Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
New Royal Golf Club member Simon Brebner narrowly scooped the top prize at the inaugural Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre Golf Day after the countback system was used to separate the top four players who all finished on 36 points.
Eui Mo Koo and 12-year-old Deanna Ngo finished second and third respectively.
Lesson 4 – Greenside Bunkers
Greenside bunker play is a very unique area of golf as it is the only time where we deliberately try to miss the ball! In order to play a successful bunker shot, you must ensure that your club enters the sand approximately two inches behind the ball with enough energy to push the ball towards the target. Most people learning to play golf struggle with bunker shots because they decelerate into the sand and simply do not give the sand enough energy to carry the ball onto the green.
Andrew Marshall won the Bahrain Open for the third time on Saturday at Awali Golf Club.
The Englishman dominated the competition from start to finish and eventually finished on a six under par total of 134 to win by a 17-stroke margin. Marshall, who was in complete control of his game in windy conditions, carded a five under par 65 on the final day which included six birdies and a sole bogey.
Batelco has announced its support for His Majesty King Hamad’s 4th Golf Trophy, organised by the Bahrain Golf Association (BGA), which will take place at The Royal Golf Club, Riffa, on November 24-26.
The seventh annual Think Pink Bahrain Ladies Charity Golf Day was a huge success once again this year, raising more than BD8,000 for the cause.
