Al Nami And Jafar win Independence Day Cup at Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club

Namir Al Nami and Ahmad Jaffar scored 17 and 21 points respectively to win the Gross and Net titles in the inaugural Independence Day Cup held at Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club on Saturday.

A full field of 52 players participated in the nine-hole event, both SGSC Members and non-Members, organised to celebrate both the Pakistan and India Independence Days.

Al Nami shot the equivalent of a one-over par gross 37 on the Black Tee course measuring 3,599 yards, consisting of eight pars and a bogey on the ninth, having started on hole 6 in a shotgun start.

Jaffar received 14 shots and shot a gross 40 with no score worse than a five on any hole.

The Chairman of the Tournament Organising Committee, Professor Adil Matin, President of WeTel TV, said at the prize presentation: “We thank all players and sponsors for supporting this significant day on both the Indian and Pakistani calendars. We have had an excellent day’s golf with some fine performances, but sadly, no one won the star prize of the day, the BMW 208i Gran Coupe, on offer for the first hole-in-one on the eighth.’

Sam McLaren, Director of Golf at SGSC, added: “We thank WeTel TV for organising this inaugural event and we look forward to hosting more of their future planned events.”

Results

Gross Champion — Namir Al Nami, 17pts
Gross Second Place — Moussa Shannah, 16
Gross Third Place — Amiya Ranjan, 14
Net Champion — Ahmad Jaffar 21
Net Second Place — Mujahid Siddique 19
Net Third — Arnel Valencia 18
Div A (Scratch-12 handicap) Champion — Misbah Ahmad 17
Div A Second place — Chris Andrews 16
Div B (handicap 13 & up) Champion — Gurbax Singh 17
Div B Second Place — Mohammad Shafiq 17
Unofficial Handicap Division Champion — Maria Krasco 21