Reema Al Heloo was the overall Champion in the Ladies Division. This is a great accomplishment for Reema and a strong finish to a long year. Reema has had a challenging past five months balancing school, golf, and family life. With appearances at the Summer Youth Olympics and Asian Games, Reema was firing on all cylinders coming into this championship. Winning the Gold Medal and finished three shots better than the rest of the field Reema will remember this victory for a long time. Reema shot rounds of 88-85-81 for a championship of 254.
In the Junior 18 & Under Division the UAE Team won the Silver Medal. Although both Qatar and the UAE both finished with a team score of 502, Qatar won the Gold Medal due to their third player’s final round score.
Leading the way and winning the Gold Medal in the Individual Category for the UAE Junior 18 & Under Team was Mohamed Adel Al Hajeri. Just like Reema, Mohamed had a busy summer and fall. While making appearances at the Summer Youth Olympics and Asian Games, Mohamed was also on the Fourth Place finishing team for the UAE at the 2018 Men’s Pan Arab Golf Championship last month in Tunisia. This week Mohamed shot rounds of 81-78-79 for a championship total of 238.
Mohamed had this to say about his Gold Medal performance, ”We have been preparing for this event since this summer and having the experience of playing in the Youth Olympics and Asian Games these events really gave me the confidence to compete at my highest level this week. The course was playing tough around the greens but I think my short game was the reason why I played well. I’d like to thank my coaches, my parents, and the Emirates Golf Federation for the support my teammates and I”.
Reema had this to say about her Gold Medal performance, “It was a hard week and winning this championship for the UAE feels great. Being mentally tough helped me secure my victory. I think that my international appearances at the Youth Olympics and Asian Games gave me the confidence to trust my game and decision-making on the course. My approach shots and chipping really made the different this week. With the tough greens, these parts of my game saved a lot of shots for me”.
Finishing with the Bronze Medal in the Ladies Division was Alia Al Emidi. Alia shot a tournament total of 270. Hamda Al Suwadi finished in Fourth Place in the Ladies Division shooting a 274 for the tournament.