One month to go for DP World Tour competition
The next generation UAE golfers took part in a series of ceremonial teeshots to mark the one-month countdown to the 10th DP World Tour Championship (November 15-18) at Jumeirah Golf Estates yesterday.
Future stars from the Emirates Golf Federation’s National Junior Development Programme were invited to tee off to highlight the positive impact that DP World’s investment has had on the sport since it hosted the European Tour’s season-ending event in 2009.
Officials join in
The golfers were joined by DP World CEO and managing director Mohammad Al Muallem, Emirates Golf Federation chairman Shaikh Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi and Jumeirah Golf Estates CEO Yousuf Kazim.
The first tee shot was taken by 10-year-old EGF junior Sultan Al Jassmy followed by his brother Rashid Al Jassmy, both of whom are products of the DP World-supported EGF Arabic Schools Initiative which has seen almost 4,500 juniors introduced to the game since 2015. The siblings are in contention for a place on the UAE Under-15 team that will compete in the upcoming Arab Golf Championships in Morocco.