Three UAE amateurs for Egypt event
Emirati trio to face players from across Europe and MEA in scratch tournament
Dubai: UAE amateurs Miki Mirza, Ahmad Al Musharrakh and Nabeel Sharif have a chance to play alongside Roy McIlroy and Matteo Manassero at the 2010 Egyptian Open at the JW Marriott Mirage City Golf Club from October 20-23. But that's only if they qualify from the Egyptian Amateur Open first, on September 30 to October 2.
The Emirati trio will face amateurs from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) in the 54-hole scratch event, and will attempt to finish within the top five in order to realise their dreams of being pitched against two of the biggest names in golf in the main $250,000 (Dh918,000) Egyptian Open.
Major opportunity
For the first time in its history, the Egyptian Amateur Open will offer R and A World Ranking points with the Egyptian Golf Federation (EGF), which is set to close amateur entry applications for Mena players with a handicap of 7.4 or less on September 26.
EGF Chairman Ayman Hussain said: "I fully expect competition in this year's Egyptian Amateur Open to be stronger than ever as more than 50 players chase just five qualifying spots for the Egyptian Open".
A total of 14 Challenge Tour tournament winners from this season are already confirmed for the Egyptian Open.
Nick Tarratt, Director of The European Tour International, Dubai said: "The Egyptian Open will be the 24th and penultimate tournament on the 2010 European Challenge Tour calendar and the last opportunity for players to qualify for the season-end Apulia San Domenico Grand Final in Italy the following week".
"The grand final offers the top 20 finishers a place on the full European tour so we expect the competition in Cairo to be particularly intense," Tarratt added.
