Sport Desk
DUBAI: Ninety players participated in the 30th Dubai Duty Free Golf Cup held at Montgomerie Golf Club Dubai on Saturday, 4th May, 2024
The championship course was presented in great condition for the round, with the smooth and quick greens allowing for some nice scoring in ideal conditions, which saw Brandon Sung win the countback with an impressive 42 points to claim the coveted trophy as the overall winner.
Leia MacCullum took the victory in the Junior Division with 40 points, while out of the 15 players who participated in the Senior Division, Hakan Aakerlund took the victory with a score of 41 points. In the Ladies Division, prizes were awarded to the top 3 ladies, with Young Cho taking the victory with a score of 40 points, followed by Marije Van Koolwijk with 37 points, finishing 2nd, and Maxine Minty taking 3rd place with 36 points.
Commenting on the tournament, Dubai Duty Free’s Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Colm McLoughlin said: “Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to all the winners of the 30th Dubai Duty Free Golf Cup. Thank you also to Montgomerie Golf Club for hosting a very enjoyable day.”
The top three prizes were also awarded in the Men’s Division, with Dean Watson taking the victory with 42 points, followed by Fortunato La Riccia winning the countback with 41 points to finish in 2nd place against Nicholas Cameron, who also scored 41 points and finished in 3rd place.
Special prizes were also awarded to Racchitt Khana and Maxine Minty, who won the Nearest the Pin Men (Hole 13) and Nearest the Pin Ladies (Hole 8) respectively. While Frank Conroy and Marije Van Koolwijk won the Longest Drive Men (Hole 9) and Longest Drive Ladies (Hole 1). Lastly, the Best Gross of the Day was awarded to Douglas McLennan winning the countback with 73 gross score.
Brandon’s wife, Hyosun Kim, accepted the trophy on his behalf during the awarding ceremony, as the former had to leave early due to work commitments.
