Neighbourly rivalry was to the fore at the weekend when the ace players of sand faced up to the swanky swingers of the glorious green in a mix ’n’ match of momentous mastery and high drama.
Golfers from Royal Golf Club (RGC) and Awali Golf Club (AGC) stepped out on Saturday, playing 9 holes on home turf and 9 holes on away turf, in the fifth installment of an inter-club team match play.
The RGC v AGC Green-Brown Challenge was only revived last season. With play on the two courses, the contest provided an opportunity for players to demonstrate their ability on both a grass and desert course.
The competition began at RGC in a four ball better ball handicapped match play format. As the morning progressed, the gentle breeze strengthened and was at rising-sand level by 2pm as the last group finished.
Back in the clubhouse, RGC’s tournament coordinator Adam Dutson announced the results, each group, one-by-one. A final hole success for AGC meant the match was tied for the first time in the competition’s history.
Results:
Stacey Thomas & Alexandra Heluin (RGC) lost to Pail Sadler & Ali Danesh 4 & 2
Ronan Smith & Sebastian Woodrow beat Paul Anderson 8 & 6 – Paul’s partner didn’t show…
Riyad Al Saie & Waleed Al Alawi beat Nathan Sundarsan & John Bronson 2 up
David Wales & Ashley Price beat Sarah Hobday & Floris Brand 2 & 1
Robert Lane & Mohamed Akeel lost to Abdul Elah Fakhroo & Phil Morrison 1 down
Reinhold Lutz & Karin Lutz halved their match with Anurag & Kawalnain Singh
Ronan Armstrong & Yaseen Le Falher lost to Ahmed Majid & Susan Scott 6 & 5
Keith Watson & Kian Higgins lost to Jo Pawson & Clive Bailey 1 down
Stan Kwik & Hilde Kiwk beat Richard Pawson & Andy Jopek 5 & 4
Johanna Hassett & Denise Dunne halved their match against Nicky Park & Bill Scarth
Meaning the end result was 5 v 5.
Side contest winners:
NTP #12 at RGC – Susan Scott
NTP #16 at RGC – Yaseen Le Falher
NTP #12 at AGC – Sebastian Woodrow
NTP #14 at AGC – Johanna Hassett
