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The Boeing Day was a tough test for many of the players who combated windy conditions on the Earth course this weekend. However, this didn\'t stop the team of Stephen Holl, Nicolas Posada, Tim Harford and Nimit Amin scoring an impressive 87 points and claiming first prize, seven points clear of their nearest rivals. Second place went to the team of Tim Collins, Martin Mahoney, Andrew McFarlane and Erwan Testard (80 points), whilst the four-ball of Steve Allen, Matt Wilks, Paul King and Mark Burtonwood completed the podium places on 76 points (winning on a count back).

Nearest the pins were won by Dominic Breach (6th) and Russ Saunders (17th).

Many thanks to Boeing who continue to be extremely generous hosts with their continued sponsorship of the event.

The draw for Saturday�s Boeing Day is shared below. Please remember to bring Dhs 200 CASH - credit cards will not be accepted I�m afraid.

Please can you ensure you use your TheGrint handicaps please - all handicaps are taken from the web site and it is your responsibility to amend on the web site and if you notice it is not updated, please amend on the scorecard�.

12:45: Mark�Burtonwood, Paul�King, Steve�Allen, Matt Wilks
\r\n12:45: Tim�Collins, Andrew�McFarlane, Martin�Mahoney, Marty Bentrott
\r\n12:45: Russ�Saunders, Hannah�Mannion, Dominic�Breach, Sam �Tierney
\r\n12:45: Bruce�Scott, Karl�Huldal, Rupendra�Chhetri, Giorgio�La Pira
\r\n12:45: Brendan�O�Connor, Mark�Vipond, Dale�Mills, John�McGuinness
\r\n12:45: John�Moseley, Christopher�Rees, Conleth Kelly, Kevin�Howe
\r\n12:45: Nicolas�Posada, Stephen�Holl, Tim�Harford, Nim�Amin
\r\n12:45: Bernard�Heng, Rosslee�Wahid, Amaldev�Abraham, George�Thomson
\r\n12:45: Geraint�Isitt, Simon�Hambleton, Chris�Hallisey, James�Skerritt
\r\n12:45: Hasni�Samad, Abdul Wahid�Khalid, Rahimi�Ramli, Swarn�Singh
\r\n12:45: Richard�Simpson, Gavin�Flaherty, Arne�Badenhorst, Marnus du Plessis
\r\n12:45: Dermot�Bell, Seb�Hall, Kris�Ellingsen, Shorty�Callow
\r\n12:45: Adam�Jahns, Aad�Voorting, Didier�Sanders, Shaun�Wykes
\r\n12:45: Jannie�Ebersohn, Amit�Khandelwal, Ben�Wilkins, Dave �Summerson

As a reminder, the full event details are as follows:

Date: Saturday, 2nd March
\r\nTime: 1245 SG
\r\nVenue: Earth, JGE
\r\nCost: Dhs 200 for Members; (CASH ONLY)
\r\nF&B: Buffet dinner included on the Flame Tree patio
\r\nShirts: Supplied by Boeing
\r\nFormat: Team
\r\nSponsor: EGS
\r\nHandicap: 3/4 of Society or Course if EGF
\r\nTees: Around 6500 yards
\r\nSlots: 54
\r\nTheGrint Leaderboard: 02-Mar: EGS Boeing Day
\r\nTheGrint Password: egs

See you all there!

Congratulations to Dave Storey and Paul King who won this week\'s Captain\'s Day. They beat Stephen Holl and Tim Harford on a count-back - both teams had an impressive 41 points. Nearest-the-pins were won by Steve Allen (2nd), Con Lillis (7th), Stephen Holl (12th) and Paul Nightingale (17th).

Many thanks to everyone who supported the event - details and registration for our next event will be published shortly.

The draw for the Captain�s Day is shown below. Please note, that the prize giving and the �pie and chips� will be served outside �Birdies� bar, next to the driving range.

13:00: Steve�Allen, Con Lillis, Tony�Benecke, Tom�Miller
\r\n13:00: Dave�Storey, Paul�King, Didier�Sanders, Mark�Burtonwood
\r\n13:00: Antonio�Fellino, Paul�Gale, Asif�Parkar, Paul�Gingell
\r\n13:00: Tim�Harford, Stephen�Holl, Nim�Amin, Greg Stewart
\r\n13:00: Dale Mills, Mark�Vipond, Rupendra�Chhetri, Wayne�Classen
\r\n13:00: Conleth�Kelly, Kevin�Howe, Ben�Wilkins, Dave �Summerson
\r\n13:00: Craig�McBride, Jannie�Ebersohn, Karl�Huldal, Michael�Elmir

As a reminder, details of the event are as follows:

Date: Friday, 8th February
\r\nTime: 1300 SG
\r\nVenue: Arabian Ranches
\r\nCost: Dhs 250 for Members; (Dhs 150 for Dubai Hills Members)
\r\nF&B: Pie and Chips included (at Birdies restaurant)
\r\nFormat: Pairs Team, better ball
\r\nSponsor: EGS
\r\nHandicap: 3/4 of Society or Course if EGF
\r\nTees: Around 6500 yards
\r\nSlots: 48

Please note, “no-shows” and cancellations once registration is closed will be charged a penalty of Dhs 300 irrespective of reason and/or whether we can fill your slot with a reserve - Society Members are responsible for their guests in this instance also. You will also be excluded from entry to the next event. If it happens twice in a season, you will be excluded from registering for any event during the rest of the season and will also be liable for a fine of Dhs 300. Any waiver of the penalties will be in exceptional circumstances and at the sole discretion of the committee.

John McGuinness produced a stunning display of golf and carded a gross 71 to win the 2018/19 Emirates Club Championship in difficult, windy conditions at AL Zorah. Though he double bogeyed the 12th and bogeyed the 9th holes, birdies on 6, 11, 15 and 16 brought home the win. His close friend and golfing partner, Denver Farrell, also scored an excellent 76, taking the second-placed gross prize.

Andrew McFarlane continued his great form by winning the net division - his net score of 35 points was enough to see off Dominic Breach�s 34 points (who was also one off the pace of the gross division).

Nearest-the-pins were won by Thomas Viallaneix (2), Rhys Dudley (5), Tim Collins (15) and Kris Ellingsen (17).

With the start of the 19/20 event calendar in April, we will introduce a new mandatory EGS handicap system. This will provide accuracy and ensure fair play at EGS events, as well as allowing us to hopefully remove the current � handicap restriction.

We have chosen �The Grint� as the most appropriate free online handicap calculator.

As well as calculating an accurate USGA handicap, The Grint also enables us to manage tournaments online and utilise the on-course live scoring feature through their app. The Grint contains course data for over 37,000 courses worldwide, allowing you to record all of your scores as well as optional statistics such as FIR, GIR & putts. You can also add other golfers as friends, to see where they�re playing and how they�re shooting in real time.

Many of you also already enjoy using The Grint, and we have successful trialled the app with a limited group at several recent EGS events.

For those who are already EGF Members, TheGrint allows you to retrospectively put in your scores, so your handicaps can be aligned.

TheGrint

Process:

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1. Simply sign up for a free account on The Grint Website or App. You can pay an optional annual subscription for a �pro membership� if you wish, which opens up access to collect more statistics on your game.
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2. Send your �Username� to Tim Harford, who will add you to the EGS �Club� on The Grint. This allows us to add you to an online event each tournament.
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3. Enter your score every time you play. To get an accurate handicap sooner, you can enter as many previous rounds from recent months as you wish. It takes less than 30 seconds to enter each score in The Grint.
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We encourage you to do this ASAP, to ensure you all have accurate handicaps prior to the start of the new season in April.

Notes:

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• In order to participate in a EGS event from 1-Apr-19, you must have paid your EGS annual membership fee.
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• From 1-Apr-19, we are also hoping to implement only �Grint-registered� handicaps are eligible to win prizes. You also must be part of the EGS �Club� on The Grint.
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• You must have at least 5 recent scores entered into The Grint to calculate a handicap. A mature handicap is calculated by using the top 10 of your most recent 20 scores.
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• Ideally, all of your scores should be �attested� by an accompanying player also using The Grint. Again, we would like at least 50% of your scores to be attested.
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• Please regularly update your �profile� on the EGS web site with your most recent handicap.
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• Note that The Grint handicap is not yet officially recognised by most golf clubs. To participate in official club events outside of the EGS, you will also need to maintain an EGF handicap.
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• It is your responsibility to maintain a fair and accurate handicap. We will not adjust your handicap but the committee will be monitoring unusual Stableford scores at EGS events.
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• If you do not play regularly and are not confident that your handicap is accurate and fair towards other competitors, please disclose this to us.
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The draw for Saturday�s Club Championship is shown below. Please note, the order is roughly based on handicaps - the lower handicapped players will be teeing off first.

07:12: Tim Collins, Thomas Viallaneix, Roger Duthie, Ben Bianchi.
\r\n07:20: Erwan�Testard, Graeme�Lloyd, Rhys�Dudley, Matthew�Bazeley.
\r\n07:28: John�McGuinness, Denver�Farrell, Russ�Saunders, Dominic�Breach.
\r\n07:36: Charlie�Hermon, Rupendra�Chhetri, Amit�Khandelwal, Mazen�Qursha.
\r\n07:44: Luke�Gregori, Richard�Simpson, Paul�Gale, Antonio�Fellino.
\r\n07:52: Seb�Hall, Kris�Ellingsen, Andrew�McFarlane, Steve�Allen.
\r\n08:00: Stephen�Holl, James Walters, Nicolas�Posada, Nim�Amin.
\r\n08:08: Bruce�Scott, Karl�Huldal, Sam �Tierney, Wayne�Classen.
\r\n08:16: Conleth�Kelly, Christopher�Rees, Kevin�Howe, Paul�Gingell.
\r\n08:24: Abdul Wahid�Khalid, Rahimi�Ramli, Dave �Summerson, James�Skerritt.
\r\n08:32: Shaun�Wykes, Marnus�du Plessis, Aad�Voorting, Justin�Spalding. \r\n

Please remember to bring CASH only for payment.

As indicated previously, the format is a stableford, though the overall Club Champion is the player with the best �scratch� stableford score (i.e. Without taking into account handicap). We will also be giving prizes for the top two �nett� players too.

Guillermo (�Willy�) Gallego is the current reigning Club Champion.

As it is a rolling start, there will be no prize giving at the end - we will share the results on the web site after the event. Paul Nightingale will also arrange for the prizes to be distributed after the event.

As a reminder, event details are as indicated below:�

Date: Saturday, 19th Jan
\r\nTime: From 0712 (Rolling)
\r\nVenue: Al Zorah
\r\nCost: Dhs 200 for Members - CASH only
\r\nFormat: Scratch Stableford (Prizes from 1st to 2nd for each category and NTPs)
\r\nSponsor: EGS
\r\nHandicap: 3/4 of Society or Course if EGF
\r\nTees: Around 6500 yards
\r\nSlots: 44

Please note, \\\"no-shows\\\" and cancellations from now will be charged a penalty of Dhs 300 irrespective of reason and/or whether we can fill your slot with a reserve - Society Members are responsible for their guests in this instance also. You will also be excluded from entry to the next event. If it happens twice in a season, you will be excluded from registering for any event during the rest of the season and will also be liable for a fine of Dhs 300. Any waiver of the penalties will be in exceptional circumstances and at the sole discretion of the committee.

Congratulations to Hasni Samad who scored a wonderful 40 points on the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, to win his first SITAONAIR title. Hasni was a clear 6 points from his nearest challengers, Stephen Holl and Liam Hanson, with Stephen collecting the runner-up prize on a count back - both players had 34 points.

Nearest the pins were won by Bernard Heng (4th), Andrew McFarlane (6th), Bruce Scott (13th) and Usman Mastan who was a few inches from having his first hole in one on the 17th.

Many thanks again to Franc Michaud and SITAONAIR in supporting the Golf Society, in what was the 10th year of the event!