Impressive Thabet hogs the limelight
dubai — Saif Thabet fired a career and tournament best to claim the UAE Presidents Cup conducted by the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) at Yas Links Abu Dhabi. Sponsored by HSBC, the sixth edition of the UAE Presidents Cup broke records with 82 registered players in the main event and 18 players for the Par 3 Championship.
Winning by an impressive eight strokes and rounds of 73 and a career best 67 (5-underpar), no one was stopping Thabet, who shot a UAE Presidents Cup record 140, 4-underpar, for the weekend. After battling windy conditions during round one, Saif was dialed in for final round, which had perfect scoring conditions.
Taking the runner-up prize was Ahmed Skaik with rounds of 73–75 for an event total of 148. Ahmed was in contention all weekend, but one unfortunate hole on the back nine of the final day, and the consistent play from Thabet, proved to be the difference. Skaik will look to continue to play well for the remainder of the season.
This year’s ladies champion was Reema Al Heloo, who emerged top for the second year in a row. Reema continues to get better each year as she fired an event total of 167 gross score for 23-over-par.