Turkish Airlines launches fifth edition of amateur golf competition
The World Golf Cup, where thousands of participants will compete at qualifying events in 100 destinations worldwide, is one of the several international sports organisations backed by Turkish Airlines
MUSCAT: Turkish Airlines, Europe’s Best Airline for six consecutive years according to the recent Skytrax Passenger Survey, presents the 5th edition of Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, the famous amateur golf tournament around the world.
The global amateur golf compe- tition, where thousands of participants will compete at qualifying events in 100 destinations worldwide, is one of the several international sports organisations backed by Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other, says a press release.
The 8th of 100 qualifiers for the global event, which in the first year started with 12 events and 700 players has grown every year since the tournaments inception. Now in the fifth year of staging the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, last year boasted 8,000 players competing globally. Al Mouj Golf Club in Muscat featured 54 players, all personally-invited guests of Turkish Airlines.
Vishal Dhawan won the individual competition with 42 points and progresses to the Grand Final in Antalya, Turkey, this October and November. Nelly Maternia was runner-up, Milind Nadkharni was third and Aysa Kazdal and Humayun Kabir won the nearestthe-pin prizes.
“We would like to offer our congratulations to everyone who made the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifier in Muscat such a special day,” said Abdullah Omer Celik, general manager for Turkish Airlines Muscat. “It was a fantastic tournament day and well done to our winner, Vishal Dhawan. They still have so much to play for in Antalya but everyone else will be looking forward to coming back again next year.”
All finalists are to enjoy a sevennight stay at the five-star luxury Titanic Deluxe Belek hotel in Antalya, Turkey and will be flown there Business Class from their qualifying destination by Turkish Airlines. The overall winners of the two-round Grand Final at the Titanic Golf Club progress to play in the 2017 Turkish Airlines Open pro-am. The Financial Times, Enterprise Rent A Car, Allianz and Conte of Florence are offering their substantial support to the hugely-anticipated tournament. Turkish Airlines, voted Europe’s best airline for the sixth straight year by Skytrax in 2016, launched the World Golf Cup in 2013, featuring 12 qualifying events. After that initial success, there was a rapid expansion to include 100 events worldwide last year.