Emirates NBD claim top honours in Diners World Corporate Golf Challenge
Winning team to represent UAE in Spain
Dubai, May 3, 2009 – A total of 19 teams braved the steamy conditions at Arabian Ranches Golf Club to take part in the UAE finals of the Diners World Corporate Golf Challenge last week.
After a great afternoon of golfing action (played in a 4 ball ¾ Stableford Handicap format) it was the team from Emirates NBD, made up of Glyn Sowerby, Colin Cloete, Madhab Neir and Shashi Raghavan that emerged as winners with 103 points. The quartet will now go on to represent the UAE at the World Corporate Golf Challenge finals in La Manga, Spain, having bagged the first prize of an all-expenses paid trip to the tournament which will take place from 29 June – 3 July, 2009. Sowerby also claimed the Nearest to the Pin prize for his shot on the seventh hole.
Following close behind the winners was the McDonald Interior Solutions team of Usman Akbar, Kevin White, Cameron Alder and Casey Greenberg who finished in second place with 101 points while third spot went to the team from one of the tournament sponsors, 7 Days, who were represented by Marc Rix, Francisco Giles, Fred Watt and Wim Boogaerts. The 7 Days team finished on 100 points.
Meanwhile, the longest drive of the day came from Francisco Giles who was awarded a Mcgregor Driver from Prosport for his efforts on the 18th hole.
“Once again the Diners World Corporate Golf Challenge proved to be a wonderful event,” said Donal Kilalea, CEO of Promoseven Sports, the franchise owner for the Middle East.
“Despite the current economic climate the turn out was exceptional and certainly shows the power of golf as a business tool. Our congratulations and best wishes go to the winning team from Emirates NBD who will now go on to represent the UAE at the world finals in La Manga, Spain.
“We intend to expand into three other markets next year in the Gulf as this is a winning format,” added Kilalea.