Harradine favourite for Champion of Champions

Dubai: Michael Harradine, the winner of this season’s Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) men’s Order of Merit, is the favourite heading into the season-ending Champion of Champions playoff event at the Els Club from May 30-31.

Harradine topped the 14-stage standings with six wins in 10 appearances this season with a gross score of 268, ahead of Rayhaan Thomas on 212.8 and Christopher Alderman on 134.

Elsewhere, Sana Tufail and Kim Chiang will be the ones to watch in the playoff for the ladies division. Tufail won this season’s 12-stage EGF ladies gross Order of Merit with 228 points with six wins in eight appearances and also took the runners-up position in the net standings with 154.5 behind Chiang.

Chiang came second in the gross standings but first in the net with 200.5 gross points and 209.3 net points. Third in both categories was Anastasia Bakal with 154.5 gross points and 140 net points.

Junior contenders for the playoff will be Eric Hartzuiker, who won the boy’s gross division with a score of 178.1 ahead of Arkesh Bhatia on 156.6 and Aryan Chordia on 141. And Harry Sheedy, who won the boys net division with a score of 124.5 ahead of Suvansh Arora on 102.5 points and Dhruv Nair on 82 points.

Elsewhere, Alkyonie Aharidis won both gross and net girls titles with respective gross and net scores of 183 and 174. Ashaka Desai finished runner-up in both categories with scores of 145.5 gross points and 145 net points, while Ananya Sharma finished third in both divisions with 131 gross points and 138 net points.