Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Promising youngster Taimur Malik narrowly won the fourth Junior Elite competition in the VIVA Junior Saturday Series at the Royal Golf Club for the third consecutive time. The 12-year-old, who was featured by GulfWeekly as a nine-year-old up-and-coming golfer, achieved a score of 29 edging runner-up Ali Babtain who had a score of 30.
In the Junior Academy category, designed for young golfers new to the game, Ali Mohamed Alkowari clinched first place with a score of 26 and Eid Adel came second on 28.
Rob Mills and playing partner Faraan Irfan clinched top place in the second competition of the new VIVA Monday Madness Night Golf Series at the Royal Golf Club with a nett score of 30.2.
Morning players in Awali Golf Club’s Schlumberger Trophy competition scheduled for last Friday awoke to clear blue skies and great playing conditions.
Ben Elsworth enjoyed an easy victory in the final qualifying round of the Euro Motors BMW Monthly Medal Series at the Royal Golf Club with a nett score of 71, leaving Todd Gillespie a distant second with 79 nett.
Many of my students are amazed at how much the professionals can spin the ball back with their wedges and would love to emulate this impressive shot on the course.
