Teams announced for the 2021 Dubai Golf Trophy
Sunday 4th April 2021; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; The teams have been announced for the Dubai Golf Trophy, one of the most prestigious event in the UAE golfing calendar, which returns 10th & 11th April 2021 on the Faldo course at Emirates Golf Club, and the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. The Ryder Cup-style tournament, now in its 22nd year, pits the UAE’s top 16 professional players against the top 16 amateurs – this year women compete for the first time in the tournament’s history.
In 2021, the amateur team is gunning for six victories in a row, having claimed another convincing victory last year at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. Former UAE champion, Ahmed Skaik will captain this year’s amateur team, whilst Mike Bolt from The Claude Harmon Performance Academy at The Els Club will lead the professionals:
Saturday Morning Foursomes - Draw
Match 1: Dong Lee & Jonathan Craddock vs. Josh Hill & Jay Mullane
Match 2: Michael Bolt (Captain) & Sujjan Singh vs. Arjun Gupta & Yash Majmudar
Match 3: Luke Plumb & Phil Waine vs. Viggo Sorensen & Zubair Firdaus
Match 4: Graham Forbes & Louis Gaughan vs. Toby Bishop & Sam Mullane
Match 5: David Gray & Ryan Smith vs. Steve Kelbrick & Max Burrow
Match 6: Purna Sharma & Malcolm Young vs. Ahmed Skaik (Captain) & Khaled Yousuf
Match 7: Bishnu Sharma & Sam McLaren vs. Dan Byrne & Niklas Korjonen
Match 8: Michael Major & Thomas Ogilvie vs. Gordon Munro & Jake Wiltshire
Match 9: Olivia Jackson & Anneke Strobach vs. Hyeonji Kang & Natalii Gupta
The 22nd Dubai Golf Trophy will be played on the Faldo course at Emirates Golf Club on Saturday 10th April for the morning foursomes and afternoon four-ball matches, and will conclude with the singles matches on Sunday 11th April on the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates.