The 45th Arab Men’s and 17th Arab Women’s Golf Championships, features 72 golfers from 14 countries competing for individual and team honours.
Doha, Qatar: Morocco’s Reda El Hali surged to the top of the men’s individual leaderboard yesterday with a five-under-par round as Qatar made its hosting debut at the 45th Arab Men’s and 17th Arab Women’s Golf Championships in Doha.
The tournament, running through Tuesday at Doha Golf Club, features 72 golfers from 14 countries competing for individual and team honours.
El Hali leads the men’s standings at five under par, two strokes clear of the UAE’s Jonathan Selvaraj. Morocco’s Hugo Mazen Trommetter and Mohamed Bouhamou share third place with Bahrain’s Khalifa Al Marisi at one under par.
Qatar’s Ali Abdullah Al Shahrani and Saleh Ali Al Kaabi share seventh place at one over, while Daniel Sokolov is 10th at two over and Fahad Mir 24th at six over.
In the women’s competition, the UAE’s Intissar Rich and Lara Al Shuaib share the lead with Morocco’s Rim Imni, all at three under par. Qatar’s Nada Mir is 15th at 14 over, followed by Mouza Al Thani in 16th at 16 over.
Morocco lead the men’s team standings at seven under par (209 strokes), ahead of the UAE (214) and Qatar (220). In the women’s team event, the UAE lead at six under, followed by Morocco (two under), Tunisia, Egypt and Qatar.
