Saturday, February 19th proved to be a day to challenge the field in the Al Badia Golf Club’s Members Open Tournament. Skill and teamwork were evident in this fun-filled elite event.
The main competition was a 4 player team strokeplay with ¾ handicap allowance where a strong performance by the team of Chet Riley, John Allen, Marco Boni and Michael Smith earned them the title of Overall Winners. They are indeed considered Al Badia’s golf veterans, after carding a magnificent score of 57.6.
A decent score of 58 points saw the team of Ian Milligan, Giles McDevitt, Peter and Corrine Martin come a close second, displacing the third placers on a count back. The team of Mike Groves, Steve Kilshaw, Kieran and Jacqui O’Connor proved themselves worthy of the honors after grasping the third place title of the competition.
The 2009 Club Champion, Madhu Pillai claimed the nearest the pin on hole 11, while the great drive was manifested by Lynn Cimino was she hit the longest drive on hole 9.
The day concluded in an enjoyable barbeque buffet at the driving range, where the event was also attended by the some member’s guests. James Shippey, the new Club Manager delivered a thank you speech to all the members who had participated with a promise of providing future activities that the members will surely enjoy.
Picture: (From left to right) Marco Boni, John Allen, Michael Smith, Chet Riley, and Academy Head Professional, Luke Miller.