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The red and white National Day theme continued this weekend at Awali Golf Club in the BMMI/ Alosra Christmas Hamper medal competition.
Not hampered by any wind for a change, the players had the pleasure of near ideal conditions, this being demonstrated by the many low scores returned. The field saw a few regular players absent as they were on entertainment duty with visiting relations and choosing to get the normal seasonal hotel brunch over-indulgence off to an early start.
Nonetheless the competition went on and the day belonged to Nathan Sundaresan, returning home as the overall winner with a net 59 Stableford points - a gross score of 73 with a handicap of 14.
Nasser Al Kaabi returned as the overall runner-up, with a commendable net 62. Nathan’s sensational score sent those with a bent for statistics off to check when the last sub-60 competition winning score had been achieved - to find that it was 15 years ago in the 2001/02 season.
The Christmas Hamper is one of the Club’s oldest competitions - coincidentally there had been one previous winner in its history with a sub-60 score - way, way back in 1958.
If that was not enough, the eagleeyed who play at Awali may have noticed that Nathan has a somewhat distinctive style for his tee shots with a driver - one that would not be described as the epitome of classic text-book teachings.
His over swing is so great that he faces backwards at the height of his backswing, this a welcome reminder that great golf can be achieved no matter what one’s playing idiosyncrasies. The post-play festivities commenced with a grape-tasting courtesy of BMMI, presented by account manager Michael Goodger, assisted by Paul Terblanche.
The prize award followed, Paul Anderson being the master of ceremonies, assisted by tournament director Rashid Al Qutami. Traditional Christmas Hampers were awarded to the winners.
