MARIO Carangan Jr won the Studio-RCT Golf Challenge with 45 Stableford points at Awali Golf Club, a competition returning after a gap of two years.
The day witnessed something not seen at the course before - the opportunity for spinal stretching as part of a players’ pre-play warm-up routine: Studio-RCT’s founder and director, Roberta Trzebinski, providing a body-flying installation adjacent to the clubhouse.
One of the side prizes was allocated for gents nearest-the-pin in two on the par-4 376-yard Hole 17 “The Moat”.
Phil Sadler won the prize being on the green and in the hole for an eagle two.
Results: 1 Mario Carangan Jr (45 points), 2 Rashid Al Kaabi (41), 3 Clive Bailey (40), 4: Salem Khalifa (40), 5 Yong Back Kim (39), Essa Al Qutami losing on countback.
Outside of the main prizes:
Best ladies: 18 holes: Sarah Hobday (36), front 9: Liz Kaila (21), back 9: Susan Scott (20). Best gents: front 9: Mohammed Salmeen (23), back 9: Nathan Sundaresan (22).