Ahmed Sakeik gets a great start

English leadership in launching «golf in Dubai»

Ahmed Skaik performs the kick-off in the start of the tournament yesterday.

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The Englishman, Andy Sullivan, led the morning by scoring 11 strikes below the average, yesterday, in the start of the "Golf in Dubai" championship, presented by DP World, which is being held on the "Fire" course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, and continues until the day after tomorrow, with the participation of an elite group One of the best players in the world competing for a prize money of $ 1.2 million.

The Englishman succeeded in achieving this number to be found early in the list of candidates to compete for the title, amid a chase from many stars, most notably French Antoine Rosner, who achieved nine under average strikes, and the Englishman Matt Wallace, who scored eight strikes below average.

The spotlight focused on the participation of the Emirati champion, Ahmed Sakeik, who presented a classy performance and succeeded in achieving a remarkable result of four strikes above the average, which reflects the development of the player's performance and his entry into the atmosphere of global competitions without fear of the participating stars.

Skeik opened the tournament after he was the first player to take the first blow from the starting point, in the presence of the Vice President of the Emirates Golf Federation, Adel Al Zarouni, to celebrate a double occasion with the announcement of the countdown to host the prestigious 2023 World Amateur Team Championship at the same stadium.

The Emirates Golf Federation's successful bid for the "Fire" course in Jumeirah Golf Estates was announced to organize the World Amateur Team Championship every two years, also known as the Eisenhower Cup, in October, and Al Zarooni was happy to see Skaik highlight the first start on the National Day.

Al-Zarouni said in a press statement: “The timing could not have been better than that, as Ahmed handed the honor on National Day to achieve the first blow in this new tournament, and it also provided perfect symmetry, as the (Al-Nar) stadium was part of our successful application to host a tournament. The world is for amateur golf teams in 2023, and we can now start the countdown to welcome all the delegates and athletes to the United Arab Emirates ».

• Skik achieved 4 strikes above average in the competition on the first day.

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