Yousuf wins his fourth UAE Presidents Cup
Emirati gets hands on trophy for first time since 2015
Abu Dhabi: Khalid Yousuf fired consecutive rounds of 71 for a championship total of 142, two-under-par to win his fourth UAE Presidents Cup at Yas Links Abu Dhabi. Yousuf seemed to be in control of his game all weekend and with the weather in perfect scoring conditions nothing could put him off his game. “It was great to win the UAE Presidents Cup again after a long hiatus. I managed my game extremely well and was able to play very consistently over the two days,” Yousuf said after raising the trophy for the first time since 2015.
“The team at Yas Links did a great job with the course set and running the event very smoothly. With over 110 players competing in five different divisions, it’s always tough for operations but Yas Links continuously manages top-level championships.”
Taking the runner-up prize with rounds of 75 and was Abdullah Al Musharrakh. Rounding out the top three was Ahmad Skaik.
Winning the Ladies Division for the third year in a row was Reema Al Heloo as she fired an event total of 158 gross score, nine shots better than last year.