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Many congratulations to Rupendra Chhetri who took home the top prize at Al Hara Golf Club. Rupendra scored 35 points, 5 more than his nearest rivals, Rosslee Wahid (2nd on count-back) and Justin Spalding (3rd), who both scored 30 points. Tim Harford played the par 3\'s well - notching up two nearest the pins on holes 11 and 15. The other NTPs were won by James Skerritt (hole 4) and Leonard Thyagarajan (hole 7).

Kathryn Ferguson won this week\'s eevnt at Al Zorah with an impressive 38 points. She was 4 points clear of her nearest challenger - Shaun Wykes, who scored 34 points. Richard Skinner came in third on 32 points (on a count-back from Justin Spalding and Mark Vipond). Nearesrt-the-pins were won by Kathryn Ferguson (hole 6), Russ Saunders (hole 8) and Mazen Qursha (hole 18).

The draw is shown below. As it is a rollling start, results will be published on the web site and prizes distributed by email or at the next event.

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10:50: Amrith�Kumar, Sydon Smith, Satyajit Pendharkar
\r\n11:00: Mazen�Qursha, Tony�Benecke, Tim�Harford, Stephen�Holl
\r\n11:10: Geraint�Isitt, Rob Willock, Steve Holland, Shorty�Callow
\r\n11:20: Ultan�Kenny, Richard Skinner, Stephen�Stacey, Kathryn�Ferguson
\r\n11:30: Paul�King, Shaun�Wykes, Wayne�Classen, Justin�Spalding
\r\n11:40: George�Thomson, Mark�Vipond, Francois�Cognard, Christopher�Rees
\r\n11:50: Russ�Saunders, Paul�Gingell, Dominic�Breach, Leonard�Thyagarajan \r\n

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As a reminder, event details are:

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Date: 22nd April (Al Zorah)
\r\nTime: From 1050 (rolling start)
\r\nCost: Dhs 200 for Members; (Dhs 300 for Guests)
\r\nFormat: Individual Stableford (Prizes from 1st to 3rd and NTPs)
\r\nSponsor: EGS
\r\nHandicap: 3/4 of Society or Course if EGF
\r\nTees: Around 6500 yards \r\n

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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.

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The draw for this week\\\'s event at Al Hamra is shown below.

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08:10: Mazen�Qursha, Martin�Mahoney, Jannie�Ebersohn, Warren �Coles
\r\n08:20: Amaldev�Abraham, Kevin�Creane, Rosslee�Wahid, Graham �Millard
\r\n08:30: Christopher�Rees, Kevin�Howe, Rupendra�Chhetri, Bader�Ahli
\r\n08:40: Tim�Harford, Chris Patt, Simon�Mackenzie, Swen�Grzella
\r\n08:50: James�Skerritt, Simon�Clarke, Leonard�Thyagarajan, Antony�Gilliam
\r\n09:00: Eamon�Nicholsom, Gary�Morton, Justin�Spalding, Steve Allen
\r\n09:10: Iqbal�Ismail, Don�Crowley, Robert�Conroy, \r\n

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As a reminder, event details are as indicated below: \r\n

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Date: 8th April
\r\nTime: 0800 to 0910
\r\nVenue: Al Hamra
\r\nCost: Dhs 200 for Members;
\r\nFormat: Individual Stableford (Prizes from 1st to 3rd and NTPs)
\r\nSponsor: EGS
\r\nHandicap: 3/4 of Society or Course if EGF
\r\nTees: Around 6500 yards \r\n

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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.

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The Engineering team of Bernard Heng, Amaldev Abraham, Rosslee Wahid and Iqbal Ismail took the main prizes at this years Boeing Golf Day. They scored an impressive 86 points, one point better than the crew team consisting of Jacques Cloete, Didier Sandeers, Grant Kerr and Wayne Classen. In third place were Tim Harford, Stephen Holl, Nicolas Posada and Mazen Qursha on 83 points. Martin Mahoney, Henry Donohue, Mark Burtonwood and Matt Wilks took the last of the major prizes with 80 points.

Nearest the pins were won by Tim Collins (6th hole) and Bader Ahli (17th hole).

A big thank-you to Boeing for yet again hosting a fabulous event.

The draw for this week�s Boeing Golf Day at JGE (Earth) is shown below. It is a team event, with the best two stableford scores from the 4 players on each hole counting. Players should play from 3/4 handicap (if EGF, it should be course, otherwise use your Society handicap). All players need to contribute on at least 4 holes.

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Also, could you please ensure you pay cash.

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13:00: Martin Mahoney, Henry Donohoe, Mark Burtonwood, Matt Wilks
\r\n13:00: Richard Simpson, Luke Gregori, Shorty Callow, Bob Whittington
\r\n13:00: Dean Moss, Andrew McFarlane, Paul Nightingale, Monte Frazier
\r\n13:00: Tim Harford, Stephen Holl, Nicolas Posada, Mazen Qursha
\r\n13:00: James Skerritt, Simon Clarke, Geraint Isitt, Amrith Kumar
\r\n13:00: Brendan O�Connor, Dale Mills, George Thomson, Mark Vipond
\r\n13:00: Bernard Heng, Amaldev Abraham, Rosslee Wahid, Iqbal Ismail
\r\n13:00: Graham Millard, Swarn Singh, Andrew Walters, Bader Ahli
\r\n13:00: Jacques Cloete, Didier Sanders, Grant Kerr, Wayne Classen
\r\n13:00: Conleth Kelly, Kevin Howe, Rupendra Chhetri, Rense Mandema
\r\n13:00: Tim Collins, Nigel Hopkins, Iain Lachlan, Marty Bentrott
\r\n13:00: Warren Coles, Peter McCann, Paul Gingell, Dominic Breach

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As a reminder, details are shown below.

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Boeing Day
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\r\nDate: Saturday 5th March
\r\nTime: 1300 Shotgun start
\r\nVenue: The Earth, JGE
\r\nCost: Dhs 200 for Members
\r\nFormat: Team (Prizes from 1st to 3rd and NTPs)
\r\nSponsor: Boeing
\r\nHandicap: 3/4 of Society or Course if EGF
\r\nTees: Around 6500 yards

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Please note, �no-shows� and cancellations once registration from hereon in will be charged a penalty of Dhs 300 irrespective of reason and/or whether we can fill your slot with a reserve. 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.

17 golfers from British Airways escaped the flooded UK courses to take part in the 2nd Emirates v British Airways golf challenge at Arabian ranches. The Friday fourballs gave EK a strong 5�1 lead with excellent performances from Tony Benecke and Steve Allen (8&6), Russ Saunders and Dominic Breach (5&3), and Brendan O�Connor and Martin Taylor (4&3).

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The Saturday Singles were again dominated by Emirates with 9 wins and 2 halves taking the final overall score to 15�5. Tony Benecke (6&4), Dominic Breach (6&5) and new boys Russ Saunders (5&4) and Won Ho Choi (6&5) finished with victories in both fourballs and singles.

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During the prizegiving lunch Jeff Brister (BA Captain) invited us for a return match in the summer and we look forward to seeing BA here again in November at the ASCA championships.

Friday 26th Feb 0800-0830

1st tee

0800 Steve Allen (10) & Tony Benecke (5) vs BA 01 & BA 02
0810 Russ Saunders (8) & Dominic Breach (10) vs BA 03 & BA 04
0820 Brendan O\'Connor (13) & Martin Taylor (15) vs BA 05 & BA 06
0830 British Airways 4 BALL

10th tee

0800 Ben Wilkins (18) & Omer Sherif (16) vs BA 07 & BA 08
0810 Paul Gingell (22) & Didier Sanders (20) vs BA 09 & BA 10
0820 Won Ho Choi (17) + BA 3 ball

Saturday 27th Feb 0750

1st tee

0750 BA 2 ball + Space filled by Club
0800 Tony Benecke (5) & John McGuinness (0) vs BA 03 & BA 04
0810 Dominic Breach (10) & Grant Kerr (14) vs BA 05 & BA 06

10th tee

0800 Steve Allen (10) & Paul Nightingale (1) vs BA 01 & BA 02
0810 Didier Sanders (20) & Shorty Callow (14) vs BA 07 & BA 08
0820 Won Ho Choi (17) & Paul Wright (20) vs BA 09 & BA 10
0830 Wayne Classen (18) & Gary Morton (14) vs BA 11 & BA 12
0840 Paul Gingell (22) + BA 3 ball

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Event details are as indicated below:

Date: 26th and 27th Feb
Time: AM (from 0750)
Venue: Arabian Ranches
Cost: Dhs 250 for Members; For AR Members, free Format: Team
Sponsor: EGS
Handicap: Full Society or Course if EGF
Tees: Around 6500 yards