GOLF – BAHRAIN’S Khalifa Almerisi finished tied-seventh while the kingdom’s senior men’s golf national team narrowly missed out on the podium as the 45th Arab Men’s Golf Championship came to a close yesterday at Doha Golf Club in Qatar.
Almerisi finished the 72-hole competition as the kingdom’s leading golfer in the men’s individual ranking, carding an 11-over-par total of 299 to finish 21 shots behind overall men’s champion Reda El Hali from Morocco, who signed off with a 10-under 278 score.
Qatar’s Saleh Ali Alkaabi was the runner-up at four-under-par 284, while Sam Mullane from the UAE took third place at three-under 285.
Ahmed Alzayed was Bahrain’s second-best finisher in tied-12th with a 17-over-par 305 total after four rounds. Ali Alkowari was tied-21st at 26-over 314, while Khalifa Alkaabi completed Bahrain’s roster in tied-29th with a 33-over-par score of 321.
El Hali helped spearhead Morocco to the men’s teams’ title, playing alongside Hugo Trommetter, Mohamed Baouhamou, and Youssef El Hali. They claimed their championship with a one-under-par 863 total from their three best scores each day.
The UAE finished second at five-over-par 869, while in third were Qatar at 21-over 885.
The men’s events featured top golfers representing 14 countries from the Arab region. The kingdom’s delegation at the Qatari capital was headed by Bahrain Golf Association vice-president Duaij Khalifa.
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