A new event has been added to the UAE golfing calendar, with the ‘Road to Mongomo’ Qualifier Presented by Worldwide Golf and sponsored by DSA Architects.
The event, which was open to any professional golfer, whether based in the region or not, took place at the stunning Al Badia Golf Club in Dubai, on Thursday September 22.
Up for grabs were five all-expenses paid places for the top finishers to fly to Equatorial Guinea in December to compete in the US$150,000 ‘3e Actuaries Open’, making the tournament one of the most eagerly anticipated on the golfing calendar, and as title sponsor for the event, DSA Architects were delighted to have the chance to be involved in such a prestigious event.
As well as the five spots in the ‘3e Actuaries Open’, which will take place December 8-11, the DSA Architects ‘Road to Mongomo Qualifier’ was officially sanctioned by the Emirates Golf Federation, and featured an AED 8,000 prize fund.
Following Abu Dhabi-based MENA Tour and Asian Tour player Luke Joy’s 4th place finish in the 2015 ‘3e Actuaries Open’, Luke was delighted that more of the region’s golfers had the chance to follow in his footsteps through the 2016 DSA Architects ‘Road to Mongomo Qualifier’ presented by Worldwide Golf.
“The 2015 ‘3e Actuaries Open’ was a fantastic event to attend and I knew it would become even bigger for 2016,” said Luke. “particularly with such important sponsorship from DSA Architects. I am really looking forward to playing the course again as it’s a great layout to be joined by other professional from around the region.”
‘3e Actuaries Open’ tournament host, Olawale Opayinka, attended the Qualifier along with a TV crew from Equatorial Guinea, added: “As we continue to tirelessly grow the professional game in Equatorial Guinea and our region of Africa, we are thrilled that this year we were joined by more professional golfers from the Gulf region. Our hearts remain wide open to welcome all to Mongomo and we believe it will be a very rewarding experience for those who join us in December.”
Luke Plumb, Golf Operations Manager, Al Badia Golf Club said: “We were very excited to have the opportunity to be the host venue for the DSA Architects ‘Road to Mongomo Qualifier’. This event is new to the region and it offers golf professionals a fantastic opportunity to qualify for the ‘3e Actuaries Open’ in Equatorial Guinea with the top five qualifiers from Al Badia having the opportunity to play for a great prize fund. This event has been a great success with the support of our partners Worldwide Golf and DSA Architects and will continue in the future.”
The five qualifiers will be flown to Equatorial Guinea on December 5, where they will stay in the luxurious five-star Grand Hotel Djibloho for the tournament week, flying back to Dubai on December 12.
DSA Architects Managing Director Steve Kelshaw said “DSA Architects are delighted to support Worldwide Golf and Al Badia Golf Club in hosting the ‘Road to Mongomo Qualifier’. It was a fantastic tournament featuring the best pros from the region and beyond. We thank all participants that took part, and offer our congratulations to the 5 winners at the event, and of course we will be following their progress closely at the event in December in Equatorial Guinea.”
Winner of the event Jordan Garnish will be joined at the event in Mongomo in December by fellow qualifiers Adam Sagar, Rocco Sanjust, Victor Bertran and Craig Hinton.
