There was certainly a lot of action off the fairways as you’ll discover in our video review of the event here:

Fortunately there were plenty of smiles afterwards as Ghazi Arungazeb and Nicholas Hymas celebrated their victory.

PHOTO ESSAY: XCGC 2018 at Tower Links G.C. 

The Address Montgomerie Dubai is set to host the final qualifier later this month ahead of the 20th XCGC’s 18-hole grand final at Jumeriah Golf Estates next month.

You can enter the Nov. 29 Monty qualifier here where the top four teams in the pairs betterball net competition will qualify for JGE and compete for the following prizes:

Champions: A memorable ‘International Experience’ at one of Europe’s leading golf clubs.
Runners-Up: Pro-Am spot as well as corporate hospitality at the 2019 HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
Third: Corporate hospitality at the 2019 HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

ENTER the Address Montgomerie Dubai qualifier on Nov. 29

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The pressure was on after 2017 XCGC champions Hisham Shammas and Paul Abouchacra laid down an impressive marker in the opening qualifier of the 2018 series with a betterball net score of 62 on Fire at Jumeirah Golf Estates, only to be trumped by Kelvin Tayfield and Ernest Hosking who scored an 11-under 60 in winning at Trump Dubai.

PHOTO ESSAY: XCGC at Tower Links

But Arungazeb and Hymas eased into second place on the unofficial qualifying leaderboard with a solid 61 at the Ras Al Khaimah qualifier, edging Mohan GC and Rajish Chitti by two shots. Cahal Altman and Kevin Barry were third on 64 while Joe Townsend and Gerry Gibson also qualified for next month;s final at JGE a further shot adrift.

Mark Hughes and Edward Fearn, meanwhile, are the frontrunners in the gross division after winning at Tower Links with a 69. Neil Phillips and Paul Donovan recorded a five-over 77 to win on Fire while a round of 72 saw Jon Walley and Stuart Cameron seal the gross title at Trump Dubai.

The Lincoln Al Tayer’s earest the pin on the 4th hole at Tower Links came with a twist where those who hit within the ‘Lincoln Circle’ were entered the draw to win a Lincoln of their choice for a weekend of their choice. The winners of this great prize were Ahmed Naim, Mandeep Singh and Cahal Altman.

The Xclusive Yachts nearest the pin prize was captured by Cavan Bickell on the 16th hole at Tower Links.

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