American Mission Hospital Golf tournament

Manama : The second day of the 20th annual AMH Island Classic Charity Golf Tournament concluded yesterday at the Private Golf Course of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Patron of the tournament.

Today marks the final day of the three-day tournament. The event which is held annually, and is one of the most awaited event in the calendars of the golfing enthusiast has completed 20 years.

More than 72 golfers once again enjoyed superb conditions on the premium nine-hole grass golf course yesterday. 

Excitement is intensifying as the teams wait to see who will be the ultimate winner today.

Dr. George Cheriyan, CEO/ CMO of American Mission Hospital said, “The excitement continues to build up as the teams will battle it out for the coveted titles of champions. There will be three winning teams from two groups- the Premier flight and the Championship flight. This is to ensure that all the teams irrespective of their handicaps get a chance at winning the titles.”

TODAY’S RESULTS:

Championship Flight (average handicap 6.1or over): 

Top team today_E.K. Kanoo 2

Second place team today Coca Cola

Third place team today Jawad Business Group

Premier Flight (average handicaps 6.0 and under): 

Top team today Ministry of Interior 3

Second place team today Bahrain Golf Association

Third place team today Royal Golf Club 2

Prizes for the Championship Flights and Premier Flights will be presented to the overall winning teams following the full three days of play at an event to be held at the Diplomat RadissonBlu Hotel and Spa . The overall winners will not be known until today afternoon but the current leaders after two days are listed
below:

After two days: 

Championship Flight (average handicap 6.1 and over): 

Team currently in the lead E.K. Kanoo 2

Team currently in second place Coca Cola

Team currently in third place Jawad Business Group

Premier Flight (average handicaps 5.9 and under): 

Team currently in the lead Ministry of Interior 3

Team currently in second place Bahrain Golf Association

Team currently in third place Ministry of Interior 2

SIDE CONTESTS

Flight C (morning) Side Contest winners were:

Closest to the Pin (Hole 6) Khalifa Daij

Most Accurate Drive (Hole 8): Sharif Ahmed

Longest Putt (Hole 4): Arun Verma

Flight D (afternoon) Side Contest winners were:

Closest to the Pin (Hole 6): Yusuf Majid