Race to Malaysia turns up the heat
Last month, over 170 golfers from Emirates Golf Club, The Els Club and Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club braved the scorching summer sun in a bid to qualify for the Grand Final of the Emirates NBD Race To Malaysia powered by Thriwe.
After a terrific day out on course at all three events, the 15 winners earning their spot in the Grand Final at Al Hamra Golf Club in Ras Al Khaimah on October 1 were David Waite, Wes Burke, Shehu Ahmadu, Ajay Shah and Fatima Ahmadu from Emirates Golf Club. Namir Al Naimi, Conor Freeman, Mujahid Siddiqi, Humayun Kaleem and Asif Khan from Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club. Ted Speller, Ian Overton, Jared Haddon, JC Hut and Angela Kadyan from the Els Club.
These 15 players will now compete for the chance of a lifetime, with the prestigious amateur series offering the five winners of the Grand Final the opportunity to represent the country in the World Final from November 12-19 in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, competing against 46 other countries over six rounds on Malaysia’s finest courses. Globally over 50,000 golfers will attempt to join the five UAE qualifiers as 50 countries compete to be crowned 2022 World Golfers Champions.
Dhruv Verma, Founder and CEO of Thriwe, said: “We are delighted with the excitement that has built across the amateur golfing scene of the UAE about the Emirates NBD Race to Malaysia – we cannot be happier about being associated with such an event that brings an amazing opportunity to amateur golfers of all levels to compete on behalf of the UAE in such a globally prestigious event over 6 days in Malaysia. Thanks to Emirates NBD and the other sponsors for supporting Thriwe in this and thanks to S2B for outstanding execution of the events in partnership with the amazing golf courses and operations teams across the UAE.”
Russell Yeomans, Founder of S2B, added: “Thanks to our great sponsors, word has travelled around the amateur golfing circuit of the opportunity to represent the UAE in Malaysia in November – a stunning six-day golfing experience of a lifetime. By the time the National Final is played on Saturday October 1st at Al Hamra Golf Club, over 1000 golfers in the UAE will have tried to qualify – more impressively, 50,000 golfers globally will be challenging to be one of the 250 golfers in Malaysia. So, thanks again for Emirates NBD and the other sponsors for bringing this globally recognised event to the UAE.”
The series now takes a break from the intense heat and resumes at Al Zorah Golf Club for the final qualifier before the Grand Final in Ras AL Khaimah.
