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    Plenty of Middle East and uae interest in Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Dubai Creek


    Published:  October 11, 2021 13:07 Tom Wragg, Assistant Editor

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    Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
    With the prestigious Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship fast approaching, we’ve taken a look at some of the top players to keep an eye on from the Middle East when the tournament gets under way at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club from November 3-6. Image Credit: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
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    The UAE's No. 1 golfer Ahmad Skaik
    Ahmad Skaik: The Emirati youngster has been leading the way for UAE golf for a number of years and will be targeting a strong showing in his second appearance at the tournament. Skaik, who has competed on the European Tour at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and Golf in Dubai Championship, missed the cut two years ago at Shanghai Sheshan Golf Club but comes into this year’s event stronger than ever with Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter by his side as a mentor. Image Credit: Supplied
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    Shergo Al Kurdi
    Shergo Al Kurdi: The Jordanian star wrote his names into the history books last year after becoming the first player from the GCC and Middle East countries to earn Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points with a runner-up finish at the MENA Tour’s Journey to Jordan 1. Al Kurdi, who is based in England, is no stranger to elite events having played on the European Tour on eight occasions which started when he was just 14-years-old at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Comes into the event as the MENA Tour’s No. 1 Amateur and as one of the highest ranked played from the Middle East in 305th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Image Credit: Instagram
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    Arjun Gupta
    Arjun Gupta: The youngster may be representing India but having been born and raised in Dubai, he is a firm favourite among the UAE golfing community. Currently in 210th position on the WAGR, Gupta has enjoyed a solid spell in the last 12 months with a win at the Abu Dhabi Amateur Championship in December the pick of a number of strong performances both in the UAE and further afield. Gupta will be hoping to go one better than his compatriot and Dubai-born prodigy, Rayhan Thomas, who finished runner-up in the 2018 edition at Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore. Image Credit: Facebook
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    Azaan Al Rumhy
    Azaan Al Rumhy: Oman’s No. 1 golfer became the first player from the Sultanate to play on the European Tour after making his debut at the Oman Open in 2018 before going on to play the tournament twice more. Son of Dr. Mohammad Al Rumhy, the Sultanate’s Minister for Oil and Gas, Al Rumhy has also featured on the Asian Tour and MENA Tour and was crowned Oman’s top player when he won the NBO Omani Amateur Final during the 2017 NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, the Challenge Tour’s season-ending event. Image Credit: Instagram
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    Ali Abdulla Al Shahrani
    Ali Abdulla Al Shahrani: The Qatari national team player became only the second Qatari to claim the Qatar Open. Amateur Championship in its 35-year history with a resounding six-stoke triumph earlier this year. The historic victory granted him a second successive appearance to the European Tour’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, where he failed to make the cut on both occasions. Comes into the event ranked 1614th in the WAGR. Image Credit: Qatar Masters
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    Saleh Al Kaabi
    Saleh Ali Alkaabi: Al Shahrani will be joined by fellow countrymen Ali Alkaabi, who missed the cut at the 2019 staging of the tournament. More entries are set to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Image Credit: Qatar Open

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