The UAE National Golf Team will compete in the 32nd World Amateur Team Championship (WATC) at the Le Golf National and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche in Paris, France. Representing Team UAE will be Khalid Yousuf, Ahmad Skaik, and Abdalla Al Musharrekh.
The UAE will be starting the championship tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1.36 pm local time on the Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche course. For round two the UAE team will tee it up at 9.06 am local time on the Le Golf National course. Team UAE will be playing alongside the Serbian and Dominican Republic National Team players. Following the second-round pairings and tee times will be redrawn with the leaders going out last in reverse Team order.
Team UAE, Tee Times for Round One and Round Two:
Ahmad Skaik – 1.36 pm Round One - Wednesday - Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche.
Ahmad Skaik – 9.06 am Round Two – Thursday – Le Golf National.
Khalid Yousuf – 1.47 pm Round One - Wednesday - Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche.
Khalid Yousuf – 9.17 am Round Two – Thursday – Le Golf National.
Abdalla al Musharrekh – 1.58 pm Round One - Wednesday - Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche.
Abdalla al Musharrekh – 9.28 am Round Two – Thursday – Le Golf National.
Akram Skaik the Director-General of the EGF will be the UAE team’s non-playing Captain. Khalid Yousuf the team veteran will be playing in his ninth Eisenhower Trophy. Abdalla Al Musharrekh is making his first appearance since his last performance in 2012 in Turkey.
Rounding out the team and leading the way for the UAE will be Ahmad Skaik. Ahmad is currently ranked 63rd in the R&A’s World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).
Well prepared
Both Abdalla and Ahmad are well prepared having trained in Morocco the last two weeks with Rutgers University and the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation.
“It is always a pleasure for the UAE to participate in the World Amateur Team Championships. The golf courses here in France are in great condition and we are expecting to see some great scores. Our players are ready to perform to the best of their ability. Having expectations for this event is always difficult because we are competing against the best amateur golfers in the world. It is important for our players to use the experience gained from this championship to continue their golf journey,” said General Abdullah Alhashmi, Vice-Chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation.
The 2022 WATC is run by the International Golf Federation (IGF) Organizing Committee and hosted by the French Golf Federation. The event is historically known as the most prestigious Team championship in amateur golf. The best two scores from Teams of two or three players are calculated every 18 holes of stroke play. After four rounds or 72-holes, the Team with the lowest score are crowned the champions.
The EGF and UAE have been selected to host the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai: 18th - 21st October, 2023 for the Espirito Santo Trophy for ladies and 25th - 28th October, 2023 for the Eisenhower Trophy for men.
