The German duo are relative newcomers to the sport – Rosenstock has been playing four years, 12 months longer than Schmedes – but it didn’t stop them emerging from a field of seasoned male amateurs to win the unique pairs aggregate stableford event with 75 points – on a countback from Irishmen John Hughes and Damien Murray. Rahul Yadav and Vikram Malhotra, representing India, finished third with a net aggregate of 71.
Rosentock (pictured second from right) and Schmedes were quick to acknowledge respected UAE pro Sandy Meyer and her Women’s Golf Middle East initiative, not just for helping hone their games but also for keeping them engaged in a game that can be dismissive of players who take up the sport later in life, and especially by “50 something” women.
Even more surreal for the duo than their win were the quality of the prizes they collected – spots in the OMEGA Dubai Ladies Classic Pro-Am in December along with a pair of season hospitality passes to the Ladies European Tour event. Both admitted afterwards they had no idea what a Pro-Am is.
They are soon to discover the joy of Pro-Am golf and given their focused play at The Monty, are sure to do Meyer, their WGME peers and themselves proud.
The top-10 pairs from each qualifying event automatically progress to the 2018 Nations Tour presented by OMEGA Grand Final at Emirates Golf Club in November. The next qualifier, which also carries coveted Pro-Am spots to the men’s and women’s OMEGA Classics, is scheduled for April 26 at Trump International Golf Club Dubai.
1. Caroline Rosenstock and Karin Schmedes (Germany)
2. Damien Murray and John Hughes (Ireland)
3. Rahul Yadav and Vikram Malhotra (India)
4. Sidharth Dutta and Subhojit Biswas (India)
5. Joon Eun and Young Cho (Korea)
6. Iswar Jodha and Robin Rodricks (India)
7. Burhan Khan and Nadir Mohammadi (India)
8. Alan Salem and Sam Salem (Jordan)
9. Chris Roberts and Edward Davies (England)
10. Darren Schofield and Rupprecht Queitsch (England)
Note: Teams must play under one country’s flag but each pair can have players from different countries.
The 2018 Nations Golf Tour presented by Omega is a five-event pairs competition offering a big carrot to UAE amateurs – Pro-Am spots in December’s Omega Dubai Ladies Classic and January’s 30th Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
The next event is scheduled for Trump International Golf Club, Dubai on April 19.
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Perhaps a laughing Caroline Rosentock and Karin Schmedes knew it was going to be a great day.
Remaining qualifying tournaments:
April 26 – Trump International Golf Club Dubai
Oct 4 – Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
Oct 25 – Jebel Ali Golf Resort
For more information or to register for the remaining events, visit www.omeganationstour.com
