“I am proud of myself but most importantly of my team. We were able to focus under pressure in order to hold our rounds together and finish with good scores. The part of my game that was working well this weekend was my scoring skills. Looking back at my cards, I was 14 over on the front side and 1 under on the back for the weekend. I was able to pull myself together and the difference in my scores definitely proves that. My final round was just an overall good round of golf. It felt good to finish strong for the team. Looking forward we need to start preparing for the Eisenhower Trophy. It would be great accomplishment for the UAE and the EGF to have a strong showing at that event”, said Khalid Yousuf after the championship.
Finishing in 7th place in the Individual Category and only 3 shots back from Yousuf was Ahmed Skaik. Skaik lead the team all weekend with his first three rounds scoring a 76, 75, and 76. With a disappointing final round score of 77, Skaik had a championship total of 304. Proving to be a strong factor for the Senior Team and finishing in 12th place in the Individual Category was Rashid Hamood. Hamood shot rounds of 82-74-76-80 for a championship total of 312. Rounding out the team was Saeed Malik. Malik shot rounds of 83-82-85-86 for a total of 336.
National Team Coach Greg Holmes had this to say about the Senior Teams performance. "Overall I am exceptionally proud of how the team played in Doha. The scoring was much more competitive and there were some great individual performances under pressure. The event was a great measure of how hard the players have been working and will be a great confidence boost for the team in preparation for the Eisenhower Trophy in September."
UAE National Youth Golf Team finishes in 5th Place at GCC Golf Championship
The UAE National Youth (18 & Under) Golf Team finished in 5th Place at the GCC Golf Championship in Qatar. The team finished with championship total of 517. The top two scores from teams of three players decided this Division. This championship was played over three rounds on March 2-4, 2016. Winning the Gold in the Team Category was Qatar with a Team score of 484. Kuwait finished in 2nd Place and Bahrain finished in 3rd Place.
Leading the way for the UAE Youth Team was Mahmood Skaik. Mahmood fired rounds of 82-90-86 for a total of 258. Just one shot behind, Mohamed Al Hajeri had rounds of 91-86-82 for a total of 259. Rounding out the Youth Team was Rashid Al Emadi. Rashid shot rounds of 104-96-100 for a championship total of 300.