Untitled Document

UAE HOPEFULS PERFORM WELL ON ALPS TOUR 27/08/2009

AHMED Al Musharrekh and Khalid Yousuf turned in some encouraging performances in the Uniqa FinanceLife Open held at the Golf Club Gut Murstätten at Lebring in Austria in late July.

Al Musharrekh (pictured) comfortably made the cut on the challenging 7,017-yard layout with tidy sub-par rounds of 70 and 71, but consecutive 6-over-par 78s in the third and final rounds prevented him from making a strong finish in the tournament which was an important stop on the demanding Alps Tour.
Yousuf also got off to an impressive start, carding 1-under-par 71, but he stumbled to a disappointing 81 in the second and missed the cut by six shots.

The top UAE golfer, who has twice featured in the Dubai Desert Classic, opened his second round with a birdie, but lost his momentum and a triple bogey on the long 564-yard, par-5 17th hole further added to his woes.

Meanwhile Al Musharrekh made his presence felt with some solid golf. Playing his first major tournament at the international level, Al Musharrekh negotiated the course with a mature performances in the first two rounds, but in the end had to settle for tied 50th at 3-over-par 219, 16 shots behind the winner Paolo Terrini of Italy.
Spurred on by a good showing in Austria, Al Musharrekh is determined to use his steady performance as a springboard to greater things when the new season gets under way in October. “Overall, I am pleased with my performance,” he said. “I could have done much better. Now I know what it takes to compete at this high-level of golf. I will try and use the experience to my advantage in the forthcoming tournaments.”

Worldwide Golf