Photo Gallery: 9th Golf Digest Middle East Classic

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October 19, 2017 1 min read

Photo Gallery: 9th Golf Digest Middle East Classic

South African professional Sven Nielsen plays his approach to the 18th green on the Majlis as the sun went down on the 9th Golf Digest Middle East Classic. <br> <br> Craig Haldane, Director of Golf Course Maintenance for Dubai Golf, captured the iconic shot of Emirates Golf Club's closing hole and the Trump International G.C. Dubai head pro.

South African professional Sven Nielsen plays his approach to the 18th green on the Majlis as the sun went down on the 9th Golf Digest Middle East Classic.

Craig Haldane, Director of Golf Course Maintenance for Dubai Golf, captured the iconic shot of Emirates Golf Club’s closing hole and the Trump International G.C. Dubai head pro.

A full field enjoyed the Majlis course at Emirates G.C. in mint condition for the 9th edition of the Golf Digest Middle East Classic.

The tournament coincided with the celebration of our 100th issue.

Be sure to enter our 2017 Reader Survey (click the icon next to the Golf Digest Middle East masthead top left) for your chance to share in the 100k worth of prizes we’re giving away to celebrate the milestone.

Photos herewith by Mustufa Abidi/Motivate Publishing

Motivate Publishing Senior Events Executive Camilla Wilcox watches on as our 100th issue cover star Rayhan Thomas signs souvenir copies.

And they’re off!

Sign-in with Camilla Wilcox and the team at Emirates G.C.

Golfing swag courtesy of our sponsors including King’s College Hospital London, official lease parter Autoroute and ECCO.

Euan Megson shows his style off the 8th tee.

Rayhan Thomas shot a fine four-under 68 to comfortably win the best gross prize.

Next stop for the world amateur No.26 is the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Wellington G.C. in New Zealand’s capital city.

Simon Fraser, Chief Medical Officer for our series partner King’s College Hospital London, speaks at the prize giving.

Robert Fairservice rolls one from the side of the 8th green on the Majlis.

Autoroute, the official lease partner of the Golf Digest Middle East Amateur Series, again kindly gave away a weekend Mercedes experience for nearest the pin on the 15th hole.

Warm-up time on a hot day in Dubai.

Jay Calvert escapes the hard-pan on the left hand apex of the 8th fairway.

Sven Plambeck was a feature of all three Golf Digest Middle East Amateur Series events in 2017 at Abu Dhabi, Al Hamra and Emirates Golf Clubs.

A fairway finder on its way.

Brothers (from left) Robert and David Fairservice with Jay Calvert and Euan Megson.

Hang on!

Golf Digest Middle East’s founding editor Robbie Greenfield, fresh from his starring role at the recent MENA Tour event in Jordan, strikes a pose on the par 3 15th.

Dubai Golf Chief Executive Officer Christopher May escapes the sand on the par 5 3rd.

Emirates G.C.’s Rhys James gets prize giving rolling.

Let it fly!

Miguel Quintana with Golf Digest Middle East publisher David Burke.

Quintana won division A (0-10 handicaps) with 38 stableford points, on a countback from…

…Casper Schonfeldt, who was runner-up in division A and also drove away with a Weekend Mercedes Experience courtesy of our official lease partner Autoroute.

Christopher May plays his approach to the 1st.

Paul Dillon (left) won division B (11-24 handicaps) with a tidy 37 points.

Runner-up in division B with 36 points was Kyle Taggart, presented here with his prize by Golf Digest Middle East publisher David Burke.

Rayhan Thomas (left) and David Nabi at check-in.

Yves Buchard won a brunch for four at QWERTY in Media One Tower for his nearest the pin effort on the 7th.

Karl Whitehead, GM at The Els Club, Dubai, is off to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic courtesy of knocking it closest in two shots on the par 4 17th.

Friend of the magazine Julek Szcawinski won a pair of Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens passes for the straightest drive on the par 5 3rd.

Rayhan Thomas plays the first of just 68 shots en-route to the best gross crystal.

Dinner time!

Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club member David Nabi (left) and Abu Dhabi City’s Guy Williams (centre) – like Plambeck – won complimentary rounds on The Faldo at Emirates G.C. after playing all three events in the 2017 Golf Digest Middle East Amateur Series.

Trump International G.C. Dubai head pro Sven Nielsen lets one rip on the par 5 3rd.

Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club’s Martin Duff won a two-week trial membership to Fit Lab at Emirates G.C.

Golf Digest Middle East editor Kent Gray presents Rayhan Thomas with a memento of his two covers, including a replica of the magazine’s launch issue cover from Nov. 2008 featuring U.S. singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake.

Not bad for a young man still a month shy of his 18th birthday!

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