Who are the Middle East Golfers competing at the Asian Games?

15 golfers from 6 countries in the Middle East are competing at the Asian Games in China

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Harry Grimshaw, Golf Editor
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Ahmad Skaik, the UAE's Number One Amateur Golfer
Ahmad Skaik, the UAE's Number One Amateur Golfer
Harry Grimshaw, Golf Editor

The Asian Games may have already begun but it’s only just a couple of days to go until the Golf event gets underway.

In total there are 122 participants from 25 countries competing in the 72-hole Men’s & Women’s (Team & Individual) tournaments at West Lake International Golf Course, Hangzhou, China. With the first round getting underway on Thursday 28th September at 06:30 local time.

Proudly representing the Middle East and their respective nationality are 15 athletes from 6 different countries in the 19th Asian Games. See who they all are below.

Jordan:
Mousa Shana’ah

Kuwait:
Salem Alabkal

Palestine:
Joseph Easmeil

Qatar:
Abdulrahman Al-Shahrani
Ali Al-Shahrani
Saleh Alkaabi
Abdulaziz Almuhanadi
Nada Mir

Saudi Arabia:
Othman Ibrahim Almulla
Ali Hassan Alsakha
Saud Abdullah Alsharif
Faisal Mohammed Salhab

United Arab Emirates:
Rashid Aljassmy
Ahmad Skaik
Mohammed Skaik

Defending Champions:
Men Individual – Keita Nakajima (Japan)
Men Team – Daiki Imano, Takumi Kanaya, Keita Nakajima, Ren Yonezawa (Japan)
Women’s Individual – Yuka Saso (Philippines)
Women’s Team – Lois Kaye Go, Bianca Pagdanganan, Yuka Saso (Philippines)

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