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Yaqoob grabs top spot

April 20 - 26, 2016
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Gulf Weekly Yaqoob grabs top spot

Bahraini national team player Nasser Yaqoob, pictured right, clinched the top spot in the third monthly Porsche Golf Cup Series tournament at the Royal Golf Club (RGC) with a gross score of 72.

Fellow national team player Sultan Al Hakam took the runners-up spot with 74 gross. Dagfrid Berge narrowly won the nett section of the popular series with a score of 68 nett while Colin Dear took second place on countback with a nett score of 69. All four players received a Porsche goody bag as their prizes.

Mohammed Al Sayed continues to top the gross section leaderboard after three rounds with a score of 243 while Barry Hobday sits in second place with 249. In a reversal of this, Hobday leads the nett category of the series with 231 and Al Sayed lies in second place on the same score.

More than 85 players took part in this month’s individual strokeplay tournament. The series consists of seven rounds and each player’s best six scores out of seven will represent their final score.

The series is open to RGC members and guests. To register for the next competition on May 20, email golfevents@theroyalgolfclub.com

Results – Gross division: 1st Nasser Yaqoob (72), Sultan Al Hakam (74). Nett division: Dagfrid Berge (68), 2nd Colin Dear (69 c/b).







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