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Pedder wins Qatar Golf Lovers tournament

Published: 11 Feb 2019 - 12:21 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 05:32 am
The prize winners at the Qatar Golf Lovers tournament (from left) Manoj Megchiani, Nico-James Visser, Cherehzade Pedder, Sanjay Jain, PK Mathew, Surinder Bhagat, Nathaniel Hayes, Naeem Nanji, Mrityunjay Dhawal and Rhys Beecher pose for a picture during th

The prize winners at the Qatar Golf Lovers tournament (from left) Manoj Megchiani, Nico-James Visser, Cherehzade Pedder, Sanjay Jain, PK Mathew, Surinder Bhagat, Nathaniel Hayes, Naeem Nanji, Mrityunjay Dhawal and Rhys Beecher pose for a picture during th

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Doha:  Cherehzade Pedder emerged victorious in the golf tournament organized by Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL) at the Education City Golf Course over the weekend.

40 golfers participated in the tournament which was played on a Strokeplay format. QGL also became the first golf society to organize a tournament at the magnificent Education City Golf Course.

Andrea Smilski was declared first runner up while Surinder Bhagat won the third prize. Sanjay Jain won the ‘closest to pin’ award, Mrityunjay Dhawal won the ‘longest putt’ award and Nathaniel Hayes won the ‘closest to pin on second shot’ award. Naeem Nanji won a special surprise prize.

QGL hosted a prize distribution dinner for all golfers which was attended by Rhys Beecher, Director golf operations and Nico-James Visser, Manager golf operations of Education City Golf Course who donated and gave away prizes to all winners.

Meanwhile, QGL bid farewell to Jean-Dominique Lucas who has been an active member of QGL for 9 years. On behalf of all members, QGL captain presented a memento to Lucas and wished him all the best for his future endeavours back home in France.