Windy Challenges for Watson Salver

Manama : The Infonas sponsored Watson Salver competition was keenly contested last weekend at Awali Golf Club (AGC) with local golfing superstar Rashid Al Qutami winning the top prize and this season’s hottest lady player, Nicky Park, coming in best overall runner up and top lady player.

Both players were delighted to walk away with a brand-new set of golf clubs presented by Infonas Managing Director Hamad al Amer and Club Captain Bill Scarth.

This competition has been played at AGC for nearly 60 years, since 1959 when the then Club President and Bapco Refinery Superintendent, Noel Watson presented the salver for an annual competition.

This is the first year that Infonas has sponsored at AGC and attracted a field of 80 players, with very high winds giving rise to some impressively high scoring, with players finding themselves in previously like known parts of the Course. Such tough conditions gave rise to an unusual +1 Competition Standard Scratch. With this and the added difficult of the bogey format, only six players in a field of 80 actually ‘beat the course’.

After the competition a closing ceremony was held with an array of impressive raffle prizes up for grabs.

Final results: 

1)Overall Winner: Rashid Al Qutami (+3)

2)Overall Runner Up and Best Lady: Nicky Park (+2)

3)Essa Al Qutami

4)Ebrahim Al Hashel

5)Jeff Barrett

6)Henrik Wessels

7)Mario Carangan Jr

8)Adnan Al Sowaidi

9)Ali Al Khowari

10) Dave Bailey