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Congratulations to ShanShan Feng on her great scoring in the Omega Dubai
Ladies Masters, winning the event by five shots. Congratulations once again to ‘golf in Dubai’ for organising this event and to Emirates Golf Club
for hosting it. The players all seem to love this event as they are so well
looked after, the course is in superb condition and to add to that, there’s this wonderful weather so it is definitely a recipe for success.
Didn’t the amateur, Lee So-Young do well, finishing in joint 28th position in the tournament with scores of 67, 74, 72, 73 and winning the best amateur prize? So-Young hails from South Korea and she was fortunate to have one of our pros Dong Lee, caddying for her, who not only speaks the same language, but he also has great knowledge of the course so that was a perfect partnership.
Congratulations to Craig Haldane and his crew at Golf Course Maintenance who did an amazing job getting the Majlis into tip-top shape for the event. It looked absolutely stunning and, having played the Pro-Am, I know it was immaculate. It’s natural for all of us, as golfers, to assume that greenkeeping is easy. Well, when I read Craig’s write-up on watering the greens, I realised that this is a science, and a very precise one at that. His article is very interesting so please take a moment to read it.
I was privileged to have been asked to be the starter on the 10th tee box this year for the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters which I loved doing. It was a great experience, made all the easier by the friendliness of the lady pros. I enjoyed it so much I really missed not doing it on the third and fourth days (when there was only a one tee start from the first which was done by Geoff Jackson).
Following on from that event the festive celebrations really gathered pace when we played the Ladies’ Christmas Scramble followed by Christmas lunch, the member/staff scramble and then the Mixed Christmas Scramble, most of which were well supported and enjoyed by all. What was disappointing was the turnout by members for the member/staff scramble. This is an event that the staff really look forward to playing and they thoroughly enjoy the interaction with members. Sadly only twenty-two members signed up but there were so many cancellations that only thirteen played which is a sad reflection on our membership, especially when there were so many members playing social rounds that afternoon. It really is a great day and evening and it’s surprising that it’s not well supported by members. The next one is in May so please try to make time for this excellent event.
Jacqui Barry
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What a wonderful tournament we had last month with the Omega Dubai
Ladies’ Masters. Not only were we able to see some fantastic golf, but all the ladies were so friendly and relaxed, despite having to practice hard and concentrate on their goals of doing well in the tournament Well, China’s ShanShang Feng did it again for the second time in three years and won the tournament by quite a margin. She was happy to pose and have photos taken with everyone afterwards but she was then on a mission to go shopping in the malls here…and why not? She had just improved her bank balance by 75,000 Euros!!!
Thanks to Omega for their sponsorship of the Ladies Masters and for the wonderful hospitality in their chalet. Thank you to ‘golf in Dubai’ for giving us this great event; so much effort goes into organising something like this so we need more support for it; it’s so good to watch the ladies’ golf because perhaps, for many of us, we can relate to the distances they hit the ball more than we can with the men.
Anyway, I loved every minute and who wouldn’t love it, watching these beautiful ladies with their fantastic golf swings and great personalities?
After the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters we were full on with the festive season’s activities including the mixed Christmas scramble, the member/staff scramble, carol singing, tree lighting, all of which was so much fun and brought so many people together.
We have a busy time ahead with the Desert Swing including our own Omega Dubai Desert Classic, after which we will be back to our normal, busy Club schedule so see you around everyone.
Now we are in 2015. Have you made your resolutions? Usually people’s resolutions revolve around losing weight, going to the gym to get fit, stopping smoking etc…I have made my resolution which is not to get too stressed, take it easy, relax. In fact this is always my New Year’s resolution so nothing changes. I think this is the secret to a long and happy life so I think I should
continue with the same.So my beautiful friends, I hope you had the best of all gifts for Christmas and the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. I don’t know why it doesn’t come easy but I know that we could all be happy if we would only learn to LOVE…wishing you all a happy New Year
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COMPETITION RESULTS
Mashreq Medalin association with BMW & Ruth’s Chris Steak House Friday 19th December 2014
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A DIVISION (HCP. 0-10)WINNER: Karam Sehmi Net 71RUNNER UP: Jignesh Sangani Net 71THIRD: Kevin Roy Net 72BEST GROSS: Aaron Smith Gross 74Overall Best Net: Imran Qayyum Net 65B DIVISION (HCP. 11-20)WINNER: Imran Qayyum Net 65RUNNER UP: Gokul Mani Net 72 THIRD: Rajesh Verma Net 74C DIVISION (HCP. 21-28)WINNER: Tauseef Khan Net 75
SILVER A DIVISION (HCP. 0 – 14)
Winner: Jayshree Gupta NET 72
Runner Up: Jennifer Ayres NET 73
Best Gross: Cathrine Clark GROSS 81
SILVER B DIVISION (HCP. 15 –23)
Winner: Thea Hendrickx NET 71
Runner Up: Christiane Sprunck NET 71
BRONZE DIVISION (HCP. 24 –42)
Winner: Margaret Breen NET 67
TEAM PRIZESWINNERS Leona Sandesjo, Gunilla Hart Yumi Inman, Beya Zaafrani 45.7
RUNNERS UP Helen Srivastava, Rekha Bandopahdyay Annette Stewart, Selma Kehoe 46.8
THIRD Glynis Hendry, Carolyn Thompson Maura Duggan, Lynne Whitelaw 48.5NEAREST THE PINSHOLE # 2: Gabriele DaghestaniHOLE # 8: Beya ZaafraniHOLE # 12: June McdonaldHOLE # 17: Yoshiko FujitaniCLOSEST TO THE CHRISTMAS TREEHOLE # 5: Maura DugganCLOSEST TO THE SANTAHOLE # 15: Jocelyn Tracey
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First of all, Happy New Year to everyone!
If you enjoyed Christmas lunch, dinner, pudding and mince pies it’s time to exercise!
Last month we had the Omega Ladies Masters. Congratulations to ShanShan Feng who shot an amazing score of 19 under. She showed her style and played beautifully for four days despite some difficult pins on the fast greens. We look forward to welcoming all the lady players to the tournament again next year.
Our biggest event for the ladies last month was the Christmas
competition and lunch. More than 90 ladies played and over 100 came for lunch. Can you imagine how busy the kitchen was! We had the sweetest Santa team during our lunch and lovely carols sung by a choir ‘Jingles’. They were really wonderful. This month we have the Omega Dubai Desert Classic from 29th January. Some players will go to Abu Dhabi, Doha and then come to Dubai to compete in the whole Desert Swing. I am looking forward to watching their great play again. On 20th January we are planning a ladies’ gourmet night in Le Classique. Mrs Martha
Wong is kindly organising a band and we will have many choices of starters, main courses, desserts and beverages. The price is AED 355 (or AED 195 with soft drinks ) for members and AED 385 (or AED225 with soft drinks) for members’ guests. The booking form and table plan will be in the ladies locker room. It should be a great evening. Let’s celebrate our New Year 2015!
Mitsuko EmmersonLady Captain 2014-2015
LADIES’ COMPETITION RESULTS
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Juniors are Joyful and TriumphantThere was a fantastic turn out for the annual Mixed Christmas Scramble, supported by Al Dobowi, with 120 players taking part in total. Many turned up in festive colours and costumes offering a true Christmas feeling across the fairways of the Faldo course. It was the junior quartet of Bradley Mogire, Zubin Chandra, William Thoren and Vaughn Reed who took the spoils with a fantastic net 56.4. Runners-up with a net 58 were Achal Ghai, Kush Sama, Naresh Handa and Jugwinder Brar. They were closely followed by Gaurav Verma, Ghanshyam Manghnani, Surjit Namli and Nishith Patel in third place with a net 58.7. There were several on-course prizes on offer; nearest the pin on the eighth hole was won by Christiane Sprunck whilst Joan Legnar claimed the other ladies’ prize on hole seventeen. The nearest the pins for the gents were won by Komal Sharma on the second hole, with Morteza Farzaneh claiming the honours on hole twelve. The longest drive prizes were won by Tania Sangani on the sixteenth hole and Rajinder Razdan on the fifth hole. Thank you to all who took part in this event and to each member who purchased tickets and donated prizes towards a fund for our junior colleagues here at the Club. A special thank you to Mr Roger Duthie and Emirates Airline for donating two tickets.
WINNERS: Bradley Mogire, Zubin Chandra William Thoren, Vaughn Reed 56.4RUNNERS UP: Achal Ghai, Kush Sama Naresh Handa, Jugwinder Brar 58THIRD: Gaurav Verma, Ghanshyam Manghnani Surjit Namli, Nishith Patel 58.7NEAREST THE PINSHOLE # 8 (LADIES): Christiane SprunckHOLE # 17 (LADIES): Joan LegnarHOLE # 2 (GENTS): Komal SharmaHOLE # 12 (GENTS): Morteza FarzanehLONGEST DRIVEHOLE # 16 (LADIES): Tania SanganiHOLE # 5 (GENTS): Rajinder Razdan
MIXED COMPETITION RESULTS
MiXed ChrisTMas sCraMBle sponsored By al doBoWiSaturday 20th December 2014
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Veeran Verma Memorial DayOn of our members, Veeran Verma, sadly passed away in
September after suffering a heart attack on the first tee of the Majlis. A memorial golf day was held in his honour by friends and family.
The Veeran Verma memorial tournament was won with a fantastic team scramble score of 53.9. The winning team consisted of Rohit and Jayshree Gupta and Behram and Beyhaan Lakhdawala.
A.E Ravi, Kush Sama, Mohammed Khan and Inderpal Singh also posted a great score of 59.7 to claim the runners-up position.
Jayshree Gupta collected longest drive on hole 16 along with nearest the pin on the 2nd. Not to be outdone, Ashok Sindhu claimed longest drive on hole 3 and Farad Lakdawala claimed nearest the pin on the 12th.
Clash of the Titans is a biannual match between Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club. It was the EGC’s turn
to host and was played over the Majlis course on Thursday 18th December. The course was in immaculate condition after the recent Omega Dubai ladies Masters and it was a pleasure to play.
The event format was a two player team stableford event with the best net stableford score counting per hole. Each
club was represented by 20 players including five professionals from their respective academies .
Dubai Creek came out on top with a narrow six point team stableford victory over EGC.
This puts Dubai Creek 5 - 3 ahead in the eight matches played to date .
EGC will have to play catch up in their next away fixture scheduled for March.
sTaFF/MeMBer sCraMBleTuesday 16th December 2014
Winners: James McNish, Carlos Sabuqueiro, Jeffrey Brothers, Andy Matthews 57.4Runners-Up: Mani, Aneesh, Sheeraj, Steen 59Third: Josie Tracey, Veronica Ellias, Rodel, Joel 59.4NEAREST THE PINSTAFFHOLE # 2 Fer ManuelHOLE # 12 Leo JayMEMBERS HOLE # 2 Amarjeet RadiaLONGEST DRIVE STAFFHOLE # 3 NishanthiHOLE # 16 JegaMEMBERSHOLE # 10 Cathrine Clarke
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UAE Scratch Leagueby Scratch Team Captain, Ewan Cameron
The Scratch League involves 16 clubs in the UAE divided into four flights of four clubs. The overall winner of each pool goes through to the semi-finals. Each pool match is played home and away. League points are awarded for each individual game won and a bonus point for a match victory. The four teams making up the EGC flight are:-1 EGC 2 Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club3 Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club 4 Emirates Golf Federation.
This is the first year that the EGF have fielded a team in the league and their team essentially represents the UAE National team.
Results to date:-EGC secured an excellent second leg win against EGF 3-1
We won both of the home and away matches against the Emirates Golf Federation team in December
Results: Home match: 2 ½ - 1½Away match: 3-1
Our next set of matches are against the Dubai Creek (the ‘auld enemy’):Friday 16th January 13.00 at EGCFriday 23rd January 13.00 at DCGYC
Good luck to our boys!
The Scratch team squad includes:Ed Hesson Ewan Cameron Charlie Stricklin Johnny AldridgeKenny Babcock Kouroche AchtariMarcus Wallman Paul Byrne Petr Dedek Pontus FrederikssonRohit Gupta Ross Hopwood Tim Evans Tony Azoulay
Team Captain: Ewan Cameron Vice-Captain: Rohit Gupta
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BIRDS OF THE EMIRATESGrey FrancolinScientific Name: Francolinus PondicerianusShot: DubaiDate shot: 20.12.2014Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_francolin
Description:
The Grey Francolins are rather drab, stub-tailed, greyish brown game birds with chestnut foreheads and cheeks. They are found at Emirates golf course often feeding in small parties in the open. They usually run from danger but if pressed, can rise with an explosive whirr of their wings with loud far-carrying cries of notes sounding like ka-tee-tar
The common habitats of these birds range from thorn scrubs, edges of grass lands to semi-desert areas. This makes Emirates golf course a perfect spot for these bird to thrive in. They are weak flyers and fly short distances, escaping into undergrowth.
The Grey Francolins are normally found foraging on bare or low grass covered ground in scrub and open lands. The birds are commonly known as Teetar in India, a name they share with quails and partridges, owing to the sound they make; they feed on seeds and grains, as well as insects, particularly termites and beetles.
Photo Courtesy: Akhil Menon, golf in DuBAi
Charley Hull
Shanshan Feng hardly needed to work up a sweat as the world number five strolled to a five-shot victory in the Omega Dubai
Ladies Masters. Five in front overnight, the extremely gifted golfer closed with a two-under 70 to finish at 19 under for her second win in three appearances in the season-ending Ladies European Tour event.
“I am really delighted to win for the second time in Dubai and follow in the footsteps of Annika (Sorenstam) -- the only other two-time winner of the tournament -- and that makes me feel really proud of myself,” said the 25-year-old from Guangzhou after receiving the winner’s trophy from Her Excellency Mariam Al Roomi, UAE Minister of Social Affairs in the presence of Mohamed Juma Buamaim, Vice-Chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi, and representatives of the sponsors.
Spain’s Carlota Ciganda birdied the final hole to return a 69 to take solo second on 14-under, one ahead of Caroline Masson of Germany with Anna Nordqvist of Sweden in solo fourth one stroke back.
England’s Charley Hull sealed the 2014 ISPS HANDA Order of Merit after tying for fifth place with compatriots Liz Young and Melissa Reid, as well as Danish duo Nicole Broch Larsen and Malene Jorgensen.
It was Feng, who called the shots almost at will, though she fell short of her intended target of reaching the 22-under mark which she needed
to break her own record for the lowest under par winning score she posted in 2012.
In the race for the Omega Rookie of the Year, Amy Boulden from Wales held off the challenge of Sally Watson and Nicole Broch Larsen to take the prestigious title. Broch Larsen gave a fantastic chase, but could not catch Boulden, who tied for 24th.“It was one of my goals from
when I turned pro, to win Rookie of the Year. I thought it was going to be quite tough this year not having a full card. I wasn’t sure how many events I was going to be playing in but starting the
year well has helped me
a lot. It’s a real honour to win and
join the prestigious list of former winners,
including Laura Davies, Annika Sorenstam and Charley Hull.”
England’s Georgia Hall produced the shot of the day when she aced the 167-yard par-3 15th hole using a 4-iron in the third round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. The 18 year-old from Bournemouth in Dorset won a gleaming Mercedes Benz C 200 for her accurate tee shot and will now have to buy herself some driving lessons as she can’t yet drive.
“I wasn’t playing that great before. I did hit some really good shots, though, and I hit 4-iron, I think it was 167 yards. It was
a perfect shot. I couldn’t really see it because the sun was in my eyes but it was a great feeling,” said Hall, who turned professional in July and received an invitation to play in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters.
This was Georgia’s second hole in one as she aced the 17th at Machynys Peninsula Golf Club
in South Wales to win the 2013 Ladies British Open Amateur Championship.
It was also the second hole-in-one of the week, after Stacey Keating at the fourth in the first round.
OMEGA DUBAI LADIES MASTERS 2014by Viren Varma
TOP 10POSITION NAME SCORE1 S FENG -192 C CIGANDA -143 C MASSON -134 A NORDQVIST -125 L YOUNG -105 M JORGENSEN -105 N BROCH LARSEN -105 C HULL -105 M REID -1010 K SPILKOVA -9
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OMEGA DUBAI LADIES MASTERS 2014by Viren Varma
Pro-Am ResultMORNING SHOTGUN:1. Omega 2 Shanshan Feng of China, Manoj Kapur, Michael Harradine & Rosemary Turlik -23 2. Omega 8 Joanna Klatten of France, Yana Jamieson, Stewart Gale & Vinod Arya -203. Golf Fore Autism Rebecca Hudson of England, Aaron O’Hara, John Peterson & Steve Johnson -18
AFTERNOON SHOTGUN:1. Emirates Global Cheyenne Woods of US,Aluminium-1 Walid Al Attar, Maurizio La Noce & Greg Sproule -222. Omega 1 Charley Hull of England, Surabhi Prabhakar, Moshe Kohli & Ishwar Jodha3. Neocasa Minjee Lee of Australia, Interiors 2 Shahriar Khodjasteh
Par 3 Challengeby Viren Varma
Team spirit and camaraderie was the flavour of the evening as Dame Laura Davies and Maha Haddioui combined well to win the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters Challenge Match at the par-3 course of Emirates Golf Club.
The duo returned a two-under 25 to warm up ahead of the main competition while the all-Swedish team of Anna Nordqvist and Sophie Gustafson and the pairing of Shanshan Feng (China) and Pornanong Phatlum (Thailand) finished joint second, one shot adrift.
“I have always liked watching Laura Davies. It was pretty exciting playing with her in a greensomes format,” said an elated Maha.“I think this was the third time I have played with her. She is just an amazing player and I have always looked up to her,” she added.
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TIGER & TIGRESS AT BURJ AL ARAB2004 & 2014Cheyenne Woods followed in the
footsteps of her famous uncle Tiger when she recreated the iconic images of golf shots flying from the
helipad at the top of the Burj Al Arab.
Her visit to the world’s only seven-star hotel, took on special significance as it
marked the 10th anniversary of Tiger striking tee shots from the same location.It was an experience she described “crazy and awesome.”
“It’s even more unbelievable than I thought it would be. You hear stories and see
pictures online and once you’re here in person, it’s amazing: the views, the city and how high we are,” said the 24-year-old prodigy who was accompanied by Mohamed Juma Buamaim, Vice-Chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi.
Korean, Lee So-Young, became the first golfer to win gold in Olympic play in more than a century, a feat she
achieved at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, in August, “To win the first Olympic Gold Medal in golf in more than
100 years, even though if it was the Youth Olympic Games, was an amazing feeling,” said the 17-year-old South Korean who shot a final round 65 to beat Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Ssu-chia by three shots.
She went on to showcase her burgeoning talent a month later at the Incheon Asian Games where she won the team silver, receiving widespread acclaim for her performance.
Prior to ODLM she said, “I am really excited at the
prospect of competing in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, which I understand from my friends has the feel of a major with all those big names from the LPGA and Ladies European Tours.
“It will be my first time in Dubai and I can’t wait to get started. I’m delighted to be given this opportunity by golf in DUBAi and Omega and I look forward to playing on the Majlis course and making new friends,” she said.
“I am sure the experience gained at the Youth Olympics and Asian Games will come in handy. The idea is to go out and have fun,” said Lee, who also won the 36-hole qualifier at the 2014 Australian Amateur Championships in Adelaide.
AMATEUR SILVER MEDAL WINNERby Viren Varma
My experience as caddy for Lee So-Youngby PGA Professional, Dong Lee
It all began when Chris Turlik asked me to find a caddy for a young talented amateur from
South Korea Lee So-Young (17). I didn’t know her at that point so I did a little research on her.
Wow, she won the Youth Olympic Games Golf Medal in Nanjing in August 2014 winning the first Olympic medal in golf in more than 100 years. Omega hosted in Nanjing and that was why Omega sent an invitation to her for the Ladies Masters in Dubai.
It was her first time in Dubai and
it was only her second time to play in a professional event since last year. I ended up caddying for So-Young throughout the tournament. When I met her for the first time on the practice range she came across as an ordinary normal teenager who felt shy and humble but when I watched her hitting balls on the range she was very impressive.Her first day was amazing as she shot -5 and we just enjoyed every moment on the
Majlis. I was hoping she would continue like that over the next three days but she finished -2 for the tournament but I could tell she learned a lot from this event.She won the Silver medal for the best amateur for the tournament and before she headed back to South Korea that night we went to Dubai Mall to watch the water fountains and to see Burj Khalifa. It was the best experience for me to watch this talented player that close and it will be one of the best tournaments I will ever be at!
I’m hoping she can become one of the best players in the world and play the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters as a professional in the near future.
Tiger at Burj Al Arab 2004
How do we know how much water to put on the greens every
day? Is it a guess? Do we simply put down what we think is needed? How do you know if it is too much or not enough? Is the water that is applied of good quality? How does the quality affect the plant?
All the questions above have hopefully sparked some thought and have perhaps given you an appreciation for some of the basic decisions that are needed on a daily basis in terms of managing one aspect of maintaining a surface area of the course, that being application of water on greens. Like our bodies, the plant needs to replenish itself. If you go out for a round of golf, particularly when walking, your body loses water through perspiration and if you are not drinking enough water throughout the day, you will dehydrate and become pretty ill. The plant loses water through the atmosphere. Wind, humidity, rainfall and daily temperatures affect the daily evapotranspiration (ET) and this is what needs to be replaced as a minimum every day. How do we calculate the daily application on greens? The first bit of information we need every day is the daily ET. We have a weather station on site and it measures the hourly temperature, humidity, precipitation and dew point. The ET is calculated by the weather station and we are able to read what the ET for the day has been. For example, at this time of year the ET is typically between 2.5 and 3.5 depending on conditions. What does this figure mean? It is the amount of water that has been lost to the atmosphere in mm. So, the minimum amount of water that needs to be replenished on a given day is what has been lost. The next two pieces of information we need is the Volumetric Water Content % (VWC%) of the soil and the Electrical Conductivity (EC). The VWC% is the amount of moisture that is in the plant at a given time of day. The EC is the level of Salt (Na) in the plant which is translocated to the soil through the irrigation water. Knowing the EC is vital, as it gives us the trigger point as to when we need to flush the greens. Knowing the VWC% is critical as it helps us make our daily decision as to what % of ET is required each day, to maintain the VWC%. So, by measuring the greens in nine locations every morning at the same time, we know what the average VWC% is per green. This is then documented against what our target is. So let’s take an example to show you how this is done. If the VWC% target on the 1st green is 30% moisture and this morning’s reading is 38% and the daily ET needing replaced is 2.5mm we know that that the soil moisture is too high. We then adjust the amount or % of ET
for the first green for that night’s irrigation. So, the target VWC%/Actual VWC% x daily ET = %ET required that night. We do this for all greens surfaces over the entire property every day. Each green will get exactly what it needs per night to keep things consistent. If we simply gave the greens the exact same ET per night, we would either be over-watering or under-watering individual greens, which creates massive inconsistency.
Daily Desired Required % VWC VWC to move closer to target
40.4 40 9938.6 40 10441.6 40 9654.9 40 7335.1 40 11456.7 40 7145 40 8950.1 40 8040.7 40 9859.3 40 6758 40 6950.6 40 7952.9 40 7642.9 40 9353.6 40 7551.5 40 7850.7 40 7947.4 40 8436.9 40 108 The mathematics gives us a great starting point to make informed decisions. After months of doing these readings we quickly appreciate what actual amount needs to be applied per day to maintain our targets. Sometimes, although the sums tell you to put out a % of ET, we know that if we only put out 70% of that figure, it is enough to keep to our targets. This ensures that we are never over-watering our surfaces. Too much water is never a good thing and in fact a lot worse than not enough! The EC readings are crucial in helping us manage salts within the profile, especially throughout the summer months when salts will rise as the ET increases. To give you
an idea, we would be irrigating at around 250% of what we do at this time of year, in the summer months. This means we are, by default, applying a lot more salt and with extreme heat and higher loss of moisture to the atmosphere, these salts will rise into the root system a lot more than in the winter, hence our flushing programme being that much more aggressive through the summer months. Hopefully the information above has given you a small insight into one aspect of what golf course maintenance is all about. Over the coming months we look forward to sharing some more with you as to what is involved in various aspects of the job. Wishing you and your families a very happy New Year!
Regards,
Craig HaldaneDirector - Golf Course Maintenance
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PRO’S TIP OF THE MONTHby MICHAEL KINLOCH
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A common mistake I see at the Academy and on the golf course is poor alignment in the address position for tee shots and putting. For both of these shots we can use the fact we can manoeuver the golf ball prior to taking our shot to help us align to the target and hole correctly.
Draw a line around the equator of the golf ball which can then be positioned so it is pointing precisely at the target. This line can now be used to set the club face at right angles to the hole/target and will make aligning the body much easier. This technique is commonly used on tour for putting and has proven to be particularly effective when done correctly.
To accurately draw the line on the ball, there is a handy tool that can be purchased from the Pro Shop.
Ladies’ Group LessonsDon’t miss the start of the Ladies’ Group Lessons, commencing on 11th January. The Ladies’ Programme is suited to those learning the game for the first time or to those looking to improve existing skills. Your group will consist of a ten-week course with 60 minutes of instruction per week and a maximum of six students per group, ensuring that you receive ample time from your instructor. A ten-week range pass allows you to practice between sessions. On conclusion of each session, students are invited to relax and reflect over a coffee in the Club’s Spike Bar!
For more information contact The Academy on +971 4 417 9845 or email [email protected]
DUBAI GOLF JUNIOR PAR 3 SERIES ORDER OF MERITBLACKRank Player Points1st Sean Cooper 2702nd Abutorab Arghandiwal 1903rd Gavin Ingram 1704th Mark Baxter 1655th Shyam Kakar 120 6th Amber Waite 1106th Ailsa Brannock 1108th Ahmed Shaikh 809th Hana Ghandour 4510th Jehan Nanavaty 40
PURPLERank Player Points1st Aarnav nath 2802nd Vihaan Sharma 2703rd Toby Waite 1554th Veer Judge 1455th Jay Mullane 1306th Phoenix Bankes 907th Krishna Kakar 858th Sam Mullane 808th Finn Williams 808th Aleksander Dippenaar 8011th Yoon Sun Lee 5512th Oliver Sibbald 5013th Jacobo Fisas 4014th Mikael Joensuu 3515th Nihal Khatwani 3016th Erick Wong 2516th Jay Chinchankar 2518th Hannah Cheryl Alan 2018th Nicola Morosov 2018th Yousuf Yaqub 2018th Ibrahim Yaqub 2018th Eamon Sharma 2018th Tatyana Mogire 2018th Dhruva Deshpande 20
BLUERank Player Points1st Seth Hopkinson 2352nd Pragun Khanna 2003rd Alex Abouchacra 1804th Jamie Camero 1655th Tobias Lundgren 1556th Sadie Brannock 1307th Maxine Decuypere 1208th Shreyas Bawker 1009th Aaryash Gangan 8010th Rishi Lolla 7510th Syraat Arghandiwal 7512th Clemence Fayard 6512th Jamie Garcia Villalon 6514th A Garcia Villalon 5015th Alaya May Inan 4516th Yules Deprouw 4017th Nicola Morsov 3518th Ryan Sfeila 2018th Aryan Kapoor 2018th Javier Munoa 2018th Aditya Dave 2018th Jacob Woolard 20 18th Aryan Sahu 20 24th Ruanne Whitelaw 10 24th Vaanishka Kapoor 10 24th Claudia Anglada 10 24th Vladislav Khvan 10
YELLOWRank Player Points1st Mirwais Arghandiwal 2602nd Daniel Bankes 2003rd Sixte Fayard 1454th Kale Williams 1005th Khushi Nagpal 906th Yahia Beasha 80 7th Frederick Steinman 65 8th Diego Anglada 558th Hareth Abbasi 55
WHITERank Player Points1st Mousa Shana’ah 3002nd Savva Morosov 1803rd Alfie Comer 904th Elnathan Drew Tan Lo 80 5th Hanspreet Singh 65
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7 year old talent Sean Cooper wins DG Junior Series Event Number Two and Leads Order of Merit for 2014/1529th November 2014
Dubai Golf recently hosted its second Junior Tournament which is part of the brand new Dubai Golf Junior Series. The event was played on the nine-hole Par 3 course at Emirates Golf Club, where 52 junior golfers competed in
the Saturday afternoon sunshine.
Alastair Brown, Senior Academy Professional at Emirates Golf Club said, “Event number two had a great turn out of competitors ranging from beginners to our finest junior golfers. The scores reflect the hard work the players put in each week during lessons and practice sessions. The series looks like once again it will be strongly contested all the way through. On behalf of the Emirates Academy team we would like to thank the parents for their time coming to support the events which would not be as successful without their help.”
Juniors competed in one of five categories and prizes were awarded for the winners and runners-up in each; winning participants also received Order of Merit points that will determine the overall series winner. The weather and course condition added to some fantastic scoring during the event, which was a great start to the Dubai Golf Junior Series.Topping the Black Division, Dubai Creek’s Sean Cooper, seven years of age, shot level par 27 to land the trophy by two shots from Abutorab Argandiwal on a creditable two over 29.
Vihaan Sharma was victorious in the Purple Division winning by two shots and Pragan Khanna shot 35 to win on a countback in the Blue Division from Seth Hopkinson.
Other winners were Kale Williams in the Yellow and Mousa Shana’ah in the White Divisions.
Congratulations to the Juniors of the Dubai Golf Junior Programme at the Emirates Academy who won the JTS Invitational at the Arabian Ranches Golf Club! Well done to the team of Jay Mullane, Sam Mullane, Hugo Garcia-Villalon, Minah Saqib, Owen Clarke and Neil Sangani! Jay, Sam, Owen and Neil all shot gross 1 under pars to secure the victory. Well done team!’
Dubai Creek’s Par 3 course played host to the latest round of the Dubai Golf Junior series. Perfect weather conditions were enjoyed by the competitors but some long rough around the greens meant scoring was made difficult for the
field of 60 participants.
The outstanding score of the day was returned by Dubai Creek member Aarnav Nath. The talented youngster carded two birdies on his way to a one under par 26. His round was made all the more special as Aarnav also won the nearest the pin prize on the tough 5th hole. The other nearest the pin prize went to Ailsa Brannock for her fantastic shot on the first hole.
The next best score on the day was a 28 by Black Division junior player Aboutorab Arghandiwal. Only late bogies on holes seven and eight stopped another under par score from being posted
Senior Golf Professional Mike Kinloch said, ‘I was fortunate to see some excellent shots by our junior players and some of the play has been of a very high standard. I was especially pleased with some of the younger players in the field who showed some great enthusiasm and promise.’
The next event takes place on January 17th at Emirates Golf Club. The Dubai Golf Junior Tournament Series is exclusive to participants in the Dubai Golf Junior programmes. To find out more about registering your child for the junior programmes at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club please contact 04 295 4666 or [email protected] or contact 04 417 9845 or email [email protected] to find out about lessons at Emirates Golf Club.
RESULTS SUMMARY
DIVISION POSITION PLAYER SCORE ACADEMY
BLACK 1st Aboutorab Arghandiwal 28 Dubai CreekBLACK 2nd Gavin Ingram 29 EmiratesPURPLE 1st Aarnav Nath 26 Dubai CreekPURPLE 2nd Veer Judge 29 Dubai CreekBLUE 1st Jamie Camero 34 Dubai CreekBLUE 2nd Alex Abouchara 36 Dubai CreekYELLOW 1st Daniel Bankes 40 Dubai CreekYELLOW 2nd Kushi Nagpal 48 Dubai CreekWHITE 1st Mousa Shana’ah 45 Dubai CreekWHITE 2nd Savva Morsov 47 Dubai Creek
RESULTS SUMMARY
DIVISION POSITION PLAYER SCORE ACADEMY
BLACK 1st Sean Cooper 27 Dubai CreekBLACK 2nd AbutorabArgandiwal 29 Dubai CreekPURPLE 1st Vihaan Sharma 32 Dubai CreekPURPLE 2nd Finn Williams 34 EmiratesBLUE 1st Pragan Khanna 35 Dubai CreekBLUE 2nd Seth Hopkinson 35 Dubai CreekYELLOW 1st Kale Williams 36 EmiratesYELLOW 2nd Mirwas Arghandiwal 42 Dubai CreekWHITE 1st Mousa Shana’ah 36 Dubai CreekWHITE 2nd Alfie Comer 55 Emirates
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Dear Members,
I hope you all had an enjoyable festive period and I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year. I’m sure many of you made your New Year’s resolutions which, no doubt, centre around being healthy, losing weight, getting fitter etc. Well, we at Fit Lab are on hand to help you achieve your goals; we run a variety of classes to suit your interests and fitness level and we also have personal trainers who can tailor a programme to suit you. Perhaps you are looking for some simple changes in your
lifestyle? Here are some tips to help you achieve this. Try these to fit more activity into your day and to get more out of your daily activities.
•Chooseactivitiesyoulike. A lot of different things count as exercise so choose something that gets you moving - dancing, walking, yoga, cycling, walking the golf course instead of taking a buggy.
•Exercisewithafriend.Finding a workout partner can help keep you on track and motivate you to get out the door.
•Whenyouwalk,evenifyouareusingthetreadmill,makeitbrisk, as you will burn more calories doing this than walking at a leisurely pace. You could time your steps for one minute: 120 to 135 steps per minute corresponds to a walking pace of three to four miles per hour which would be a good target.
•Tryastep-counter(pedometer);therearemanydifferentonesonthe market now like FitBit, Withing etc, which will help you keep track of how active you are.
•Usethestairsinsteadofliftsandescalatorswheneverpossible.
•TurnofftheTV,computer,andmobilephone.Cuttingbackonscreen time is a great way to curb your sitting time and then use that time in the gym instead.
•TryanewsportatEGClike tennis, Padeltennis, swimming or squash or even sign up for a class as there is a good variety of classes at EGC with something to suit everyone .You may find that having the structure of a class helps you to keep on track.
Feel free to come and have a chat with me or one of the personal trainers to discuss your needs or book a session or two to help you with your weight/flexibility training then you’ll have the confidence to branch out on your own.
Healthy Regards
Andy MeechHead of Sport & Leisure
Fit
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Fitness Activity ScheduleJanuary 2015
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
STUDIO STUDIO STUDIO STUDIO STUDIO STUDIO STUDIO
07.00 - 08.00 Bootcamp
(Nikky)
07.00 - 08.00 Bootcamp
(Nikky)
07.30 - 08.30Artistic Yoga
07.30 - 08.30Artistic Yoga
07.30 - 08.30Artistic Yoga
07.30 - 08.30Artistic Yoga
07.30 - 08.30Artistic Yoga
07.30 - 08.30Artistic Yoga
08.00 - 09.00 Bootcamp
(Nikky)
08.00 - 09.00 Bootcamp
(Nikky)
8.45 - 9.30 Primary Ballet
(6years +)
08.40 - 09.10 Metafit (Tracy)
08.45 - 09.45 Insanity (Tracy)
08.45 - 09.45 Zumba Toning
(Tracy)
08.45 - 9.45 Pilates (Elaine)
08.45 - 09.45 Zumba (Tracy)
9.30 - 10.45 Grade 2
(8 years+)
09.15 - 10.15 Zumba Step
(Tracy)
09.00 - 10.00 Aqua
Bootcamp (Aquazone)
09.00 - 10.00 Aqua
Bootcamp (Aquazone)
10.45 - 11.15 Pre - Primary
(5 years+)
09.45 - 10.45 Zumba Toning
(Tracy)
10.00 - 10.30 Insanity (Tracy)
11.15 - 11.45 Pre-school Level
1 and 2 (3 and 4 years)
11.45 - 12.45Grade 1
(7 years+)
12.45 - 14.00 Grade 3
(9 years+)
12.00 - 12.45 Fit For Kids
(12-16years) (Michael)
18.30 - 19.00 Metafit(Tracy)
18.00 - 19.00 Artistic Yoga
18.30 - 19.00 Metafit(Tracy)
18.00 - 19.00 Artistic Yoga
14.00 - 15.30 Grade 7
(12years +)
19.05 - 19.55 Insanity 50min
(Tracy)
19.00 - 20.00 Artistic Yoga
19.05 - 19.55 Insanity 50min
(Tracy)
19.00 - 20.00 Artistic Yoga
14.30 - 15.30 Fit Kids
(5-12years) (Nikky)
19.00 - 20.00Circuit Training
Outdoor
19.00 - 20.00Circuit Training
Outdoor
19.00 - 20.00 Aqua
Bootcamp (Aquazone)
18.00 - 19.00 Artistic Yoga
20.00 - 21.00 Bootcamp
(Nikky)
19.00 - 20.00 Bootcamp
(Nikky)
19.00 - 20.00 Artistic Yoga
20.00 - 21.00Weightloss Yoga
20.00 - 21.00Weightloss Yoga
20.00 - 21.00Weightloss Yoga
20.00 - 21.00Weightloss Yoga
20.00 - 21.00Weightloss Yoga
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Meet the Events TeamL-R: Sreeraj, Jack, Mani, Sanka, Jenny, Dipankar, Vishnu, Yoly, Steen Simon (Food & Beverage Manager Development & Events Operation), Mary Ann, Lino, Nisa, Jude, Jinu, Chirag and Satish
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glow-getters at SensAsia Urban Spa are on hand to soothe you back to gorgeous this January.
The UAE’s largest independent chain of day spas is offering incentives with its extensive list of incredible facials – which call on the world’s leading product lines, including Elemis, Eve Lom and Dr. Dennis Gross –
to get your skin regime back on track, and make that monthly beauty boost far more exciting.
It’s all about the frequency for 2015! Pamper fans booking in for any facial on the SensAsia Urban Spa menu will receive a 10 per cent discount when they re-book within a 30-day period, plus a sparkling 20 per cent off
any facial care products purchased the same day. A taster of the SensFacial menu is below:
ELEMIS VISIBLE BRILLIANCE: Immediate results for ageing, stressed and slackened skin 90 min / 655 dhsELEMIS URBAN CLEANSE (FOR HIM): Decongesting power, designed with males in mind 75 min / 515 dhsEVE LOM SIGNATURE FACIAL: Supreme cleansing and tender loving care 90 min / 690 dhsDR. DENNIS GROSS SUPER BOOSTER: The highest possible dosage of active ingredients 60 min / 600 dhs
And what’s the ideal accompaniment to monthly facial maintenance when your goal is a return to ravishing? The ultimate, sleep-enducing massage, of course! Pillow Talk is SensAsia Urban Spaaah-ing at its most relaxing
(60 mins/410 dhs or 90 mins/480 dhs), combining the comforting aroma of lavender, a specially-selected playlist and Chinese pressure point massage to lull the body into absolute calm. Starting with a cosy duvet and ending with a cup of hot cocoa, Pillow Talk is a scrumptious stepping stone into slumber, often requiring a taxi straight home to bed.
SensAsia Urban Spa also has its own App! Clients can search SensAsia in the UAE Apple Store, download for free and book, spa and save, directly from their device. For more information, contact details
for each individual spa and a full SensAsia treatment menu, visit www.sensasiaspas.com
For more information about SensAsia Urban Spa, plus images, reviews and interviews, please contact Sarah Walker at Media Maven. Email: [email protected] or call +971 56 609 3878
About SensAsia Urban Spa:SensAsia Urban Spa is the largest independent spa chain in the UAE, celebrating a sparkling 10 years of providing unique pamper havens to the masses of spa-ites in the Middle East. With its uber-chic day spa locations, located in premium city spots, SensAsia offers a sensory journey through blissfully indulgent experiences – stemming from Balinese grace, Japanese elegance and Thai tradition. It all began with The Village, Jumeirah, where founder Salina Handa created the ultimate sanctuary for health and wellness-savvy ‘Jumeirah Janes’ back in 2004. The SensAsia family then spread to Emirates Golf Club and Palm Jumeirah, and most recently the Downtown Dubai hub of Souk Al Manzil.
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Post party season skin needs all the help it can get. Lack of sleep, changes in diet (canapés and cake!), dehydration and heavier make-up than you’re used to tends takes its toll on your face, which is why the
glow-getters at SensAsia Urban Spa are on hand to soothe you back to gorgeous this January.
The UAE’s largest independent chain of day spas is offering incentives with its extensive list of incredible facials – which call on the world’s leading product lines, including Elemis, Eve Lom and Dr. Dennis Gross –
to get your skin regime back on track, and make that monthly beauty boost far more exciting.
It’s all about the frequency for 2015! Pamper fans booking in for any facial on the SensAsia Urban Spa menu will receive a 10 per cent discount when they re-book within a 30-day period, plus a sparkling 20 per cent off
any facial care products purchased the same day. A taster of the SensFacial menu is below:
ELEMIS VISIBLE BRILLIANCE: Immediate results for ageing, stressed and slackened skin 90 min / 655 dhsELEMIS URBAN CLEANSE (FOR HIM): Decongesting power, designed with males in mind 75 min / 515 dhsEVE LOM SIGNATURE FACIAL: Supreme cleansing and tender loving care 90 min / 690 dhsDR. DENNIS GROSS SUPER BOOSTER: The highest possible dosage of active ingredients 60 min / 600 dhs
And what’s the ideal accompaniment to monthly facial maintenance when your goal is a return to ravishing? The ultimate, sleep-enducing massage, of course! Pillow Talk is SensAsia Urban Spaaah-ing at its most relaxing
(60 mins/410 dhs or 90 mins/480 dhs), combining the comforting aroma of lavender, a specially-selected playlist and Chinese pressure point massage to lull the body into absolute calm. Starting with a cosy duvet and ending with a cup of hot cocoa, Pillow Talk is a scrumptious stepping stone into slumber, often requiring a taxi straight home to bed.
SensAsia Urban Spa also has its own App! Clients can search SensAsia in the UAE Apple Store, download for free and book, spa and save, directly from their device. For more information, contact details
for each individual spa and a full SensAsia treatment menu, visit www.sensasiaspas.com
For more information about SensAsia Urban Spa, plus images, reviews and interviews, please contact Sarah Walker at Media Maven. Email: [email protected] or call +971 56 609 3878
About SensAsia Urban Spa:SensAsia Urban Spa is the largest independent spa chain in the UAE, celebrating a sparkling 10 years of providing unique pamper havens to the masses of spa-ites in the Middle East. With its uber-chic day spa locations, located in premium city spots, SensAsia offers a sensory journey through blissfully indulgent experiences – stemming from Balinese grace, Japanese elegance and Thai tradition. It all began with The Village, Jumeirah, where founder Salina Handa created the ultimate sanctuary for health and wellness-savvy ‘Jumeirah Janes’ back in 2004. The SensAsia family then spread to Emirates Golf Club and Palm Jumeirah, and most recently the Downtown Dubai hub of Souk Al Manzil.
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FROM THE KITCHEN OF CHEF JEFFREY BROTHERSDear Members,
It gives me great pleasure to start the New Year by sharing with you the first edition of our monthly recipe column in Club Life magazine. Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year at the Club for the kitchen and front of house teams, and one of the most exciting. We have many different offerings around the Club. Seeing how happy all our members and guests are during the festive season reminds us why we like working here so much.
The first recipe I would like to share is one that has been passed down for several generations in my family. My great-grandmother and my grandmother made these shortbread cookies and my mother still makes them for Christmas every year. The great thing about these is how easy they are to make, shape, bake and decorate. Shortbread cookie dough can also be made ahead of time, frozen and then portioned and baked when needed. After rolling they can be cut into bars or circles, dusted with sugar and baked, or shaped cutters can be used like Christmas trees that can be decorated with coloured icing. Also, with Robbie Burns night just around the corner, the recipe below would be a great complement to the traditional Scottish celebration dinner.
I hope you enjoy making and eating these tasty treats.
Jeffrey Brothers
SHOrtBreAD COOkIeS180 g All-purpose flour 55 g Icing/powdered sugar125 g Butter2 g Salt
Directions:1. Cream butter and sugar.2. Add flour and salt, mix well.3. Roll out and cut into desired shapes, place on
parchment paper. Let chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.4. Bake at 350°F until pale golden.
Past Captain, Dick Purchase, retired from BASF in December and will now be enjoying life in UK, Paris, Portugal and no doubt, Dubai occasionally.
By Dick Purchase
I’m sat on a train in Northern France, en-route to spend Christmas with my family in the UK. The weather is
overcast and a little chilly; I wonder what it’s like back in Dubai today?
Jacqui asked if I would pen a farewell message. It is actually quite a difficult thing to do because, as some of you know, Chris and I have gone our separate ways. My fault I guess, but sometimes these things are unavoidable. Whatever, Emirates Golf Club was such a key part of our lives in Dubai that Jacqui’s invitation was not to be spurned.
My year as Captain was, without question, a great privilege. It was an opportunity to broaden the circle of those I knew within the Club, and to play golf with many interesting characters. The management and staff were quite simply, brilliant. They smooth the way for us all without many of us realising the level of hard work that goes on behind the scenes. Captaincy at EGC is in fact a commitment only of one’s time; to be present and hand out the spoils of victory at prize-giving ceremonies (when sadly many players are missing) and to represent the Club at the occasional official function. Not really onerous undertakings since all the organising is handled by the Club’s staff.
Perhaps my two greatest individual memories centre upon the 25th Dubai Desert Classic. Firstly, I was invited to attend the official dinner held for all the past winners. With the sad exception of Seve, who is no longer with us but was well represented by his son, Javier, every past winner was in Dubai for this staging of the Classic.
My second fond memory comes from the associated Pro-Am event in which I played together with Colin Montgomerie, Austin Carey and Pontus Fredriksson These three combined to win the day, and I was an exceedingly happy passenger who even had Drummond Welsh caddying for me!! Splendid memories indeed.
There are those who eat to live, and those who live to eat; despite my girth, I am happy that I fall into the latter category, for food to me is a genuine pleasure. At EGC I have often been able to indulge that pleasure. Le Classique is, in my opinion, unparallelled value for money, and being Scottish means I did not need to be shy in taking advantage when the opportunity arose, but it was not only in Le Classique where I ate well - all the dining facilities are splendid.
What about the golf and the golf courses? Well, having won the Chairman’s Cup, I am fortunate to have got my name on the honour’s board, and managed to do so again when, in tow with Drummond, we prevailed in the Men’s Doubles Matchplay. Happy memories indeed. I thoroughly enjoyed my regular Saturday Crowd games, even organising it for a while, and of course I was fortunate enough to play in a number of Talker Cup and Tri-Nations events. Unbeatable camaraderie.
As to the courses themselves, I have no problem with the Faldo as it is a good challenge in its own way. Its problem stems from the fact that it lives in the shadow of the Majlis; an outstanding piece of golf architecture, and a course I would happily play, if limited to only one, for the rest of my life.
I will be continuing my association with EGC, having taken out Life Membership. Despite the transient nature of Dubai, I hope to be able to visit on occasion and renew old friendships whilst also making new ones.
My sincere thanks to the management and staff at EGC for making me feel so welcome over the years; you really do provide an oasis in the desert, and long may that continue.
And finally, I cannot possibly reflect on my year as Captain without paying tribute to our editor. Quite where she conjures up the energy and patience
to produce Club Life and Chipping In is a mystery to me, but she does it every month. Well done Jacqui and thank you.
Happy golfing to you all. I hope that 2015 at EGC sees all your golfing hopes realised.
Cheers!Dick
WHEN WHAT
Monday 5th Ladies’ Medal 08.30 Majlis
Friday 9th Asia v Rest of the World 13.00 Faldo
11th – 17th COURSE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY
Monday 12th Ladies’ competition supported by Special K 08.30 shotgun Faldo
15th-18th ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP
18th-31st MAJLIS COURSE CLOSED FOR PREPARATION AND STAGING OF THE OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC
Monday 19th Ladies’ competition supported by Special K 08.30 shotgun Faldo
29th – 1st February OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC Majlis
Monday evenings CLUB NIGHT IN SPIKE BARMonday 11th COOKERY EMONSTARTIONWednesday 21st ODDC THEMED QUIZ FOR MEMBERS ONLY
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D U B A I G O L F M E M B E RS
Playing the wrong ball (Rule 15-3) in golf is a simple mistake but a costly error. However, the good
news is that you can avoid any penalties by following the simple recommendation below.
Ultimately, it is the player’s responsibility to play the correct ball. To assist you AND your playing partners, the rules of golf recommend that you put a unique identification mark on your golf ball before commencing play.
Despite the above R&A recommendation, this rule is broken time and time again across fairways around the globe and a player who breaches this rule will be penalised as follows.
Match Play • Ifaplayermakesastrokeatawrongball,
he loses the hole. • Ifthewrongballbelongstoanother
player, its owner must place a ball on the spot from which the wrong ball was first played.
• Iftheplayerandopponentexchangeballs during the play of a hole, the first to make a stroke at a wrong ball loses the hole; when this cannot be determined, the hole must be played out with the balls exchanged.
Stroke Play • Ifacompetitormakesastrokeor
strokes at a wrong ball, he incurs a penalty of two strokes.
• Thecompetitormustcorrecthismistake by playing the correct ball or by proceeding under the Rules.
• Ifhefailstocorrecthismistakebefore making a stroke on the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the round, fails to declare his intention to correct his mistake before leaving the putting green, he is disqualified.
• Strokesmadebyacompetitorwithawrong ball do not count in his score. If the wrong ball belongs to another competitor, its owner must place a ball on the spot from which the wrong ball was first played.
Please note that as an exception to this rule, there is no penalty if a competitor makes a stroke at a wrong ball that is moving in water within a water hazard. Any strokes made at a wrong ball that is moving in water within a water hazard do not count in the player’s score.
If you have any rules queries that you would like to discuss over the coming weeks then please do not hesitate to ask on your next visit to the Club or simply email your query to [email protected].
For the rules enthusiasts within the Club here’s a possible scenario that could cause confusion if a competitor plays a wrong ball and loses it and the wrong ball may have belonged to a fellow competitor.
Scenario: In stroke play Rhys and Barney drive into the same area in the rough. Barney finds a ball and hits it into the middle of a deep water hazard. Rhys finds a ball that turns out to be Barney’s ball. No other ball is found in the area, so presumably Barney played Rhys’ ball. Barney incurs a penalty of two strokes under Rule 15-3b and must play his own ball. What is the proper procedure for Rhys?
Answer: As it was virtually certain that Barney played Rhys’ ball, Rhys must place another ball at the spot from which Barney played the wrong ball, without penalty – Rule 15-3b.
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21Dear Members,
I hope you had an enjoyable festive period; it was great to see the golf courses so busy and thank you to all who supported the Christmas Scramble Tournament on 20th December. The tournament itself attracted 116 entries and the raffle raised over
AED 50,000 for our junior colleagues. For all those who donated prizes and bought raffle tickets it is very much appreciated.
The Omega Dubai Ladies Masters was once again a successful event with Shanshan Feng winning her second title in three years over our Majlis course. Thank you to all members who supported the event, whether as a spectator a marshal, scorer or caddy.
This year has flown by and with 2015 around the corner we look forward to a busy season of events on the members’ calendar so please also support these events and remember to sign up for the matchplay challenge on Friday 9th January, Asia versus Rest of the World.
Although the 25th anniversary of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic only seems like yesterday, we will be hosting the 26th edition from 29th January – 1st February. Stephen Gallacher will be looking for a hat-trick of victories over an excellent field including Ryder Cup team-mates McIlroy,
Kaymer, Stenson, Garcia and McDowell. Please note the Majlis course closes from Sunday 18th January.
CaddiesPlease note Ummer (Golf Operations Supervisor) along with Jega (Cart Supervisor) will always try their very best to secure caddies to enhance your enjoyment of the Majlis course. Please can I ask you give them your utmost support; there are occasions when they struggle to accommodate all requests. The caddies consist of EGC colleagues when OFF DUTY, plus experienced caddies from other courses in the area. On busy weekends my team can handle up to 60 requests as well as their other responsibilities. Thank you for your support.
Security BreachIn my nine years at Emirates Golf Club it pains me to say that we have unfortunately had our first serious security breach. Last month, from 22nd December onwards, it became clear that valuables were being taken from golf bags on the golf course. Please be extra careful with your property, use the lockers provided and refrain from
taking excessive amounts of cash onto the course. We specifically have an issue by the 14th green of The Faldo course. Thieves are targeting unattended golf carts. Investigations are ongoing and we hope to catch the perpetrators. If you witness anything suspicious please report to the management.
Two-Tee start As stated in my response to the members’ questionnaire survey, we will be providing more options to our members in terms of start time prior to a 13.00 tournament. In the past a 13.00 shotgun start has been preceded by an 08.00 shotgun. This offers little flexibility to members for a game in the morning and it is also more enjoyable to commence your round from the 1st or 10th tee. On the dates below please look out for a morning two-tee (1st and 10th) start:
15th February 22nd February24th February26th February
I wish you all a prosperous 2015 and remember above all to enjoy your golf!
Best Wishes
Barney Coleman
GolF direCTor’s reporTC
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hold the club, don’t grip it, to create a rhythmical smooth swing
attempt the shots you know you can play, not the impossible
practice makes perfect only if you are practicing the right things. Don’t groove faults
putting amounts to 40% of your score. Devote 40% of your practice time to it
your legs are the foundation to your swing. ensure you are balanced on every shot
never leave your putts short – never up, never in
erratic with your driver? use a 3-wood on the shorter, tighter holes, to keep the ball in play.
Windy conditions often spoil your rhythm? Swing slower in the wind - when it’s breezy, hit it easy.
yell for help when your swing goes off – book a lesson with one of the pros
endeavour to concentrate on every shot and forget what has just gone
arrive in plenty of time before your round to warm up properly
rules are there to save you strokes, not always to penalise you. Learn them thoroughly
SNIPPETS19th Hole
Moshe Kohli with Klara Spilkova at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
L-R professional David Howell, Des Smith and David Carter with
EGC member Petr Dedek
Club members, President (of Tartarstan) Rustam Minnikhanov and Ivan Michailovich
Egorov enjoyed the first game of 2015 on the Majlis course with Head Professional
Stephen Deane.
Ex-Liverpool player, Steve Finnan who played the Majlis with his friend and member Jason Brown and Head Professional Stephen Dean
Louis Oosthuizen enjoyed a round on the Majlis with Past Captain Dick Purchase
and Vice-Captain Johnny AldridgeEd Bain making sure he gets
his ‘greens’ for the day!
What a difference an ‘e’ makes!
EGC ladies with Charley Hull
A beautiful winter’s morning at EGC
29th December Quiz NightCongratulations to the Norfolk Chance Team who won a
AED 400 voucher each in the Quiz night. and runners up BK Whoppers, who also took home vouchers worth AED 300 as
well as Tea Leaves who placed third
Cheyenne Woods thanking her scorer, Harry Sheedy after
completing her round at the ODLM
1st December Quiz NightCongratulations to winning team,
Chesterfield
22nd December Well done to Alex Taylor who was the winner of
the Bingo night, taking home a
voucher for AED.
15th December Quiz NightCongratulations to winning team,
Ebeaezer Who
What a great year it has been for Emirates Golf Club! We
are proud to have won ‘Efficient Use of Resources’ at this year’s International Association of Golf Tour Operator (IAGTO) Awards, ‘Best Sports & Recreation Facility’ in the Sports Industry Awards, ‘Favourite Sports & Outdoor’ in the What’s On Awards, ‘Golf Marketing Team of the Year’ in the 2014 MEGAs (Middle East Golf Awards) and ‘Fitness Manager of the Year’ for Andy Meech, Head of Sports & Leisure. This has been a great achievement for us and we are looking forward to next year! Congratulations to all of the team at Emirates Golf Club and thanks to all our supporters!
Congratulations also to Michael Harradine who was won an award for Best Male Amateur Player of the Year
HOLE IN ONE
AWARDS
Moshe Kohli with Klara Spilkova at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
Sue HopwoodFaldo 2nd
November 2014
Ross BarryMajlis 11th
29th December 2014
Nitin KripalaniMajlis 4th
November 2014
Thank you to Latheesh Nair from IHP for this
great photo
29th December Quiz NightCongratulations to the Norfolk Chance Team who won a
AED 400 voucher each in the Quiz night. and runners up BK Whoppers, who also took home vouchers worth AED 300 as
well as Tea Leaves who placed third
Spot awards winners from Dubai Golf PublishingL-r: Dubai Golf CEO Chris May, Anoop, Eugene, Ibrahim,
Ajith and IHP Manager Ganesan Mangathil
Join us on Fridays between 12.30pm and 4pm for an afternoon of traditional French fare, live music and entertainment for the
whole family in the stunning surrounds of Emirates Golf Club. Our gastronomique brunch offers sharing style starters, an array of
delicious á la carte main courses, delightful desserts and a formidable fromage counter.
Food and soft beverages AED 150 per member, AED 165 per member’s guest, AED 180 per guest
Food and selected grape beverages AED 280 per member, AED 295 per member’s guest, AED 310 per guest
Food and selected grape and house beverages AED 330 per member, AED 350 per member’s guest, AED 365 per guest
AED 55 for children between 6 and 12 years
Children below 5 dine for free
For reservations please contact Le Classique at Emirates Golf Club on +971 4 417 9999,
email [email protected] or visit www.dubaigolf.com
l’art de la gastronomie
(n.) the practice of good eating
C’est La Vieat Le Classique
Gastronomique French Friday Brunch at Le Classique