Qatar lead by three GCC Golf Championships in Abu Dhabi
UAE lead the Junior Division by 11 Shots as Rashid Al Jassmy out in front
Qatar are leading the way after the first round of the 72-hole GCC Golf Championships on Monday at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
The three qualifying scores for Qatar came from Jeham Al Kuwari (71), Saleh Al Kaabi (71) and Ali Al Shaharani (72).
Six teams are competing in the 24th edition of the tournament: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
At the same time, the 13th Junior GCC Championship is also taking place over 54 holes, and will finish on Wednesday, with the UAE leading the way. The juniors play off the green tees and the men from the blue tees.
The two contributing UAE juniors were Rashid Al Jassmy (74) and Abdalla Al Suwaidi (77).
The second round of the tournament takes place on Tuesday with tee times from 7am with the leading teams teeing off last.
Leaderboard
Men’s Division
Qatar 214
Bahrain 217
Saudi Arabia 223
UAE 228
Oman 235
Kuwait 274
Individual scores
Men’s Division
J Al Kuwari (Qatar) 71
K Daij Al Kaabi (Bahrain) 71
A Al Kaabi (Qatar) 71
A Al Shaharani (Qatar) 72
Junior Division
UAE 151
Oman 162
Bahrain 168
Qatar 182
Individual scores
R Al Jassmy (UAE) 74
S Al Abkhil (Kuwait) 76
A Al Suwaidi (UAE) 77