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The Royal Golf Club hosted two events marking the occasion of the recent annual Masters Tournament that was played in Augusta, US.
More than 50 golfers competed in the Thursday evening 9-hole competition that was narrowly won by Mohamed Al Sayed on countback with a score of 27.
Abdulla Al Hakam clinched the runners-up spot with the same score. Sanjay Lal won the nett category of the event with a score of 26.45 nett while Paul Johnson was honoured for taking the most putts in the competition.
In Saturday’s 18-hole competition, players drew out the name of one of the professionals who made the cut in the Masters tournament prior to teeing off, then their stableford score was added to the professional’s converted stableford score from their last two rounds at Augusta on Saturday and Sunday to give an aggregate score overall.
After Saturday’s matches it looked as though Rob Lane, whose professional ‘partner’ was Louis Ooosthuizen would win the tournament. However, a great final round by Danny Willet on Sunday meant that Ben Elsworth ultimately became the club’s Masters Champion with a score of 32 added to Willet’s scores of 36 and 41 giving an overall total of 109.
Lane had to settle for second place with a score of 34 added to Oosthuizen’s scores of 37 and 37 giving him 108 in total.
The club’s maintenance team worked hard to prepare the Montgomerie championship course for the two events over the Masters weekend, delivering extra fast green speeds to create a real championship feel to the course.
Results 9-Hole competition:
Gross Division: 1st Mohamed Al Sayed (27 c/b), 2nd Abdulla Al Hakam (27). Nett Division: 1st Sanjay Lal (26.45). Most putts: Paul Johnson.
18-Hole competition:
1st Ben Elsworth 32 + Danny Willet 36+41 = 109, 2nd Rob Lane 34 + Louis Oosthuizen 37+37 = 108, 3rd Shaikh Rashid Al Khalifa 33 + Justin Rose 35+38 = 106. Nearest the pins: Debbie Lane (hole 7) & Rob Lane (hole 12).
