The 33rd edition will be held in October 2023
The UAE wins the right to host the Amateur Golf World Cup
From the golf association's receipt of the championship flag.
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In October of next year 2023, the UAE will host the 33rd World Amateur Golf Championship for men and women, which will be held on the "Fire" course in Jumeirah Properties in Dubai, in an event held for the first time in the region.
The UAE file, unanimously, succeeded in gaining the confidence of the members of the International Golf Federation, on the sidelines of the semi-annual meeting held by the International Golf Federation in France.
The UAE Golf Association received the championship flag, the day before yesterday, as part of the closing ceremony of the 32nd edition of the World Golf Championship, which was hosted by the French capital, Paris.
The President of the French Federation, Pascal Grizot, handed over the championship flag to Major General Pilot "M" Abdullah Al-Hashemi, Vice-President of the Emirates Federation.
The tournament, which is held under the umbrella of the International Federation of Amateur Players, will participate in the competitions, first for women, for the title of "Espirito Santo Cup", then the "Eisenhower Cup" for men, the oldest and largest in the world for amateurs, provided that each team consists of either For women or men of three players.
The UAE delegation, headed by Al Hashemi, included Adel Al Zarouni, the technical advisor to the federation, and Akram Skaik, the director general of the federation, in addition to the participation of the men's team in the "Eisenhower Cup" through the trio Ahmed Skaik, ranked 63 in the world, and his colleagues Abdullah Al-Musharkh and Khaled Youssef.
Al Hashemi expressed his happiness at the UAE’s hosting of the largest global event for golf enthusiasts, and said in a press statement: “The UAE Federation looks forward in 2023 to welcoming the whole world, by hosting the next edition of the World Golf Championship for women and men, in an event that fans of the game globally await, and charts the path towards stardom.” .
He explained: "The UAE is always keen to host major international events, relying on the huge infrastructure and the accumulated experiences and high professionalism of the people of the country, to come out with the hosting event with the usual picture of successes, and from which each event is made an exceptional copy, and we look forward to the Emirates Golf Federation, To follow the same path in 2023, to present an exceptional version of the World Cup.”
The UAE file received the unanimous vote of the members of the International Federation of the Game.
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