UAE Ladies Team Strike Gold in Bahrain; Juniors finish 4th
(Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain) – On February 2-4, 2016 the Royal Golf Club in Riffa, Bahrain hosted the 2016 Ladies & Junior GCC Golf Championship. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ladies National Team comprised of Dr. Rabab Al Haj, Reema Al Heloo, and Tara Al Marzooqi won the Gold in the Team Division. The UAE Junior (15 & Under) National Team finished in 4th Place.
The Royal Golf Club is an 18-hole championship course that is designed by course architect and golf legend Colin Montgomerie. With low temperatures and high winds throughout the week the teams were challenged on this tough course.
Having a strong championship for the UAE, the Ladies National Team won the Gold in the Team Category. This is the first Gold ever won by the UAE Ladies. After taking the best two scores from the team each of the three rounds, the ladies had a team score of 559. The ladies also ran the podium in the Individual Category placing first, second, and third.
Commanding the way and winning the Gold in the Ladies Individual Category was Reema Al Heloo. Reema has had an impressive golf season this year with wins on the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) Order of Merit and in National Monthly Medals. Reema fired rounds of 93-100 and an impressive final round of 87 for a championship total of 280.
"My short game and especially my buckers shots were working well for me this week. On the last hole [a par 5] of the final round, I had a bunker shot that I played perfectly which left me with a tap-in-birdie. This is my biggest victory, and it feels special to win a GCC event. It’s great knowing that my coaches, family, and country are proud of me,” said Reema after receiving two Gold medals.
2016 ladies gcc golf championship gold medal winners