Ahmed, Hobday pair win Golf title

Bahraini Farooq Ahmed and British playing partner Barry Hobday (aggregate 85) won the Royal Golf Club’s 13th Annual National Day Golf Tournament, sponsored this year by Audi Centre Bahrain for the first time.

The pair, who have teamed up for four out of the last five National Day Tournaments, achieved a first day score of 41 followed by 44 on day two for an overall aggregate score of 85.

Mohamed Al Khalifa and Sanjay Lal (84) clinched the runners up spot, while the duo of Saqer Al Noaimi and Bijan Majidi (84) took third place.

The 36 hole tournament was played on the Club’s challenging Montgomerie championship golf course and was created to promote friendship and unity between Bahrainis and expatriate residents of the island. 

The event featured 50 expat golfers paired up with 50 Bahraini players and was played in the two player scramble format on day one and in the two player better ball format on the second day.

A range of Audi cars were showcased around the golf course for the duration of the event which concluded with a prize-giving ceremony and an East meets West lunch.

“We’re very pleased with the  success of this year’s tournament and congratulations go to Farooq and Barry on their win,” commented Stephen Havrilla, the Royal Golf Club’s General Manager. “Behbehani Brothers and Audi Centre Bahrain were extremely supportive and we look forward to partnering with them again in the future on more spectacular events.”

Steven Hill, General Manager, Motors Division, Behbehani Bros. W.L.L. said: “I am glad this year’s tournament was so closely contested and we congratulate the winning teams. Over the two days we had remarkable feedback from the players and we are proud to announce that Audi will be sponsoring the next tournament in 2016 and would like to thank the Royal Golf Club and the team at Audi Centre Bahrain for making this year’s tournament enjoyable.”

Results: 

1) Barry Hobday/Farooq Ahmed (41+44=85), 2) Sanjay Lal/Mohamed Al Khalifa (41+43=84), 3) Bijan Majidi/Saqer Al Noaimi (44+40=84), 4) Robert Addison/Khalid Al Athem (40+43=83), 5) Naeem Khan/Ali Al Shayer (41+42=83)