Golf: Nicky Park named overall winner

Manama : Nicky Park (gross 89, net 61) was the overall winner with a superb performance in the Al Haddad Mercedes Benz Bahrain medal competition at Awali Golf Club and earning her a 3 shot handicap cut into the bargain.

Nicky Park was extremely happy with her score on the back nine and jokingly said that perhaps her success was due to the 18 holes of golf played earlier in the day at a charity event.

Runner up Essa Al Qutami (68, 63) lost on countback to Medal Winner Diab S Al Noaimi (68, 65) in Flight 1.

The competition sponsors offered a hole-in-one prize of a brand new Mercedes A250 Sport on offer for anyone achieving the feat on the eighth hole, which was not claimed. Some competitors claimed fantastic prizes with Peter O’Brien, Abdulla Al Hajji and Jac Parker all near the pin on holes 6,14 and 4.

Later at the prize giving a signed T-shirt by F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, donated by Al Haddad Motors was auctioned off for charity with BD200 raised to help disadvantaged children in Bahrain.

Results (Gross, Net): 

Overall Winner: Nicky Park (89, 61). Runner Up: Essa Al Qutami (68, 63). 

Medal: Flight 1: 1) Diab S Al Noaimi (68, 65), 2) Yeon Gul Kim (77, 67).  Flight 2: 1) Chris Gregory (76, 65), 2) Jefferio M Paa (88, 67). Flight 3: 1) Les Young Gross (95, 67), 2) Jac Parker (98, 67).