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Gallacher’s Dubai double

February 5 - 11, 2014
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Stephen Gallacher birdied two of the last three holes on Sunday to become the first player to successfully defend the Dubai Desert Classic.





Improve your putting with practice

February 5 - 11, 2014
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The most important aspect of putting is actually getting the speed of the putt correct. If your pace is inconsistent and your putts either go too far past or fall too short of the hole, you will always find reading the break of the putt difficult.





Contest success for foursome

February 5 - 11, 2014
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The team of Barry Hobday, Ronan Armstrong, Graeme Newport and Ben Elsworth won the inaugural Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover Golf Tournament at the Royal Golf Club with a team score of 58.8 nett. The event, held as part of GREAT British Week, saw over 130 golfers competing including British Ambassador Iain Lindsay.





Captains lend a helping hand to charity

February 5 - 11, 2014
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The Royal Golf Club’s 2013 captains, Ebrahim Esbai and Hanne Hansen, presented Christine Hasan, founder of the RIA Centre, with a donation of BD350. RIA was the chosen charity for the duration of the pair’s captaincy and the sum was raised the past year by charging golfers an optional BD1 every time their ball landed in a bunker on the 18th fairway of the club’s Montgomerie championship course.





Newport-Binrias duo win

February 5 - 11, 2014
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Graeme Newport and playing partner Suban Binrias enjoyed a comfortable win in this week’s NHSC Monday Madness Night Golf Series competition at the Royal Golf Club (RGC) with a nett score of 30.5. The runners-up were Michael Topping & Guillaume Durant with a score of 32.5 nett and the duo of Matthew Boast & James Williamson came a close third with nett 35.