Business & Money | Monday 9 May, 2016 3:59 pm |

On May 12th, competitors will tee off for the fourth qualifier of the 18th Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge, playing across the immaculate fairways and greens of the highly-popular Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club. 

 

Teams of two can register for the event via www.xeroxcgc.com and participate in Thursday’s 

qualifier. A well-known favourite for UAE residents and visitors alike, Dubai Creek Golf Course offers a par 71 course measuring 6,967 yards, nestled along the expansive Dubai Creek.

 

Andrew Horne, General Manager, Xerox Emirates, said: “Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club is not just a fantastic venue, but also a stunning yet challenging golf course, and we are expecting a strong field of talented corporate golfers to battle it out across these challenging greens.” “We’re looking forward to seeing some great golf during this qualifier.” added Horne

 

H.E. Faisal Al Nuaimi, General Manager of Ajman Tourism Development Department, 2016 Host City Sponsor, said: “We are encouraged with the response to the first 3 qualifiers, held in the UAE and Oman to date. Our Hole in One prize of a golf and stay experience in Ajman remains unclaimed and we eagerly await this prize to be claimed in the coming qualifiers”.

 

New on-course competition this year is the King of Pars, sponsored by deVere Acuma, for the teams that perform best on Pars 3, 4 and 5. Best-scoring teams on various hole types win prizes as well as entry into the ‘Golden Ticket’ draw, which will bring wild-card entries into the 2016 Grand Final.

 

This years’ Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge is supported by the Emirate of Ajman, as 2016 host city and destination partners including the Ajman Palace, Ajman Kempinski, and Ajman Saray. Fairmont Ajman hotels and Ajman’s Al Zorah Golf Club is venue sponsor for the 2016 Grand Final. Other main sponsors of the tournament include deVere Acuma, Chrysler, and Select Property.