Jumeirah Golf Estates’ own, Thomas Stephenson came out on top in the 2024 JGE Men’s Amateur Open this past week. The three-day strokeplay event was held across the Fire Course for the first two rounds and the Earth Course for the final day, with a field consisting of 136 of the best amateur golfers from across the United Arab Emirates and further afield.

The tournament was supported by The R&A and held World Amateur Golf ranking (WAGR) points as well as valuable Emirates Golf Federation Order of Merit points.

Tournament Results:

Gross Results:

Thomas Stephenson – Jumeirah Golf Estates – 71, 71, 68 = 210 (-6)
Jake Snowdon – The Oaks Golf Club, England – 74, 69, 68 = 211 (-5)
Sam Mullane – Emirates Golf Federation – 71, 70, 73 = 214 (-2) countback
Dan Byrne – The Els Club – 66, 71, 77 = 214 (-2)
Viktor Kofod-Olsen – Emirates Golf Club – 75, 69, 73 = 217 (+1)

Net Results:

Branko Stanik – Emirates Golf Federation – 73, 72, 65 = 210 (-6)
Timmy Jordan – Dungannon Golf Club, Northern Ireland – 72, 70, 69 = 211 (-5)
Sam Robinson – Jumeirah Golf Estates – 73, 71, 68 = 212 (-4)

Franco Botha (Director of Golf), Thomas Stephenson, Adam Stastny (Golf Services Manager)

Thomas commented on his home victory, “Firstly thank you all for staying around, it’s been a long 3 days, so I appreciate you all for waiting. I want to thank Franco & Adam and the boys for all their work behind the scenes for this event.

“And finally, a massive thank you goes to Stuart Horwood and Ollie Maskell for presenting two outstanding golf courses to have the privilege to play on. I am so privileged to be a member of this wonderful club, winning the Club Championship was a huge honour, but this has to top it for me.”

Images: JGE