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AL Hamra Golf Club in Ras Al Khaimah will host the 29^th Arab Golf Championship this week as 16 Arab countries battle for honours around the first Links course in the region.

Host nation the UAE will be spearheaded by Khalid Yousuf who recently competed in the Dubai Desert Classic and he will be joined by the Musharrekh brothers Ahmed and Abdullah and the experienced Ismail Sharif.

Last year in Australia a Yousuf-led UAE team finished at the top of the pile of all the Arabian teams contesting in the Eisenhower Trophy and the team are confident ahead of this year’s Arab Championship.

“We have the talent to win the championship,” said Sharif, a seven-time UAE National Champion. “All we need is to stay focussed on the job in hand. It won’t be easy since the competition is going to be very tough, but we have to keep faith in our abilities.”

Secratery General of the Emirates Golf Federation Adel Zarouni said: “We are delighted to host the Arab Golf Championship and he hope all the players will relish the experience of playing on the challenging layout of the par-72 Championship Golf Course at Al Hamra.

This Championship will showcase to the Arab world the giant strides that have been made in the UAE with our golfing infrastructures of international standards. We will try and ensure all the players and their delegations have a comfortable stay in the UAE and they return home with good memories of the Championship.”

Lebanon took home the title last year as they completed a wire-to-wire victory at Dirab Golf Course in Riyadh last year.

 

 

Teams lining up will be:

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and the UAE.