Ras Al Khaimah will host the DP World Tour for the third consecutive year, with Al Hamra Golf Club once again welcoming some of the world’s best golfers to the Emirate from January 25-28, 2024.

The event will be the third stop on the DP World Tour’s International Swing, following the inaugural Dubai Invitational at Dubai Creek Resort and the 35^th edition of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Last year, Gavins won his second DP World Tour title in the most dramatic of circumstances as he claimed victory by just one stroke after a double bogey on the 72^nd and final hole.

Daniel Gavins

The Englishman had a three-stroke lead on the 18^th tee but found the water twice on the daunting closing hole, however he held his nerve on the green as he made a 25-foot putt to take the title.

“It was fantastic to win my second DP World Tour title in Ras Al Khaimah, but I would have liked for it to have been less stressful,” said Gavins.

“I’m really pleased with how I kept my composure and made that putt on the last, it’s a moment I’ll always remember and it’s something I’m very proud of.”

Four-time DP World Tour winner Rasmus Højgaard will be looking to follow in his twin brother Nicolai’s footsteps when he tees it up in Ras Al Khaimah, after Nicolai won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2021.

“You want to win every time you play a tournament, and my brother and I are very competitive, so it would be special to see both of our names on the same trophy,” he said.

“I really feel as though I had an opportunity to win last year, so I’m hoping to make amends when I return to Al Hamra.”

Rasmus Højgaard – Getty Images

Larrazábal, who is seeking a tenth DP World Tour title, has claimed four wins on three continents since March 2022, with two wins in Europe, and one each in Africa and Asia.

The Spaniard is no stranger to winning in the United Arab Emirates, having claimed the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in 2014, beating Major Champions Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson to the title by one stroke. He also finished in a share of third at the 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Classic.

“It will have been ten years since my victory in Abu Dhabi and it would be great to win again in the United Arab Emirates,” said Larrazábal. “I have really enjoyed my experiences in Ras Al Khaimah, and I’m sure we’ll get a warm welcome when we return in 2024.”

Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen will be teeing up in search of an eighth DP World Tour win and will arrive at Al Hamra buoyed by his tied fourth finish in the event earlier this year. The Dane has had consecutive winning years on the DP World Tour and he ended the season ninth on last year’s Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex, his second-highest career finish.

“I always enjoy starting my season in the UAE, so I’m excited to return to Ras Al Khaimah in January,” said Olesen.

“Al Hamra is a great venue and it’s a course I felt very comfortable on earlier this year. I’m looking forward to going back.”

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The 21-year-old will be joined by 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Classic champion Ryan Fox and twin brother Rasmus for the $2 million DP World Tour event on February 2-5.

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Danish delight as Højgaard claims Ras Al Khaimah title

The Dane battled to his second DP World Tour title at last season’s tournament, winning by four strokes from Jordan Smith as he carded a four-under final round.

As Højgaard wobbled during the last day at Al Hamra, Smith moved two strokes ahead with six to play. But the youngster kept his cool and finished with three birdies and an eagle to seal the famous victory.

The tournament will be the last of the ‘UAE Swing’ series of events at the start of the year. It follows on from the Hero Cup — a new team match play event — and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and Dubai Desert Classic, the first two Rolex Series events of the 2023 season.

“It’s always nice having the opportunity to defend a title and I’m really looking forward to returning to Al Hamra next year,” said Højgaard. “It was a great final-day battle with Jordan, so to fight back the way I did on the back nine and win by four shots was really satisfying.

“It’s a great venue and the course really suits my eye, so hopefully I can feed off some good memories and have another strong week. It’ll be a great finish to the run of events we have in the UAE at the start of the year.”

Three-time DP World Tour winner Rasmus, Nicolai’s identical twin brother, will be lining up once again alongside compatriot Thomas Bjørn, who famously captained Europe to Ryder Cup victory at Le Golf National in 2018.

New Zealand’s Fox, who won the Ras Al Khaimah Classic as part of a double-header at the venue earlier this year, will be looking for a similar bright start to the season as he went on to have a stellar campaign in 2022 following his triumph in RAK. He finished second to Rory McIlroy on the DP World Tour Rankings.

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The tournament, which will feature on the schedule for a minimum of three years, will be the final of four jam-packed weeks in the region, following the recently announced Hero Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Club and back-to-back Rolex Series events at Yas Links and Emirates Golf Club.

During the last edition in Ras Al Khaimah, Nicolai Højgaard sealed a second DP World Tour title, emerging from a roller-coaster final day with a four-stroke victory courtesy of an array of world-class recovery shots.

“This is another significant milestone for Ras Al Khaimah as we welcome the world’s best golfers over the next three years,” said Raki Phillips, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority. “Following the success of the inaugural edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the DP World Tour earlier this year, we are excited to be welcoming back some of the biggest names in golf for a second edition.

“As one of the fastest growing destinations in the region we are proud to be able to showcase Ras Al Khaimah as a leading nature, adventure and sporting destination in the region. The Emirate boasts a strong track record of hosting large international sporting events, including 16 editions of the fastest half marathon in the world – Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon and the region’s first World Minifootball Cup in 2023. Supported by our backdrop of stunning landscapes and world-class tourism offering, we look forward to making next year’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship even bigger and better.”

Benoy Kurien, Group CEO of Al Hamra, owner of the host venue, Al Hamra Golf Club, added: “It was a privilege for Al Hamra Golf Club to host the very first DP World Tour event in the Emirate earlier this year, and we’re thrilled that some of the world’s finest golfers will return next year for the second edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.

“Al Hamra Golf Club enjoys a long-term association with the European Tour group, having hosted the DP World Tour’s top players in the past. We are delighted to continue our partnership and look forward to working alongside our partners at RAKTDA to deliver yet another world-class tournament for local and international fans against the backdrop of the Arabian Gulf and the Hajjar Mountains.”

Following a busy year which will feature a minimum of 39 tournaments in 26 countries, the DP World Tour will end the season at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, with the fifth and final Rolex Series event of the season giving players one last shot at claiming the iconic Harry Vardon Trophy.

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By Matt Smith

Clash of the captains

Emirates Golf Club celebrated its annual Captains Matchplay Challenge which saw 32 pairings compete for the title, representing either Amarjeet Radia’s Lady Captains Team or Abdulfattah Sharaf’s Men’s Captains Team. It was the Lady Captains team who were victorious by four points, prevailing 10.5-7.5.

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The Al Zorah clubhouse design

There was some exciting news out of Ajman as construction work began at the clubhouse at Al Zorah Golf Club, with the aim of transforming it into the leading tourist and golfing destination in the northern Emirates. The clubhouse at the Troon-managed course will offer full leisure facilities, including a gym, golf shop, tennis courts and swimming pool, plus food and beverage outlets will offer visitors a choice to dine, socialise and relax within the club.

Dubai Ladies take centre stage

Sara Chadwick, Jacqueline de Vries and Sheila McIlroy won the Park Hyatt Dubai Ladies at Jumeirah Golf Estates

Jumeirah Golf Estates hosted The Park Hyatt Dubai Ladies in a three-player cha-cha-cha format over the Fire Course. The format is the best score on hole 1, best 2 scores on hole 2, best 3 scores on hole 3 back to best score on hole 4 and so on. Sheila McIlroy, Sara Chadwick, and Jacqueline de Vries came up with the goods to win with 79 points (7-under), ahead of Trudi McMullan, Rim Sun Lee, and Anna Abbott with 77 points.

Success at Yas Acres

Mousa Shana’ah triumphed at Yas Acres

Over at Yas Acres, Mousa Shana’ah overcame Ji Li, Paul Rezko and Jonathan Selvaraj to win the Gem International Amateur Golf Tour by a commanding seven strokes.

Hole-in-one at Hamra

Patrick Stevens

Patrick Stevens, the 2022 Al Hamra Golf Club Champion, had another reason to celebrate after hitting a hole-in-one on the Ras Al Khaimah Par 3 course.

Black on top at EGC

Emirates Golf Club Gents Tournament of Champions winner Gary Black

It was a busy time at Emirates Golf as the Gents Tournament of Champions also took place, with 30 golfers competing on the Majlis Course in a strokeplay format. Gary Black’s net 67 was good enough for top spot.

Fine on Faldo

Emirates Golf Club Ladies Mutt & Jeff champ Haide Wright

Not to be outdone, EGC held its Ladies Mutt & Jeff Competition , with 16 golfers battling it out on the Faldo Course in a Stableford format. Haide Wright took the honours with a better back six over Fiona Berry.

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By Kent Gray
Scott Henry will take a one-stroke lead, European Challenge Tour pedigree and some handy family support into the final round of the $75,000 Ras Al Khaimah Open at Tower Links on Wednesday.

With brother-in-law Christopher Walker on his bag, Henry has compiled rounds of 65-66 to be the pacesetter in the MENA Tour by Arena event on 13-under-par.

The 32-year-old Scot is the closest of margins clear of Swede Niclas Weiland (67) and first-round leader Marco Iten (68) of Switzerland heading into the final round of the regional developmental circuit’s final regular-season event. England’s Kyson Lloyd (65) starts in solo fourth on 11-under-par 133, while Australia’s Daniel Gaunt (68) continues to nip at the heels of Journey to Jordan leader MG Keyser in a share of fifth place on nine-under-par 135 alongside Sweden’s Gabriel Axell (68). South African Keyser is five-under-par, four shots adrift of Gaunt, heading into Wednesday.

Henry is a Challenge Tour winner and showed the class that carried him to the 2012 Kazakhstan Open with a superb display from tee to green at Tower Links on Tuesday, especially on the front nine which included an eagle on the 7th.

The Clydebank pro had rattled off seven first-round birdies with the help of Walker, a regular Ladies European Tour (LET) bagman for Henry’s wife Kylie, and backed it up with seven more and the eagle in his second round.

“I was five-under-par through seven holes and I think it was the best I could have ever played tee-to-green,” said Henry.

“The back nine was a bit up and down and I played some scrappy shots coming in. But a birdie on the last was a good way to finish and I am looking forward to the challenge tomorrow.

“I have my brother-in-law on my bag this week and we had great fun on the course. He caddies for my wife (Kylie) on the LET, so he knows his business and he helped me enjoy my round.

“It doesn’t matter whether I am in the lead because I will have to go and play some aggressive golf and shoot some low number tomorrow. There are a lot of birdies on this golf course, so the only way I can protect my lead is if I make a few myself and stay ahead.”

Niclas Weiland was rarely off-piste on Tuesday at Tower Links. Photo: Joy Charavarty/MENA Tour.

His playing partner Weiland had an equally good start and was also five-under-par through seven but could not keep pace with Henry on the back nine. Even though he was four shots worse than his opening round 64, Iten was happy with his 68.

“The only disappointment was a bogey on the 17th when I really wanted a birdie there and the last. At least I got one on the 18th. I am playing good golf, so let’s wait and see what tomorrow brings,” he said.

Sweden’s Erik Lindwall made a hole-in-one on the par-3 8th hole, hitting a perfect six-iron shot from 214 yards. That helped him finish the round on four-under-par 68.

Hole in One!! Sweden’s Erik Lindwall aced the par-3 eighth holes at @TowerlinksGolf today in the second round of the RAK Open by Arena.

His ‘perfect shot’ was with a 6-iron from 214 yards.@RAKTourism pic.twitter.com/C0zPbDwV9j

— MENA Tour (@theMENATour) October 29, 2019

The cut was applied at even-par 144 and 48 professionals and nine amateurs made it to the final round on Wednesday. Among those going through was Othman Almullah (70), the first professional golfer from Saudi Arabia, who birdied his final three holes in fading light to finish on even-par 144.

Saudi Arabia’s first professional golfer and a popular member of our Tour @o_almulla_golf made his first pro cut at the RAK Open by Arena in stunning fashion with three birdies in his last three holes!

He spoke to us about what the achievement means to him… @Golf_Saudi pic.twitter.com/MuaACRoSjC

— MENA Tour (@theMENATour) October 29, 2019

Recent Journey to Jordan #2 Championship winner Robin ‘Tiger’ Williams is the leading amateur heading into the final round on -5 after rounds of 69-70. Dubai’s Arjun Gupta (-3) and Toby Bishop (-2) also survived along with amateur Journey to Jordan leader Curtis Knipes (1) although the Englishman will be wary of Williams above him.

After the giddy highs of last week when he became the youngest winner of an Official World Golf Ranking, Josh Hill unsurprisingly missed the cut by three shots but can take solace from the fact he backed up a scrappy opening 78 with a 69 on Tuesday.

LEADING SCORES (after second of the Ras Al Khaimah Open by Arena):
131 – Scott Hendry (SCO) 65-66
132 – Niclas Weiland (SWE) 65-67, Marco Iten (SUI) 64-68,
133 – Kyson Lloyd (ENG) 68-65,
135 – Daniel Gaunt (AUS) 67-68, Gabriel Axell (SWE) 67-68,
136 – Joshua Grenville-Wood (ENG) 65-71,
137 – Robin Petersson (SWE) 70-67, Robbie Busher (ENG) 70-67, Craig Ross (SCO) 69-68, Harry Ellis (ENG) 69-68
138 – Ahmed Baig (PAK) 72-66, Gustaf Kocken (SWE) 69-69

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By Kent Gray
Juniors with ambitions of playing collegiate golf and the game’s biggest amateur events are being urged to sign up for the second season of the Junior Masters Open Tour (JMOT).

With Global Junior Golf Rankings (GJGR) points on offer across nine tournaments from October to April in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah, the 2019-2020 season is shaping up to be an exciting introduction to the golf’s elite level.

More than 80 players competed last season in age-groups spanning eight to 19-year-olds, including 16 girls and overseas players. Open to juniors of all skill levels, three more events have been added this season with five of the nine tournaments 36-hole affairs.

The circuit also gives players a chance to be ranked on the Junior Golf Score Board. Together with GJGR points, it’s the best way for young amateurs to qualify for leading amateur events around the world and court potential college scouts.

Divisional champions at a JMOT event last year.

Playing for gross and net prizes in different age-group divisions, the overall Order of Merit champions are presented with Masters-like green jackets at seasons end. The JMOT also helps the more serious players navigate the “sometimes complicated and confusing procedures required to compete in professional and high-class junior tournaments.”

“The main goal of this tour is to introduce youth to the professional golf sport, encourage friendships and a life-long love for the game and provide competition for golfers of all skill levels,” said Abedallah Shana’ah, managing director of Golf Events Management, the JMOT’s organising body.

“It’s also designed to…lead juniors to the path to be a professional golfer.”

Shana’ah said further expansion was also planned.

“We began last year with one tour in the UAE which includes six tournaments only. This year we have two major tours on in UAE which have nine tournaments and the other in Egypt which has seven tournaments. This will make it easy for the juniors in the Middle East to claim more points in the ranking and get their spot to the top.”

Mousa Shana’ah and Siti Latifah won the green jackets as overall Junior Masters Open Tour Order of Merit winners last season.

Ali Kalbat, general manager of Golf Events Management, added: “We are so proud that we are the first we establish the golf tours with the global ranking in the Middle East and also the first to establish the same in Africa. We will keep developing the tour to be one of the best and biggest junior tours, not in the region only but in the world.”

Junior Masters Open Tour (2019-2020 Schedule)

2019
1. Oct 18-19: Yas Links Golf Club (36 holes)
2. Nov 9: JA The Resort Golf Course (18)
3. Nov 30: Abu Dhabi Golf Club (27)

2020
4. Jan 11: Yas Links Golf Club (18)
5. Feb 1: The Track, Meydan Golf (18)
6. Feb 21-22: Tower Links Golf Club (36)
7. March 6-7: Al Hamra Golf Club (36)
8. March 27-28: Saadiyat Beach Golf Club (36)
9. April 24-25: Jumeirah Golf Estates – Fire (36)

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Sweden’s Joel Sjöholm, Dutchman Jurrian Van der Vaart and Monaco’s Sandro Piaget master elevated mountain tee box

A trio of contenders in this week’s inaugural Ras Al Khaimah 2016 Golf Challenge experienced ‘High Tee’ with a difference yesterday, as they scaled the towering Jebel Jais, the UAE’s highest mountain, before firing a series of blistering drives into the rocky caverns of the lunar-like landscape of the Al Hajar mountains.

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Although Sweden’s Joel Sjöholm, Dutchman Jurrian Van der Vaart and Monaco’s Sandro Piaget were a couple of hundred metres short of Jebel Jais’s 1,934 metre peak, the trio suffered no fear of heights.

“That was probably the only time I’ve ever stood on a tee box and been completely content knowing my drive is destined for the rocks,” laughed Van der Vaart, 31. “Seriously though, it is very beautiful up here. The mountain environment is stunning and it’s completely at odds with the typical beach or desert landscapes the UAE is known for.”

Sjöholm, 31, was equally impressed: “I didn’t even know there were mountains in the UAE, especially mountains as vast as these,” said the Swede. “You can’t quite see Oman from here but it’s fascinating to know this stretch of mountains link the final two tournaments of the season; standing up here today has really brought it home that we’re chasing end of season honours now.”

Piaget, 29, who hails from a family world famous as luxury watch manufacturers, was happy with the extra distance he generated off the elevated tee box.

“I normally hit it over 300 yards off the tee but these drives were going 400 yards easy; well, I think they were, they travelled and fell so far there was no way to tell where they ended up,” said Piaget. “You have to be so controlled in tournaments, so it was nice to have a ‘grip it and rip it’ day up here.”

The promotional stunt took place ahead of today’s opening round of the Ras Al Khaimah 2016 Golf Challenge, which stages its final round on Saturday October 29. Local talents Rayhan Thomas, Jake Shepherd, Cennydd Mills and Michael Harradine will be facing up against the Challenge Tour’s finest in what is sure to be a memorable and historic event for Ras Al Khaimah and Al Hamra Golf Club.

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Discovering a magnificent palatial retreat just 50 minutes from bustling Dubai, behind the wheel of the new Porsche Macan Turbo
By Robbie Greenfield

Ras Al Khaimah has been enticing UAE golfers up north for over 10 years with its pair of very enjoyable and largely underrated courses, Al Hamra and Tower Links. With the addition of the spectacular Waldorf Astoria a little under 12 months ago, the emirate has accelerated from hidden gem to resort heavyweight as impressively as the latest addition to the Porsche stable moves through the gears on the open road.

Later this year, the Waldorf and Ras Al Khaimah’s golf courses will play host to the first ever ‘destination’ grand final in the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge and having experienced the wonders of this hotel first hand, we can attest that the successful qualifying pairs are in for a treat.

From the moment we were handed the keys to the new Porsche Macan Turbo, this trip ticked every conceivable box for the high-end luxury golf retreat. Porsche have developed a sportscar for the compact SUV market, and the result is a versatile beast with looks to kill and enough room in the trunk for a couple of sets of clubs. Straining at the leash through the customary Sharjah traffic, the Macan Turbo’s 3.6 litre V6 biturbo engine packs frightening power. We escaped the sluggish urban crawl and the car leapt into its element, making short work of the old Emirates Road as the towering red dunes of Ras Al Khaimah rushed by on either side.

Porsche actually chose the Waldorf and the sweeping roads of Ras Al Khaimah as the location for the Macan’s Middle East launch a few months back, and it’s easy to see why they were drawn to a property that has brought a little Great Gatsby to the embodiment of a sheikh’s palace. Looming over the golf course and flanked by three helicopter landing bays, it is unmistakably Arabic in both style and stature. But it’s only when you step into the lobby that you gain a full appreciation of the Waldorf’s extraordinary opulence. This is a place where the decorations – whether that be a towering Arabic clock or a diamond and sapphire encrusted peacock – run into the millions of dirhams apiece. For the cost of the entire enterprise, you can add three more zeros onto those figures. And it shows.

In Peacock Alley, which reimagines the glitz and finery of the original Waldorf Astoria in ‘roaring twenties’ New York, two sweeping staircases converge on a private after-dinner cigar lounge, while afternoon tea (not to mention the famous Waldorf Salad) can be enjoyed in any one of the cozy enclaves set back from the main atrium.

The only drawback of a weekend break here is that it will be difficult to squeeze in a table at all of the hotel’s award-winning restaurants in a single visit. Perhaps the most intriguing of these is Marjan, which serves Middle East cuisine with a twist courtesy of resident celebrity chef, Joe Barza, and UMI, a Japanese dining experience that offers some of the best sushi and tepanyaki dishes in the country. Steak lovers will gravitate to Lexington Grill, while Azure is the aptly named eatery that serves poolside Mediterranean dishes and aperitifs.

While the emirate of Dubai is certainly the most established golf destination within the UAE, it is only in Abu Dhabi, on Saadiyat and Yas Island, and here in Ras Al Khaimah, where you can find five star resorts of this quality and scale that service a championship course to match on site. As a result, you get that seamless transition from hotel lounging to golf mode, where a shuttle waits to whisk you to Al Hamra’s clubhouse just a few hundred yards away. The club has just enjoyed the busiest 12 months of operation since it opened way back in 2006, and the Waldorf, together with other surrounding properties that are contributing to a tourism boom in Ras Al Khaimah, have played a significant part in this recent success.

Like other Peter Harradine layouts in the Middle East, it’s a course that is easy to score, but difficult to score well on, thanks to several watery holes that will test your shot-making to the full.  The par 5 18th is a beauty, running adjacent to the lagoon and requiring two long hits to get home in two – which is more than we managed during an error-strewn round. When the rest of the weekend is this perfect, playing good golf on top of that was clearly too much to ask.

The Course
Like Saadiyat Beach in Abu Dhabi, Al Hamra Golf Club has benefited hugely from the completion of the five star resorts that flank the course. Now receiving a steady flow of golfers from these properties, the club has enjoyed its busiest year to date. Another enjoyable Peter Harradine design, there are no hidden surprises on the 18-hole layout, but no shortage of hazards.

The Car
The Porsche Macan Turbo belies its Sport SUV class with frightening performance, reaching 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds and topping out at 266. It boasts the sleek lines of a sports car without the cramped interior, the practicality of an SUV without the clunky handling. This excellent addition to the Porsche stable is the full package

The Resort
Legendary hospitality meets Arabian opulence at Ras Al Khaimah’s Waldorf Astoria, which celebrates its one-year anniversary over the summer. Panoramic views of the golf course, the Arabian Gulf and the Al Hajar mountains greet guests from each one of the 346 deluxe rooms and suites, while a stunning selection of bar and dining options include the famed Peacock Alley, Lexington Grill, Marjan and L7

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