Oman- Local Round Up: Ali Hameed targets another win
Date
3/17/2016 2:25:20 AM
With the 2016 Oman Senior Open golf championship to be played on March 19 defending champion Ali Hameed the consecutive two-time winner of the coveted title is gearing up to make it a hat-trick of wins at Ghala Golf Club.
Ali Hameed's two consecutive wins leading to this year's edition makes him the top contender for the trophy. He took the 2014 crown with a gross score of 77 and then scored 82 in 2015 to keep the trophy. 'Indeed I see a hat-trick coming especially considering how much I have improved my game' a confident Ali Hameed said adding 'But then this is golf anything can happen.' Sachin Bawa is another key contender who could challenge Ali Hameed having finished runner-up on the last two occasions. Last year he produced a gross score of 83 missing the title by a single stroke while in 2014 he finished second with a gross score of 80. Ali Hameed who retired from the senior national team last year is all praise for the tournament which is organised by the Oman Golf Committee (OGC) and supported by Bank Muscat and Omanline Institute. He said 'With this tournament the OGC gives veteran golfers in Oman a scope to showcase their talent. I am excited and I can't wait to join the action.' _______ Campbell secures hat-trick of wins
Jeff Campbell celebrates his win
Jeff Campbell won by five shots over Oman national team player Azaan al Rumhy and Tenzin Tsarong to clinch the overall men's title at the 2016 Ghala Golf Club Championship in which 70 golfers from the country participated. The event was played recently over two days in a 36-hole strokeplay format featuring gross nett women's and junior divisions as well. Tsarong led both Campbell and Azaan by one shot going into day two after his first-round score of 77. After the second round Campbell was declared the winner with scores of 77 and 71. Azaan finished runner-up on countback with scores of 78 and 76 giving him the division 1 best gross title and Tsarong finished runner-up in division 1 gross with scores of 77 and 77. The men's division 2 gross winner was Ian Smith with scores of 86 and 86 while Masoud al Barwani was runner-up with rounds of 96 and 82. Minke Gijselman with scores of 96 and 93 was the women's club champion and the nett women's winner was Racheal Connor with rounds of 77 and 78. Rashad al Harthy was the junior club champion with a two-day total score of 175. _____ Rashdi and Qasimi shine in UAE meet Rashdi and Hamed al Qasimi won the second and third places respectively in the Group N competition of the Ras al Khaimah Rally held in UAE recently. The competition which is round three of the UAE National Rally Championship saw Rashdi and his co-pilot Waleed al Rashdi clinch the runner-up position while Qasimi and his co-driver Mohammed al Mazroui took the No 3 spot. The event was won by Sheikh Abdullah al Qasimi. ________ Coulthard to light up Muscat's roads David Coulthard has been announced as the driver of the Red Bull F1 Showrun which is set to take place on the streets of Muscat on April 8 at Muttrah Corniche. The Scottish racer who dominated Britain's junior Formula Ford categories in 1989 and became the first ever recipient of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for young drivers is all set to perform a full repertoire of donuts burnouts and speed stretches in front of fans.
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