Microsoft Summer Series at Al Badia: Round 1 Results

We were excited to have Boeing back as one of our key sponsors and, as in previous years, they were extremely generous and put on a great show. Hosted on the Earth course, the weather and conditions were sublime with some groups of players taking full advantage of them.

The format was a 4-man team event, with all net scores counting on par 5s, three scores counting on par 3s and two scores counting on par 3s. Dominic Breach, Shorty Callow, Kevin Howe and Ross Mackie took home the spoils with a combined score of 115 points, 2 points clear of their nearest rivals - Alex Robinson, Hasni Samad, Rosslee Wahid and Rob Tingle. In third place, a further four points adrift on 109 points were the team of Gareth Conley, Neil Lakhani, Mark Burtonwood and Richard Simpson. Nearest the pins were won by Craig Berry (4), Hannah Mannion (6), Tim Collins (17) and Dominic Breach (17). And finally, the 777 Boeing Prizes (three competitions of hole 7) were won by Alex Robinson (nearest to the pin in three shots), Longest putt (Stuart Dall) and Bastian Koster (straightest drive).

Many thanks again to Boeing for a wonderful day out!

The draw for this Saturday\\\'s Boeing Day (February 18th) is shared below. The format is a 4-man team event where the (i) Two best net stableford scores count on par 3s, (ii) the three best net stableford scores count on par 4s; and (iii) all players net stableford scores count on par 5s. Prizes will be awarded for the top four teams and nearest the pins on all par 3s. There is a special prize celebrating EK\\\'s love of the Boeing 777 on hole 7 where there will be three separate events: (7i) straightest drive (7ii) nearest the pin in 3 shots (7iii) longest putt made (must be on green, i.e. no chips).

1330: Boeing 1, Boeing 2, Tim�Collins, Steve�Allen
\r\n1330: Boeing 3, Boeing 4, Mark�Burtonwood, Richard�Simpson
\r\n1330: Dominic�Breach, Neil�Lakhani, Shorty�Callow, Ross�Mackie
\r\n1330: Rhys�Dudley, Anthony�Bonfa, Mark�Vipond, Jannie�Ebersohn
\r\n1330: Russ�Saunders, Matt�Vlemmiks, Amit�Khandelwal, Darryl�Atkins
\r\n1330: Seb�Hall, Imogen�Hall, Luke�Gregori, Andrew�Conroy
\r\n1330: Hannah�Mannion, Hasni�Samad, Martin�Taylor, Conleth�Kelly
\r\n1330: Alex�Robinson, Dermot�Bell, Rosslee�Wahid, Rob�Tingle
\r\n1330: Adrian�Jennings, Kardibaldi�Wardaja, Rahimi�Ramli, Ciaran�O\\\'Sullivan
\r\n1330: Thomas�Ferguson, Sean�Mutalib, Bernard�Heng, Iqbal�Ismail
\r\n1330: Rachael�Maitland, Paul�King, Manu�Mathew, Stuart�Dall
\r\n1330: Alberto�Rossi, Justin �Wee, Ajo�Alex, Paul�Regan
\r\n1330: Bastiaan�Koster, Karl�Huldal, Kevin�Howe, Omer�Sharif \r\n

We will be playing on JGE\\\'s Earth course and it is a shotgun start at 1330 - hole starting positions will be allocated by the golf club. Please register at reception where you will be able to pick up your shirt and cap. An evening buffet is available after the event, where we will also host the prize giving.

See you all there!

Trump International hosted our annual Club Championships this year and due to several Tour players practising here during the week, the course was in stunning and "tour-like" conditions (tough pin placements and speedy greens). This didn\'t stop Seb Hall being crowned the overall Club Champion in a tightly contested match with all players struggling to overcome the difficult set-up. He won with a gross 29 points (78 equivalent) one point clear of second-placed Dominic Breach. The nett division was won by Dr Darryl Atkins scoring an impressive 37 points - his nearest rival, Justin Wee, was a further 4 points adrift.