Having a strong performance for the 18 & Under Team was Rashid Al Emadi. Finishing in Fourth Place with an overall score of 266, at the age of 16, Rashid will be a top contender in the event over the next few years. Rounding out the 18 & Under team was Rashed Al Qubasis with a tournament total of 273.
For the Junior 15 & Under Division the UAE Team also won the Silver Medal in the Team Category. Finishing just one shot back from host country Oman the UAE team was lead by Obaid Al Heloo. Obaid finished with a score of 251 over three rounds while collecting the Silver Medal in the Individual Category.
Having solid performances in their debut event were brothers Rashid and Sultan Al Jassmey. Rashid fired a 283 while Sultan shot a 298 over the three rounds of championship golf.
Moving forward the teams will focus on the Emirates Golf Federation Order of Merit events and training camps that will be coming up. National Team Coach Samir Wallani had this to say after the event, “Our team chemistry was very good this week. You can see the players working together and encouraging each other on and off the course. We will continue to get better as a team and we will focus more on course management and shot selection. I am proud of the players this week, they have worked hard and it’s starting to pay off.”
Continue to follow the UAE National Teams on the Emirates Golf Federation social media pages and the Federation website at www.egfgolf.com.