AS REPORTED BY GULF NEWS

- The UAE team were the undoubted stars of the GCC Golf Championship held at the Dirab Golf Club in Saudi Arabia. The four-man team of Faris Al Mazroui, Esmail Sharif, Rashid Al Abbar and Abdullah Al Mosharrekh took five golds and six silver in the six available categories. Third round gross scores of 72 (Faris), 79 (Rashid) and 80 (Esmail) meant the team also won the overall net category by a comprehensive 29 shots from second placed Bahrain. The UAE’s 54-hole total of 645 was an impressive threeunder par net aggregate with all four players contributing to the team’s score at some point. In the overall individual awards for net and gross 16-year-old Faris and 14-year-old Rashid both achieved a double sweep.