Portuguese Gouveia crowned Abu Dhabi Golf Challenge title

Portuguese Ricardo Gouveia was crowned the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Golf Challenge Championship, which concluded today at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, after a strong competition between 156 world stars, our national team players and residents of the country in the tournament that is held within the calendar of the World Golf Challenge Tour.

Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the Emirates Golf Association, handed over the cup to the Portuguese Gueva, in the presence of Major General Pilot “M” Abdullah Al Sayed Al Hashemi, Vice President of the Emirates Golf Association, His Excellency Khalfan Al Kaabi, owner of the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, and Tom Phillips, Head of Middle East Operations for the European Tour Group.

Gueva achieved the victory in a dramatic manner, after scoring 66 strikes, 6 strikes below average, in the last round, to advance to first place with a total of 19 strikes below average in an exciting conclusion to the event, especially since the Portuguese started the last round four strokes behind the leaders.

Gouveia expressed his happiness at rediscovering his level in Abu Dhabi, and said: “It was a different day. I did not feel that I presented my best levels at the start, but after that I found the necessary rhythm to progress according to the strategy that I set in order for the end to be very good.”

The Challenge Tour competitions will continue in Abu Dhabi with the UAE Challenge Championship being held at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club from May 4 to 7, with Abu Dhabi hosting two consecutive events in the first return of this tour to the UAE since 2018, thanks to the partnership between the Emirates Golf Association and the European Tour Group. , which granted the Emirates Golf Federation 30 participation tickets, which provided the opportunity for a number of our players to participate and compete against elite world stars.

A number of our most prominent players who presented positive levels participated in the tournament, namely: Ahmed Skeik, Mohamed Skeik, Khalifa Al Masoud, Rashid Al Jasmi, Rashid Al Emadi, Rashid Al Naqbi, and the first Emirati professional golfer, Ahmed Al Mashrakh.

The challenge round is a gateway to the DB World tour, and the challenge round competitions are held under the slogan “The Road to Mallorca,” as the final tournament will be held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, next November. The calendar of the season, which started last February, includes tournaments in Countries such as: the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Britain, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, Portugal, South Africa and India.