.

As we say, it’s the most fun you can have on a Monday!

Please contact James for more information!

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OB Sealey Mujahid Siddiqui Leo Bolton Neal White

51 points

Email: jyeomans@yeomansexecutive.com Phone No.: 0504816277

50 points

We look forward to welcoming more Emirates Golf Club members to our society.

POTM is calculated by adding up a player”s best three Stableford scores of the month

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Past members of Emirates Golf Club at the recent Solheim Cup at Gleneagles Jenny Ayres (and her sister), Elise Hanson, Barbara Fotheringham, Lynne Dickinson

It was great to have Dolf Berle, CEO of Topgolf and Troy Warfield, President of Topgolf International here checking out the progress on the Dubai venue!

Cees Van Dooren with Professional Sebastian Heisselev(former junior golfer at our Club)

Congratulations to Caroline, daughter of Maggie Neil who got married last month in Spain Playing in an Algarve league match recently, Jacqui Barry’s opponent happened to be a former member of Emirates Golf Club (1990’97) Alan Clarke - small world!!

Two past members of Emirates Golf Club managed a catch up in Scotland recently - Rosemary Turlik and Caroline Jones

Emirates Golf Club has its first 30 year employee ..

Neri Battung. Congratulations Neri!

There are a few colleagues who are not far behind too with two more completing thirty years next year - Samir and Ummer.

Well done to all.

30 years Neri Viador Battung

Golf Office

31-08-19

Samir Sharad Gokhale

F&B

21-04-20

Eravathra Parappurath Ummer

Gofl Office

11-12-20

25 years Congratulations to Naema Maya, winner and Cathy Lajotte.,runner-up in the Dubai Duty Free Seniors event last month

Waheed Ul haque

Golf Course Mainteneace

08-05-19

Candelaria Sustento Battung

Golf Office

23-06-19

Roberto De leon Santos

Golf Course Maintenance

11-05-20

Catherine Convery and Siobhan Kilalea completed another 300km of the Camino de Santiago and next year they will finish their walk in Santiago The Camino de Santiago known in English as the Way of Saint James among other names and is a network of pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried. Many follow its routes as a form of spiritual path or retreat for their spiritual growth. It is also popular with hiking and cycling enthusiasts and organized tour groups.

The Camino del Norte starts in Irun in Northern Spain and keeps to the coast for approximately 620 km. The route then turns inland toward Arzua on the Camino Frances where the two routes meet, about 40 km before Santiago. The Norte is one of the tougher routes with many climbs to the tops of hills and then back down to the coast again. The views and scenery are exceptional.

Catherine and Siobhan started their Camino de Santiago from the monumental pilgrim town of Le-Puy-en-Velay in Auvergne, southern France; the route runs through the volcanic hills of the Velay region and the foothills of the Pyrenees before joining the Camino Frances in Saint-Jean-Pied-dePort, on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains.

So far they have completed 1200km (over a number of years!) and next year they will finish their walk in Santiago de Compostela on Siobhan’s very special birthday!

Get The Party Started Celebrate the Festive Season & New Year with Emirates Golf Club

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony & Festive Kickstarter Party Thursday 5th December, 6-11PM Turkey Takeaway Festive Quiz Nights at Spike Monday 9th, 16th & 23rd December, 7.30PM-10.30PM Promotions from the Academy & Fit Lab Group Functions Christmas Day Brunch Wednesday 25th December, 12PM-3PM Christmas Day Lunch at carine Wednesday 25th December, 12PM-4PM New Year’s Eve Tuesday 31st December, from 7PM New Year’s Day Breakfast at Spike Wednesday 1st January, from 10AM

For all bookings, please contact our Festive Team on 04 417 9999 or email EmiratesDining@dubaigolf.com for more information.