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Club, congratulate Andrew Whitelaw for his long overdue and well deserved promotion to
General Manager and Barney Coleman to Director of Golf and to Adele and Pansy for their promotions and elevation to higher echelons. We all are delighted. Joyful June was a wonderful month as the weather gods have been kind and we have had decent golfing weather. The Staff and Members’ Scramble was a fun day and it was great to play with junior staff who keep our Club in such great condition - their golfing skills are good too, to the delight of all of us. Barney and Steen put together a great show which we all enjoyed. We had the end-of-season Scramble which was very well attended. I must take the opportunity to thank my playing partners Jenny and Josie for their indulgence with my nine-year old son, Baraj Singh Kohli, who played his first golf tournament ever. For me it was a day filled with great emotion as I always love to see parents play with their children and it took me back to fond memories when my father took me around the course. So the mission now is to get the three generations on course soon. The Captains’ dinner was a night of usual bonhomie and story telling. I missed Glynis, our Lady Captain, who had to be away and all past Captains who could not attend. We missed all of you and drank a toast to your good health and for all your contribution and support of our great Club. Thank you very much Glynis for your fantastic support during the year. It was indeed a great pleasure Lady Captain and well done for a great job in the Ladies’ section. Barbara, you have been most kind too and I thank you for all those little things you did, like being the best photographer in town, those little texts and emails which were most endearing and special. I am certain you will have great year ahead as will Captain. Dick. I am certain that under your stewardship, the Club will go to greater success and glory. This is my last message and I sit back with nostalgia for the great year that I have truly enjoyed. My normal day is best described as follows…drive past the gate and be greeted by the security guards with a wave of recognition; drive towards the car park and shake hands with Mohan; walk into the Golf Club reception and be greeted by Jessie, Beth, Mariane or Alan; walk down the staircase and get a friendly greeting from Francis, Maricel, and the always-smiling Nishanthi as well as the great Golf Reservations team. I then get into the Spike Bar and be greeted by Andre or Mark and on most days by both; I order my food and Thess will walk up and give me her daily hug. During lunch I run into the members who are there and say hello to most. Most days I meet Ed J, our great Editor Jacqui and get a quick update on all the great work that she does; one quick joke from Kamal Kosta, a warm greeting from incoming Captains Dick and Barbara, a warm hug from Lady Captain Glynis, and of course all my other golfing friends including Chris Turlik - if he had not approved my membership when he was working at EGC, maybe I would have been a member on the wrong side of Dubai! I am grateful to
my nephew Gurjit for all his support of events in terms of sponsorship, Mukesh for all the rice sent after one phone call, and of course my very dear Ramesh for all the Pro-Am slots and hospitality for all my friends which he spoils me with at DLM and ODDC. I have a huge number of people to thank for their immense support this season but this list is endless, and no words or names are enough….all the known and unknown soldiers. I appreciate each and every one of you. Then I see the girls from Dubai Golf, Pansy, Adele, Maitha, Kate, Lanie and of course the energetic Mohammed Shaibani and the day is off to a wonderful start. After lunch, I go into the locker room to be greeted by Hamza, Mohan and Sebastian; I go past the Pro Shop and be greeted by Bryan and his team, and get a warm handshake from Keith the retail specialist; I walk to the driving range and shake hands with Ummer, Jega, Anil, Simon, Khan and all the other boys of Golf Operations. During Golf I have Abel, Rommel and Henry who come to meet and assist as very able marshals. At the golf huts I get
greeted by Aneesh, Ismail or the pretty hostesses while I get cold towels and chilled drinks. After golf I walk into the Club and meet Barney and Andrew and then of course, a warm greeting from our CEO Chris May. This is followed by great service with such care by Sundar, Riyaz or Micah in the Spike Bar. I shower and change and run into Camille, Nitin and Steen upstairs. On a lucky day Chef Benoit or Chef Siri would also be around to say hello. Some would wonder if this happens only to Captains. My own take is that this happened to me even when I was not. I think the same will continue next year and that is why I have always said it is indeed a great privilege to be a member of this great Club. Take this away from Dubai and a huge void will be created in our lives and this city will not be the same. Have great summer break and I look forward to seeing you next season, great news that the steam room will soon be ready in the Locker Room for us to enjoy. Thank you all ever so much for your kind support during my term as your Captain, memories of which I shall cherish with great pleasure for the rest of my life. I wish our incoming Captains Dick and Barbara and our incoming Vice Captains Kamal and Mitsuko the very best and a great year ahead. Cheers and God bless you all.
Moshe Kohli Captain 2012-2013
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Summer is here with a vengeance after our superb ‘winter’ period which lasted so long
and which gave us endless days of wonderful golfing weather. What a difference a few weeks makes. I was in Australia (winter there!) for two and half weeks and came back this morning
to what felt like a furnace…well, it certainly seems like that after temperatures of 10 – 16 degrees. Anyway, life goes on and so does golf it seems as I
saw quite a lot of people out on the course today, even in the mid-day sun. (Before anyone remarks, the weather is of course a favourite British topic of conversation!)
Australia was a great trip, especially since we were there as supporters of the Great Britain and Ireland Lions tour which we won 2-1 with everything hinging on the final match. What a fantastic performance by the Lions in the final which they won 41-16; there was a superb atmosphere in the stadium too, as well as at post-match venues. Well done the Lions!
Along the way, we met up with a few past EGC members….Julie Browning in Melbourne and Lynn and Paul Turner, Gerry Feerick, Simon and Denny Nesbitt Pat O’Flynn in Sydney, as well as meeting up with Dubai residents, Barney and his Dad, Scott, Micky Brigg and Tonje, Alistair and Fiona Munro. Isn’t it great that the many friendships we make at EGC go on for many years, even when people leave EGC – it really is a very special place.
Our season has more or less finished with just a few summer competitions remaining so this is the final issue of Club Life until October. I do hope you have enjoyed the members’ magazine each month; please feel free to submit any material you think would be interesting for other members to read.
I will be running my annual feature ‘Where in the World’ in the October issue. Wherever you travel this summer, please let me have a photo or two (on or off golf courses) as I will be putting together a few pages of photos of where our members have travelled over the summer. Please email your photos any time over the next two months to [email protected].
I would like to make a special mention to the IHP staff (In-House Publishing) for all their ‘behind the scenes’ work that they do, especially with ‘Club Life’ and the ladies’ newsletter ‘Chipping In’. Thank you Ganesh and Eugene for all your help and patience – it’s such a pleasure to work with you and I really appreciate what you do.
Congratulations to outgoing Captains. Moshe Kohli and Glynis Hendry - it was certainly a fun year and you deserve a good holiday. Incoming Captains, Dick Purchase and Barbara Head officially start on September 1st along with incoming Vice-Captains, Kamal Kosta and Mitsuko Emmerson and I’m sure they will be looking forward to the season ahead.
Congratulations to Andrew Whitelaw who has been promoted to General Manager, to Barney Coleman who was recently promoted to Director of Golf and Pansy Gonsalvez who became Senior Sales Manager. Adele Cowgill who will become Head of Sales and Marketing.
Wherever you are heading this summer, have a great time (don’t forget to send me your photos!) and see you again at the start of the season. The Mixed Season Opener is 4th October!
Happy holidays
Jacqui Barry
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Chef Max GrenardCulinary Director
Barney ColemanDirector of Golf
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Craig HaldaneDirector - Golf Course
Adele CowgillHead of Sales and Marketing
Keith WilkesRetail Manager
Kate AdamsMembership Manager
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Stephen DeaneHead Academy Professional
Saeed Ahamed Financial Controller
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l - r- Lynn, Scott (Barney’s Dad). Jacqui, Barney, Tom, Tonje, Micky,
Paul at Watson’s Bay, Sydney
Emirates Golf Club staff and members’ scramble was won by Romel, Vivian, Alan Salem and Sam Salem.
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COMPETITION RESULTSLADIES END OF SEASON SCRAMBLEMonday 3rd June 2013
Winners Annette Stewart Mimi Hosking Maggie Neil 59.4Runners Up Caroline Parker Sue Hopwood Marie Benson 59.6Third Viv Caley Ruth Hatton Sanchia Oberholster 60.6NEAREST THE PINHOLE # 11: Handicaps 21-42: Liz ThorpHOLE # 7: Handicaps 0-20: Lorraine Logan
MIXED END-OF-SEASON SCRAMBLE
Champions Glynis Hendry, Andy Hendry, Barbara Head 59.4Runners-Up Nishith Patel, Gurmukh Ghuldu, Achal Ghai, Sunil Agarwal 61.4NEAREST THE PINS HOLE # 8 Sulafa HamdanHOLE # 12 Sandra ChiaHOLE # 2 Eric WormserHOLE # 17 David Formas
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In the first of two Medals hosting members from both Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, it was Dubai Creek member Patrick Morrow and
Emirates Golf Club member Tim Evans who had the best scores of the day. Patrick Morrow (DCGYC) carded a fine 2 under par 70 around the Majlis course to take both the A division (H’cap 0-14) and the overall best net prize of the day. His 70 was matched by no less than seven other players so card play-offs were the order of the day and it took a net inward half of 32 for Patrick to shine through!
The runners-up spot in A division was secured by Emirates Golf Club member Vipen Sethi also with a 70. His net inward half of 33 was one clear of third spot which was taken by Stephen Jones (EGC).
Tim Evans of Emirates Golf Club shot a fabulous level par 72 to take the best gross prize.
In B Division (H’cap 16-34) Dubai Creek members prevailed. Kuttan Malattiri and Thakur Tolani both equaled the best of the day 70 but it was Kuttan who took the division winner’s spot and Thakur the runners-up spot with third place going to Shaun Owens with a net 73.
In the Ladies’ division, past Emirates Golf Club Lady Captain Caroline Jones triumphed with a one under par 71. The best gross prize went to the talented Kavita Sehmi (EGC) who scored 75.
Included in the medal event was a Junior division. Aashaka Desai (DCGYC) equaled the day’s best of 70 and best gross was won by Dhruv Nair (DCGYC)
George Fitchet from Al Badia Golf Club shot a fabulous 39 points under the flood lights on the Faldo course to claim victory in
the Dubai Golf Summer Series fixture two supported by Greg Norman. His scorecard included 9 pars, 7 of which came on the back 9 giving him a fabulous inward half of 23 points.
Two players scored 37 points Jai Bhalla and Pieter Nortje but it was Jai Bhalla (DCGYC) who took the runners-up spot having beaten Pieter Nortje (EGF) on a count-back.
The in form Emirates Golf Club member Kavita Sehmi took the overall gross prize with a 4 over par 76 which included a 2 on hole 2 and another birdie 4 on hole 6.
The best overall Ladies’ winner was Glory Xavier (DCGYC) with 35 points.
The best overall Junior winner was Aryaan Kumar (ARGC) with a best of the day equaling 39 points.
Also in the prizes were Karam Sehmi (EGC) and Shloka Desai (DCGYC)
following their accuracy off the tee on the nearest the pin prize holes, the 8th and 12th respectively.
The title sponsor of the four fixture series is Pro Sports
and the next leg of the series is at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on Friday 23rd August, 1:30pm shotgun start. The competitor with the highest points tally for three rounds wins the series.
If you wish to enter please contact the golf office at Emirates Golf Club at
The Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club was the venue for 80 golfers of diverse nationalities competing for the CB&I 5th Philippine Independence Day Golf Invitational. Weather and high humidity did not deter the enthusiasm of the participants to
celebrate the anniversary of the 115th year of Philippine Sovereignty.
The Hon. Consul General Frank Cimafranca led the ceremonial tee, slicing the fairway with a 220-yard drive. The best net score went to Tony Norstrom with 35 Stableford points playing off a handicap of 15 from a 7/8 handicap allowance.
Ramon Navea, Chairman of Filipino Golfers in the Middle East, led the awards ceremony along with Hon. Consul General Frank Cimafranca. Patrons were also felicitated with crystal plaques as gratitude for their support in the Vision, Mission & Core values of FIGME.
Andy Dadosky, (CB&I VP for Operations Middle East, Africa and Europe) & Paul Welling (TRELLEBORG Regional Director) congratulated all the winners of the event. Trelleborg was the Gold patron along with other support sponsors namely, Cathay Pacific, AL Ghandi Auto (Hole-in-One Sponsor), Red Bull and Golf World.
DIVISION WINNERS
SPECIAL EVENTS
PLATINUM: Handicaps 0 to 12Lorenzo Rivera 34 pts Nestor Labis 34 ptsDan Alforte 33 pts
GOLD: Handicaps 13 to 18Jimmy Camero 34 ptsIbrahim Baggash 32 ptsAndy Dadosky 30 pts
SILVER: Handicaps 19 to 25John Aradani 29 ptsTai Tien 29 ptsJojie Cruz 27 pts
BRONZE LADIESMonina Gudaca 28 pts
1 - Nearest the Pin in 2: Ian Byers2 - Ball furthest to the pin on the green, All players 19 - 25 hcap: Liza Campbell3 - Longest Drive, 19 to 25 hcp: Peter Houck4 - Nearest the Pin in 2: all players 13-25 hcap: Takamasa Makita5 - Longest Drive: 0 - 12 hcp: Gill Hess 319 yards6 - Longest Putt: Gill Hess 11 metres
7 - Attack the Flag 230 yards: Liza Campbell8 - Beat The Pro: Nestor Labis9 - Nearest the Pin in 2: Wayne Mark Elep10 - Nearest the Pin in 3: Usman Akbar11 - Most Accurate Drive: Raymi Van Der Spek12 - Nearest the Pin: Rolly Chang13 - Nearest the Pin in 1 Shot Par 4, 270 yards: Chris Burkill
14 - Longest Putt: Edel Cuarteros15 - Nearest the Pin in 2: Usman Akbar16 - Longest Drive, Men 13 to 18 hcp: Ian Byers17 - Hole-in-One: Chevrolet Malibu: 188 yards, Ramon Navea…how I wish!.... next year perhaps! The car stays with AL GHANDI Auto18 - Longest Drive in the Rough or Sand: Julius Segers
Congratulations go to all the lucky names drawn in our raffle – Taylor Made driver, Bushnell products, golf vouchers, golf products & others.
Cathay Pacific Business Class ticket Raffle: Rene Sarmiento
Thank you to all our patrons, players and guests!
Patrick Marrow and Parag Tikekar, Mashreq Gold
Ceremonial tee-off by Hon. Consul General Frank Cimafranca
Philippine Independence Day Golf Invitational 2013
Fitchet and Sehmi triumph in the 2nd round of the Dubai Golf Summer Series
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Summer is the time that the team at GCM gets particularly busy with our annual renovation work on the courses. This includes the hollow-coring of all surfaces and any additional project work scheduled
for the year. A quick breakdown of the project works for this summer include the following:
Ramsey Yassin, representing Jumeirah Golf Estates, carded a level par 72 over the famous Majlis course to triumph in the Ping Emirates Summer Open. The plus one handicapper picked
up birdies on the 3rd and 9th holes but a double bogey on the short 2nd saw him out in level par. His back nine was extremely consistent with a birdie on the par five tenth cancelled out by a bogey on the 16th. He clinched the prestigious title by one shot from Rayhan Thomas. Emirates Golf Club was well represented with Charlie Stricklin clinching third place with a gross 76.
The net category was keenly contested by the 77 strong field, inspired by the Open Championship from Murifield. Andrew Whitelaw, from Emirates Golf Club, signed for the best net of the day a 5-under par 67 to clinch handicap division B (Handicap 14-28). James Taplin, representing title sponsors Ping, carded a net 68 to secure runners-up place in Division B. As Ping kindly sponsored all tournament prizes he offered up his Ping golf bag to Brian Shepherd who carded a 73.
Handicap Division A (handicap 0-13) saw a trio of players card a one over par 73. Aaron Smith (Emirates Golf Club) took top prize following the card count-back with Dhruv Nair in second.
I trust you will all enjoy the changes once you return from your annual summer vacation. The team is hard at work to ensure all the work is completed in time for another busy golfing season ahead. We trust you will enjoy your holidays and golfing wherever it is you may be.
Craig HaldaneDirector - Golf Course Maintenance
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1. Fill in the rocks to the right of the first green and create a bail-out area mown to approach height. The fill material is on site and works will commence within the first week of August
2. Remove the fairway bunker to the left of the 4th creating a wider landing area. With a bunker hazard and water hazard on the right, this will create more space off the tee.
3. Fill in the fairway bunker in the lay-up area on the 5th hole giving the golfer more choice of club and an apportunity to lay-up closer to the green. This makes the hole easier to manage. Work is already underway.
4. Improve overall green-speed and ball-roll on the greens. This has been achieved with the introduction of evening cuts for night golf but most importantly by managing daily soil moisture levels and fertility so that the greens remain a lot leaner and therefore create much better ball roll. This is proving very successful to date and will continue throughout the season.
5. Continue with the introduction of native fire grasses around tee complexes to improve our sustainability throughout the golf course. Holes completed to date are 2, 8, 10 and 17. We plan to continue around tee complexes throughout the summer. This is an ongoing project that will take 3 - 4 years to complete.
6. Our usual aerification works on all surfaces throughout the summer to manage surfaces and firmness throughout the golf course.
The Faldo is a great test of golf and we are continuing with plans to improve the overall playability and easiness of the course. This year is Phase 1 of improvements (making it easier) and we will continue over the next few seasons to complete all the changes.
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1. We will be doing specific aerification works on greens surfaces focusing on getting the extensions to blend. In terms of mowing heights and ball-roll this is achieved, however we need to get consistent organic matter throughout the profile so that all areas are seamless going into the season ahead.
2. We are doing very aggressive works on fairways and approaches to firm them up. This involves vertical mowing and hollow-core aeration as well as very low mowing heights as a tool to minimise thatch.
3. New approaches are again being introduced.
Widening of the 1st on the right Opening up around the bunker on the
2nd Mowing up to bunker edges on the 3rd Extending the green back of the 4th Opening up to the right of the 6th
greenside bunker with a new approach back right
Widening approach right of 7th and introducing new extended approach left of 7th up and behind the greenside bunkers
Creating infinity bunkers on 10th and 11th where ball roll off
Greens edge is flush with the bunkers Extending an approach cut all around
the 11th green complex Widen front bunker on 13th greenside
towards fairway cut Extendimg approach cut up the left of
13th bunker Cuttimg new edge on greenside
bunker left of 14th.
4. Level and re-surface 7th top tee
5. Our usual core aerification programme on all other surfaces. Greens core program has been adjusted from previous years all in aid of improving organic matter and enhancing surfaces even further for the season ahead.
6. Extensive tree pruning exercise throughout the property
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Ramsey Yassin and James Taplin
7th approach widened on left side and up behind bunker complex
Filling in bunker on the 5th of the Faldo to improve lay-up area. We will also be filling in rocks to the right
of the 1st this summer!!
Bunkers around the 11th have been cut to green edge and entire surrounds now short mown approach
Widened approach right of the first
GOLF ACADEMY NEWS
This summer enhance your game with The Academy at Emirates Golf Club. In addition to individual lessons, we also have a range of Summer Packages available until 14th September 2013. Our experienced team of Golf Professionals are on hand to ensure that a holistic approach to learning is taken. As well as instruction on your swing, you can expect guidance in key areas including custom fitting, diet and nutrition, physical conditioning and injury prevention and treatment.
Individual Lesson - 30 minute lesson Member AED 200 EGF AED 215 Guest AED 230
Range Package - 4 x 30 minute lessons Member AED 795 - 1 month range access EGF AED 855 Guest AED 895
Players Package - 2 x 30 minute lessons Member AED 1,300 - 9 hole Faldo playing lesson EGF AED 1,400 - 1 month range access Guest AED 1,500
Champions Package - 8 x 30 minute lessons EGF AED 2,900 - Unlimited driving range access until 14th Sept Guest AED 3,000 - Unlimited Par 3 access until 14th Sept - TrackMan session
Members Package - 8 x 30 minute lessons Member AED 2000 - 9 hole playing lesson - TrackMan session
Lessons must be taken before 14th September 2013. For more information, please contact The Academy at Emirates Golf Club on + 971 4 417 9845 or email [email protected]
Kind RegardsThe Academy Professionals
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June 19, 2013: Two auctions staged at the world-renowned Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, have raised £16,950 for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, operator Dubai Golf has
announced.
As part of the many celebratory events to mark the 25th anniversary of Emirates Golf Club and the 20th anniversary of Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, Dubai Golf hosted two charity auctions featuring some incredible items, including:
• Business class trip for two on Emirates Airlines to play Oak Hill Country Club in America, venue for this year’s USPGA Championship, and a stay at the Country Club of Rochester in New York
• Business class trip for two on Emirates Airlines to stay and play at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, host venue of last year’s US Open
• A week’s golf holiday for two on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, staying at The Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort
• Tennis shirt signed by Roger Federer, Raphael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
Following the auctions, Dubai Golf announced £16,950 would be donated to the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, a charity established by the iconic golfer in 2009, in partnership with Cancer Research, to fund pioneering, life-saving research into brain tumours.
Jools Tait, Director of Partnerships at Cancer Research, said: “On behalf of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, I can’t thank Dubai Golf enough. We continue to work towards a day when all cancers can be cured and achieve Seve’s vision for his foundation. Funds raised by Dubai Golf, through the generosity of its members, will make a real difference in helping us achieve our goal.”
Christopher May, Chief Executive of Dubai Golf, added: “Seve was an inspiration to golfers across the world but also made a huge impression in Dubai, winning the Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club in 1992 – it also seemed fitting that we presented the cheque to his charity at the ‘home of golf’, St Andrews, where Seve won the second of his three Open Championship titles in 1984.”
For more information about The Seve Ballesteros Foundation visit www.seveballesterosfoundation.org
DUBAI GOLF RAISES £16,950 FOR THE SEVE BALLESTEROS FOUNDATION
Dubai Golf’s Chief Executive Officer, Christopher May, presents the cheque for £16,950, to Richard Cowie from Cancer Research, a partner of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation. The presentation took place in St Andrews, Scotland, where Seve won The Open Championship in 1984.
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Reciprocal ClubsFull golf members at Emirates Golf Club have the privilege of the member’s guest green fee rate when playing the below reciprocal golf courses.
The Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong KongSaujana Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaLaguna National Golf & Country Club, SingaporeLondon Golf Club, UKClose House Hotel & Golf, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKBlue Canyon Country Club, ThailandBanyan Golf Club, ThailandMission Hills, ChinaThe Heritage Golf Club, MauritiusGolf Club Zavidovo PGA National, RussiaPeninsula Country Golf Club, AustraliaReal Club de Golf el Prat, Barcelona, Spain
Tee time reservations need to be made in advance through Membership Services.The current membership card must be produced at the reciprocal club when playing golf upon check in.For further information on the Reciprocal Clubs please contact our Membership Services team or email [email protected]
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Ladies’ Fourball Matchplay winners,
Lorraine Logan and Chris Dyball
OMEGA Mixed Foursomes MatchplayChampions Trevor Varri and Jenny Ayres
Seniors’ Champion Charlie Stricklin
Ladies’ Club Champion, Cathrine Clarke
Men’s Fourball Matchplay Champions
Tony Hutchinson and Bob Curtis
OMEGA Men’s Singles Matchplay ChampionEwan Cameron
Golfer of the Year, net and gross, Viv Caley
OMEGA Ladies’ Singles Matchplay ChampionCarolyn Thompson
Men’s Club Champion, Pontus Fredriksson
Junior Club Champions
Inaan Budhiraja and Alison Muirhead
Ladies’ Seniors Champion Naema Maya
CLUB AWARDS
2012-2013
Play the Faldo with our2 for 1 Summer Special
As an Emirates Golf Club member bring your guests and tee off on the Faldo course for eighteen holes between 10am to 2pm and receive 2 for 1 on members guest green fees. Offer is valid from Sunday to Thursday (excluding public holidays) from 11th August until 5th September 2013. For reservations contact +971 4 380 1234 or email [email protected]
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A great afternoon of top class rugby and entertainment at the Lions Den, with match analysis from Dafydd James and live screening of the British & Irish Lions v Australia.
The Lions Denat Sports Central
CondolencesOur thoughts are with Nancy Wingate and her daughter Nicole, after the sudden death of Gordon last month in Malaysia. Gordon and past Captain Nancy were stalwart members of Emirates Golf Club and supported many of the golf and social events at the Club. Gordon retired last year and moved with Nancy to Malaysia where they
quickly made friends and became involved in the local golf scene. We offer our sincere condolences to
Nancy and Nicole at this very sad time.
Since graduating with BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy from the University of Liverpool in 2009, Helen has gained broad experience working for the NHS in the UK and
American Hospital Dubai.
Having a keen interest in sports, Helen has previously worked with a Rugby team in the UK, as well as her local Gaelic football team in Ireland.
Having a great interest in Pilates, this lead her to complete the first level of the renowned APPI Pilates course, which is extremely beneficial in the treatment of back pain, and strengthening the core stability for various other Musculoskeletal conditions.
The Bespoke Wellness services are available at both Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
Planning on jetting off to cooler climates like the majority of Dubai this summer?
Well before you step aboard your long haul flight, here are a few helpful tips to prevent your body from stiffening up!
- Aim to get up out of your seat every twenty minutes to keep your joints moving and to boost your circulation.
- Pop a small rolled towel/cushion at the base of your spine to give you some lumbar support and help correct loading through your spine.
- Make use of a travel neck pillow to avoid unwanted aches as you drift off.
- Sit tall; rotate your neck to each side, holding for 5 seconds on each side. Stretch your neck side to side, again holding for 5 seconds on each sideShrug your shoulders up as far as you can, hold for 5 seconds and releaseRepeat each 5 times, regularly, to keep your joints and tissues mobile
- March feet on the spot 10-15 timesRotate ankles briskly 10-15 timesRepeat both regularly, again for joint mobility, as well as DVT prevention
Who said travelling had to be a pain in the neck?
Introducing Helen Boland to the Bespoke Wellness Team
One of the World’s Leading High-Tech Fitness Devices Comes to DubaiMiha Bodytech is now available at Fit Lab
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Spend lazy summer days at SensAsia Urban Spa this summer with 40% off selected popular treatments from 1st July – 31st August 2013. (not including weekends) Beat the heat with our Bali chic – a melting pot of massage techniques, this 90-minute full body massage promises that little bit more – pure urban bliss. Book your spa-cation 044179820
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A cutting-edge device used for weight loss, athletic ability and for healing sports injuries
Miha Bodytech is one of the world’s leading fitness devices and is now available at EGC’s Fit Lab This state-of-the-art work out machine can be used individually or alongside any other type of training, with Fit Lab’s expert personal trainers running each work-out session for you.
Each programme can be tailored to an individual’s needs including weight loss, muscle strengthening, metabolism stimulation, body relaxation and back pain reduction. These programmes can reduce body fat and size, assist in muscle formation, increase metabolism, develop a tight and toned body, reduce cellulite, strengthen pelvic floor muscles for post-natal rehabilitation, quicken speed, increase
endurance and improve body posture and muscular imbalances.
“Miha Bodytech is an exciting new development in the fitness world. Unlike other gym equipment it can be tailored to work on an individual’s problem areas from the start. It is great for those on the go – a 20-minute session is a lot easier to fit into a hectic day but still gives you results.
Within 6-13 weeks you should achieve your fitness goals as
outlined by one of our expert personal trainers,” said
Peter Sullivan at Fit Lab.
An adjustable electrode vest is worn during the work-out session which works on the principle of ‘electrical muscle
stimulation’ which
sends electrical stimuli into deep muscle fibres. The session activates muscle stimulation during movement with the device, giving a free range of static and dynamic movements and increased effectiveness. The electrodes send the stimuli to all body parts including arms, chest, back, abdomen, hips, buttocks and legs giving a full body work out.
A session of 20 minutes groups muscles simultaneously as it works and the muscles work at 85 contractions per second on each of the 10 muscle groups. The workout is equivalent to 1-2 hours of conventional weight training as it recruits up to 95% of deep muscle fibres. 2-3 of these 20-minute sessions a week is enough to see results!
Miha Bodytech sessions are available for members and guests. For bookings
and further information contact Fit Lab at Emirates Golf Club on +971 4 417 9850 or email
As the temperature gets warmer why not join Fit Lab for a ‘Try a Dive’ sessions with DubaiAreaDivers on 17th and 31st July at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club’s pool or 24th July and 7th August at Emirates Golf Club’s pool.
DubaiAreaDivers is an independently owned #PADI dive educator that has been established to provide underwater experiences and marine awareness to the residents of Dubai. During the sessions, you will be guided through some basic elements under water by an experienced team of instructor.
Reservations are required in advance, please contact Linda on +971 502 135 140 or email [email protected] to secure your space.
Try a Dive with Dubai Area Divers
19th HOLE Snippets
BABY BO MCongratulations to EGC members of staff who
recently became parents for the first time..
Kate and Dave Adams’ baby boy, George, was born on 25th June and weighed 7.5lbs
Kirsten (Sales & Marketing) and Jamie Fergusonbecame parents to
Finlay Gordon Ferguson who arrived on 30th June,
weighing in at 7lb 3 oz.
Congratulations also to Kelly Johnstone-Evans,
daughter of life members Frank and Paula Kelly and Tom
became parents to baby, Millie on Friday 28th
June in Spain, a sister to Josh
Congratulations to Micky Brigg whose daughter Elaine gave birth to a baby boy, Hudson, in Sydney,
Australia.
Luke Partridge with ex-Australian cricketer Dean Jones and ex-Indian cricket Captain Ajay Jadeja
England and Lions Legend Josh Lewsey just before teeing off on our Par 3 at
the end of June
Alastair and Rebecca Brown’s daughter Annabella
was born on 5th Juy, 8lbs 4 ozs
FarewellLast month our long-serving Recreation assistant, Ansel Candelario, left EGC after working here for 25 years. Ansel was an excellent squash and tennis player and represented EGC in the Dubai squash leagues in the earlier years. He knew so many people here and was always a great fountain of knowledge about the history of the club and its members. Ansel, we will really miss seeing your friendly face at Fit Lab but enjoy your retirement!!
Trevor in the Spike Bar looking for his
yacht!
Captains’ Dinner June 2013
Welcome back to Mohsin Al Tajir visiting from Scotland. Photo shows Moshe, Mohsin and Dick Fear
COURSE CLOSURESPlease note the following
upcoming course closures:
FALDO• 14th July - 8th August (excluding weekends)
open from 3.30pm onwards• 8th - 12th September CLOSED
MAJLIS• 11th - 22nd August CLOSED• 22nd September - MORNING CLOSURE
Tom and Micky
Look who we met up with on our travels in Australia…
The Coleman boys in Sydney
Gerry Feerick
Jacqui Barry and Alistair Munro
Tom Barry and Rab Brown
Julie Browning
MEET THE GOLF RESERVATION TEAM
Fiona Munro
Past Captain, Colm McLoughlin,
recently celebrated his 70th Birthday! Congratulations
A Par 3 tournament was held on evening of the final
round of the US Open. There was a very good turn-out
with some excellent scoring. Winners were Alastair Brown
and Stuart Taylor with -5, followed by Ross Hopwood
and Stephen Deane -4.
Simon and Denny Nesbitt
With 25 years of experience and a host of accolades, Dubai Golf’s championship golf courses at Emirates Golf Club,
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and Almouj Golf in Muscat, Oman, have garnered unparalleled prestige. So whether you’re taking
a swing where the world’s top golfers have played or enjoying our award-winning hospitality, you’re guaranteed an experience
that has become internationally renowned.
To book your tee time please call +971 4 380 1234or email [email protected]
dubaigolf.com
It’s all in the experience
