Steven Lawson and Naresh Bhambhaney win the Dulsco Classic 2010 honors’

DUBAI: Over 80 amateur golfers from across the UAE participated in the Dulsco Classic 2010 tournament held at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club. Playing on three-fourth handicap, the team format was made up of four alliances, with the two best scores on each hole counting towards the team total.
 
The golfers teed off in the 1pm shotgun start of the event, which was organized by Dulsco for the seventh time for its valued customers and invited guests, who included CEOs, corporate executives and decision makers. This year's Dulsco Classic was part of Dulsco's year-long celebration of its 75 years of providing service excellence in the region.

 
In the individual category, Steven Lawson and Naresh Bhambhaney won honors in their respective divisions.

“I would say that this is the best corporate golf event I have attended in the UAE. The whole day was very well organized, with a high turnout. I will definitely play again next year,” said Steven Lawson, winner

Steven Lawson took first place with 36 points in the Division A honours (handicap 0-14), Sergy D’souza was placed second with 36 points (countback) while Pieter Van Wyk walked away with the third prize scoring 36 points (count back)

Naresh Bhambhaney won the first place in the Division B (handicap 15-36) with 40 points followed by Dileep Kumar with 35 points (countback). Jamal Bin Marghoob, was third with 35 points (countback).

The team of Steven Lawson, Vivian Albertyn, Kevin Ryan and Teofisto Santos combined superbly to win the team honors’ , scoring 78 points.

In second place, with 76 points, were Graeme Sears, John J Hetherton and Peter Tighe while the team of Rajeev lal, Capt. J.S Brar and Dileep Kumar with 74 points were third.

“As usual, although we organized a friendly tournament, we saw very competitive and serious play out there on the greens. We also liked the greater diversity of participants and the excellent level of sportsmanship which has been characteristic of this event over the past years,” said Balakumar, Director, Dulsco HR Solutions.

“We thank our repeat players for patronizing this event and hope to see this year’s freshmen come back for more. Once again we have rolled out a great tournament for appreciating our partners & customers and challenging the sport’s amateur enthusiasts,” concluded Dulsco Managing Director John Neale.

 

Results of the seventh edition of the Dulsco Classic 2010 held at the Dubai Creek Yacht and Golf Club:

Nearest The Pin and Longest Drive: Results

Nearest the pin – 5th (Div. B)  Mark Siddorn
Nearest the pin – 14th (Div. B) David Burns
Longest Drive - 4th (Div. B) Mukti Rai
Nearest the pin 8th - (Div. A)  Vivian Albertyn
Nearest the pin - 16th (Div. A) Peter Tighe
Longest Drive - 12th (Div. A) Steven Lawson
 
Individual winners: Results

Division A (Hcp 0-14)

1st Place - Steven Lawson 36 points
2nd Place - Sergy D’souza 36 points (countback)
3rd Place - Pieter Van Wyk 36 points (countback)

Division B (Hcp 15-36)

1st Place - Naresh Bhambhaney 40 points
2nd Place - Dileep Kumar 35 points (countback)
3rd Place - Jamal Bin Marghoob 35 points (countback)

Team winners: Results

1st Place – Steven Lawson, Vivian Albertyn, Kevin Ryan and Teofisto Santos -  78 points
2nd Place - Graeme Sears, John J Hetherton and Peter Tighe -  76 points
3rd Place - Rajeev Lal, Capt. J.S Brar and Dileep Kumar -  74 points