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May 9, 2017 1 min read

Xerox Emirates General Manager Chris Govier is flanked by champions Ashok Sindhu (left) and Suresh Shewakramani who won the Creek qualifier with a eight under par net round of 63.

The Team ‘Golf Tigers’ duo started with back-to-back birdies and went on to savour one of those rounds where nearly everything dropped.

It included a net birdie on the 8th from Shewakramani when the Emirates GC 21-handicapper got up and down from the right hand trap on the par 3 – with his putter out of the sand!

“We had a lot of fun and we were very lucky. I think the golfing gods where with us today,” said Sindhu afterwards.

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Alam Salem watches on from the cart as Soumaya Salem waits for an approach shot to settle.

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Xerox Emirates General Manager Chris Govier lets it fly on the 1st tee at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club to get the third round under way.

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Michael Nielsen (second from left) and Edoardo Galeppini with Xerox Emirates boss Chris Govier after winning the City Tower Real Estate Cup division with a gross score of 69.

“There are not many tournaments in Dubai where you actually go to the final with a gross prize so its very nice,” Galeppini said. “We are really looking forward to it because every year we have qualified we’ve had a lot of problems for the net.”

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Stuart Cameron shows some style on the first tee at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.

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Ready to roll…

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Graeme Doy and Steve Ramsden (Toon Army) join Xerox Emirates boss Chris Govier on the stage at the prize ceremony after finishing runners-up with a net 65, two behind winners Suresh Shewakramani and Ashok Sindhu (Golf Tigers).

Chris Darnley and Andrew Smolak (Divot Mix) and Bayer Khan and Qais Qureshi (Mashreq) also qualified for December’s XCGC Grand Final at Jumeirah Golf Estates with rounds of 68 and 69 respectively.

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The closing hole at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club was, as ever, no cinch for the field with the breeze whipping off the Creek.

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Patrick Morrow watches the progress of a putt from Triple Crown Shipping skipper Ishwar Jodha on the 18th at DGCYC.

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Jeff O’Brien hits his tee shot to the par 3 14th at DCGYC.

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Vivek Sharma, Jai Dawda, Alan Salem and Soumaya Salem discuss progress at DCGYC.

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Jeff O’Brien, Chris Govier, Adam Taylor, Andrew Lamb on the first at The Creek.

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Ishwar Jodha was steady off the tee all day for team Triple Crown Shipping.

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Patrick Morrow (Triple Crown Shipping) lets his tee shot on the 10th fly.

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Team Epic 19-handicapper Soumaya Salem with the flowing finish.

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To enter the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge, click on the XCGC logo above this post of visit www.xeroxcgc.com

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