Dubai: Over 800 golfers have been whittled down to 21 after the completion of nationwide Luckiest Ball on Earth qualifiers ahead of the series’ Grand Final at Jumeirah Golf Estates Fire Course on October 25.
Whoever wins the Grand Final will qualify for the DP World Tour Championship Rolex Pro-Am, where they will have the chance to play alongside the European Tour’s top-60 players on November 17 ahead of the world famous season-ending event from November 19-22.
The winner will also be invited to the Championship Beach Party at Nasimi Beach, Atlantis, The Palm on November 17, and they will receive two VIP Hospitality passes for the Championship Chalet for the main event.
Prizes for second and third include a playing spot on the European Tour golf day on November 23.
The format for the Luckiest Ball on Earth Grand Final will be an 18-hole individual Stableford playing off the Signature Tees, meaning the Fire course will play to around 6,800 yards.
As well as the main prize there will be subsidiary prizes for Ladies Longest Drive, Men’s Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin.
The Luckiest Ball on Earth Series has proved to be a big success since it was launched in 2011 when Kevin Barrett of Arabian Ranches Golf Club won his spot in the Rolex Pro-Am.
Since then Ornella Parigi (Saadiyat Beach Golf Club) in 2012, Maureen Platt (Emirates Golf Club) in 2013 and Dipesh Makwana (Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa), who played alongside Danny Willett last year, have enjoyed the once-in-a-lifetime experience of lining up next to some of the game’s biggest names.
