The duo of Adam Hodgkins and Martin Stewart have captured the 2023 Captains Day prize at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

This unique event was set as a pairs scramble format in which Evelyn Downham, JGE Lady Captain, and Jonathan Hall, JGE Men Captain, each crafted their own course for the day: Evelyn’s course encompassed the front nine of the Fire course and the back nine of the Earth course, while Jonathan’s circuit used the front nine of Earth course and the back nine of Fire course.

Before the commencement of play, Jonathan and Evelyn orchestrated a vibrant array of activations across the driving range and putting green. The driving range hosted a longest drive contest, while the putting green hosted a 168ft longest putting competition.

These contests also offered players the opportunity to contribute to the Junior Colleague Fund.

Final day’s scores below

Captains Day Overall Winners:
Adam Hodgkins & Martin Stewart – Net 60

Captains Course Winners:
Jonathan Hall’s Course
Alan McNamara & Ian McInerney – Net 61
Tom Purdy & JJ O’Toole – Net 62 (countback)
David Bainbridge & Tom Stephenson – Net 62

Evelyn Downham’s Course
Marc Beattie & James Finnigan – 62
Joshua Clarke & Paul McGee – Net 63 (countback)
Tom Neale & Ben Wise – Net 63

On Course Competitions:

Jonathan Hall’s Course
Nearest The Pin – Hole 4 Earth – Russ Wilson
Nearest The Pin – Hole 6 Earth – Adam James
Nearest The Pin – Hole 14 Fire – Ronan Keating

Evelyn Downham’s Course
Nearest The Pin – Hole 2 Fire – Mark Schoombie
Nearest The Pin – Hole 8 Fire – David Hadley
Nearest The Pin – Hole 17 Earth – Alex Daniel

Longest Drive Men – Ollie Henderson – 333 yards
Longest Drive Ladies – Tanya Harrison – 240 yards
Longest Putt – David Bainbridge

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