MOHAMMED Sultan Faraj claimed first place at the Awali Golf Club (AGC) 80th Anniverary Stableford Competition winning on countback from Adel Al Gaoud who finished second and Hussain Salem who finished third, all on 40 points.
Serwin Rampersad on 39 points secured fifth place after winning on countback from Bill Scarth.
Diane Loney did her bit to get the ladies a mention by winning a prize for nearest the pin on Hole 4, while Rashid Al Hajji claimed the prize for Hole 6 and Rampersad for Hole 14.
Awali Golf Club held its first competition of the new year last weekend which also coincided with its 80th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the Bapco Inter-Departmental Trophy was held alongside the Stableford competition
Bapco employees competed for the much-coveted Inter-Departmental Trophy, a competition dating back to 1957 and open to non-handicappers as well.
For some, it was their first experience of playing in an 18-hole competition but they were so keen to represent their respective departments that they were undaunted by this challenge. This year, the teams consisted of three players with the best two scores counting
In first place with 80 points came the Security department comprising Adel Al Gaoud (40 points), Hussain Salem (40 points) and Nasser Eid.
The Management department took the runners-up position with 72 points with a two-man team of Mark Hodgkinson (37 points) and Peter Hughes (35 points).
To finish off the weekend of celebrations, the Social competition on Saturday saw more than 40 players, in teams of three, turn out.
Mark Hodgkinson, Paul Anderson and Maggie Winwood finished on top with a superb score of 88 points.
Runners-up were Yoy Young, Les Young and Eui Mo Koo with 82 points.
Two teams on 78 points vied for third position, however Steve Diaper, Nicky Bailey and Dave Bailey triumphed over Beth Robinson, Tony Robinson and Nathan Prince.
Nearest the pin on Hole 4 and 14 were Beth Robinson and Eui Mo Koo respectively.