PHOTO GALLERY: 19th Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge Grand Final
By Kent Gray
|February 4, 2018
Jumeirah Golf Estates hosted the 19th Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge Grand Final in December and as this picture illustrates, it was all action.
Paul Abouchacra and Hisham Shammas were crowned last season’s champions after 36 high quality and high pressure holes on JGE’s Fire and Earth courses.
Here they are flanked left by Onside Sports Steven Munro and Xerox Emirates GM Chris Govier (far right).
A lovely swing
Escape artist…
Xerox Emirates General Manager Chris Govier seeks devine intervention after another shot slips by…
Another fairway seeker on its way…
Another great drive with sponsors Tesla
A pin seeker on its way…
Aim Point but did he hole it?
Stylish
The big guns in the heat of battle…
IG were season long sponsor stalwarts
Arty
Tesla stand
The City Tower Real Estate Cup was a great initiative in 2017, enticing low handicap players back to the region’s best corporate golf series.
Hisham Shammas, one half of the winning team, shows his style.
A strong finish from the XCGC’s resident Lefty.
Abouchacra and Shammas collect their booty, including a spot in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship sponsors day courtesy of Golf Digest Middle East.
Runners-up Frans Smit and Jaques Du Toit who signed for betterball net scores of 59-65 to finish five behind Shammas and Abouchacra.
Third-place getters Subhojit Biswas and Siddarth Dutta who produced rounds of 64-64.
Let it FLY!
On its way…
That way buddy…
Woosh!
Hold the pose Paul Abouchacra
A salute to sponsors City Tower Real Estate.
Xerox Emirates GM Chris Govier welcomes players to the grand final prize giving.
Stay tuned to GolfDigestMe.com for full details of the upcoming 20th anniversary edition of the XEROX CORPORATE GOLF CHALLENGE