Team Apoorva win Ladies Christmas Scramble at EGC

Dubai: Emirates Golf Club hosted the final event for the Ladies’ Club prior to the break for the holidays, the 2022 Ladies Christmas Scramble. A total of 69 ladies took part in the event on the Faldo course with all of the players dressing up in festive outfits for the occasion.

The winning team with a score of 58 were the team of Apoorva Gandhi, Avani Shah, Chantelle De Villiers and Fari Sayeed. Apoorva and the team played well all day with 11 net birdies and one net eagle on the day to win the event on a back nine countback over second place.

The runners-up for the event were the team of Michelle Champlin, Sabine Chaffer and Pi San Capatt. Michelle and her team matched the pace set by the leaders all day, finishing the round with a net score of 58, equalling the winning score, but came up just short on back nine countback.

Third place on the day with a net score of 59 is the team of Maria Arias, Maribel Xammer, Naima Maya and Christiane Verhaagen. Marivi and her team finished the round with nine net birdies and two net eagles on the day to seal third place by one shot over the rest of the field.

As is tradition for the Ladies Christmas Scramble, there were some visiting players from the sister clubs within Dubai Golf as well as some Absentee Life members coming to take part in the event.