By Matt Smith
Members of the Emirates Golf Federation have returned to the UAE on the back of a successful summer camp in Morocco, where the trained with their fellow golfers from the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation.
FRMG hosted the UAE team, backed by the EGF, for a training programme and a series of friendly matches at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Golf Club in Rabat.
Members of the UAE underwent a series of coaching classes and took part in the Friendly Cup.
A total of 23 UAE and Moroccan ladies and juniors trained together at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Golf Club’s short game and driving range facilities to practise their wedge game, bunker play, and putting.
Three days of friendly matches took place, where teams were formed based on the players’ handicaps. The EGF and FRMG mixed teams competed in a series of different nine-hole formats.
Brahim Alaoui, CEO of the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation and General Abdallah Alhashmi, Vice-Chairman of EGF
“The training camp and friendly matches were a major success,” said General Abdallah Alhashmi, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation. “Allowing the players to the train together will give them the chance to create friendships that will last for a lifetime. I would like to thank the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation and the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Golf Club for the hospitality and support that we have received. We look forward to continuing to build on this relationship and hosting many more training camps in the future”
While the female and junior teams were put through their paces, three of the top male UAE players — Ahmad Skaik, Abdullah Al Musharrekh and Rashid Al Emadi were also getting vital training in Ifrane alongside the Moroccan Men’s Team and the Rutgers University Golf Programme, ahead of their participation in the World Amateur Team Championships (Eisenhower Trophy) in France from August 31-September 3.
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