The third annual Green & Brown Challenge was won by the Royal Golf Club (RGC) after beating neighbouring Awali Golf Club (AGC) by six-and-a-half matches to Awali’s five-and-a-half.
The pairs’ betterball match play event was played over nine holes of the RGC’s ‘green’ Montgomerie championship course followed by nine holes on the Awali’s ‘brown’ sand course and was contested by 12 pairs of golfers from each club.
The concept of combining a competition across both grass and sand courses was the brainchild of 2011 RGC Captain Ed Daly.
Participants enjoyed a lunch and prize-giving ceremony at the Awali Clubhouse. RGC Captain Ebrahim Esbai collected the unique trophy, designed to represent both courses with half sand and half grass forming the base for a mounted golf shoe, presented by Awali Captain Andy McAlpine.
RGC’s golf sales and events manager John Wilson said: “I’d like to thank all the players and congratulations to AE Fakro of Awali who achieved a hole-in-one during the competition.”
