EGF Awarded Youth Development Initiative of the Year at 2016 MEGAs;
Reema Al Heloo Named National Player of the Year
On December 14, 2016, Sport360 hosted the Middle East Golf Awards (MEGAs) at the stunning One and Only Royal Mirage in Dubai. As key stakeholders in Middle East golf gathered for this annual event the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Player, Reema Al Heloo were among significant winners of the evening.
The EGF received the Youth Development Initiative of the Year for 2016 after producing the very successful EGF Arabic Schools Golf Initiative supported by DP World. The EGF teamed up with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), European Tour, and Golf DXB in order to activate "golf tasters" in high percentage National Arabic Schools with a goal to introduce the game of golf to students and the physical education curriculum. After introducing the game to 6 schools, students were invited to the DP World Tour Championship (DPWTC) to experience a Professional Golf Event.
During the week at Sheikh Rashid School for Boys the EGF and the European Tour invited Professional Golfer Rafa Cabrera-Bello to participate in the initiative. This gave the students and teachers the opportunity to interact with a pro golfer while learning the game.