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Strong winds and rising sands greeted the field at Awali Golf Club during the inaugural ESB International Medal competition.
Conditions were extremely difficult as players battled to keep the ball on the tees and their drives on target. Hamad Salem (gross 74, nett 70) carded the best gross score of the day to claim the Medal prize, while Abdulla S Al Kaabi (gross 74, nett 64), who lost on countback to Salem, was the overall nett score winner. Runner-up with a nett score of 67 was Chris Gregory.
Ariette Paul and Sarah Hobday won prizes for being nearest the pin on Hole 4 and 6 respectively. Prizes were presented by Tom Ralph, ESB International’s country manager, and the club’s vice-captain Paul Anderson.
Full results as follows:
Flight 1 1st Place: Mohamed A Salmeen, nett 70 Runner-up: Essa Al Qutami, nett 70
Flight 2 1st Place: Susan Scott, nett 69 Runner-up: Yong Back Kim, nett 69
Flight 3 1st Place: Kwang B Kim, nett 68 Runner-up: Sang Oak Nam, nett 68
