The ever-popular Golf Digest Middle East Oktoberfest once again took place at The Els Club, Dubai in October, for the fourth edition of the sellout German-themed day in what many labelled as “The best day of the year”.
The competitors were split into three divisions (Div. A 0-12 HCP, Div. B 13-24 HCP and Best Gross Score) and were in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes such as a spot in the upcoming Hero Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am, Hero Dubai Desert Classic hospitality tickets, Emirates Dubai 7s passes, Country Club membership at The Els Club, plus plenty of other goodies from our amazing sponsors.
Taking the top prize of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am spot was Swiss National, Thomas Buchard with a Gross score of 70. Thomas not only will have the privilege of playing alongside some of the best DP World Tour players, but he also takes home The Els Club Country Club membership!
Topping Division A was Kevin Fearnley with an impressive 40 points to go with his two hospitality tickets for the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, plus two season passes for the Emirates Dubai 7’s.
While going two points better in Division B was Alex Augusti with 42 points. The popular social media food reviewer “Just Food DXB” was ecstatic with his two hospitality tickets for the third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, and two season passes for the Emirates Dubai 7’s.
You can find all of the prize winners and their scores on the right side of this page!
A big thank you must go to The Els Club for hosting us, all the team did a fantastic job. So, a big thank to General Manager Tom Rourke and all of his team.
The course at The Els Club had hosted Tommy Fleetwood that very morning, in the season-opening Lion’s Den, so there were plenty of tricky pins tucked away and the greens were nothing less than slick for our competitors. So, a big thumbs up to the greenkeeping team!
These events aren’t possible without the sponsors, so “Cheers” to Adidas, Africa and Eastern, Bakers Kitchen, Luxury Supercars and Stuart Norbury and all of his event team from Motivate Media Group.
Here’s to next year! Prost!
Winners
Best Gross: Thomas Buchard (70 Gross)
Hero Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am & The Els Club Country Club Membership
Div A – Winner: Kevin Fearnley (40 points)
2x Hero Dubai Desert Classic Sunday Hospitality + 2x Emirates Dubai 7’S Season Passes
Div A – 2nd Place: Chris Jones (36 points countback)
2x Emirates Dubai 7’S Season Passes
Div A – 3rd Place: Luke Banks (36 points countback)
Adidas Pick & Mix
Div B – Winner: Alex Augusti (42 points)
2x Hero Dubai Desert Classic Saturday Hospitality + 2x Emirates Dubai 7’S Season Passes
Div B – 2nd Place: James Dean (41 points)
2x Emirates Dubai 7’S Season Passes
Div B – 3rd Place: Dominic Wright (38 points)
Adidas Pick & Mix
Nearest Pin – Hole 2: Justin Miller
African & Eastern Prizes
Nearest Pin – Hole 4: Barry Dwyer
African & Eastern Prizes
Longest Drive – Hole 18: Elizabeth Pieneer
Luxury Supercars
