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Jumeirah Golf Estates & DWC scoop double win in Middle East Golfer Awards 2010
Last week Jumeirah Golf Estates received two awards in the 2010 Middle East Golfer Awards, with the Earth course winning ‘Best New Golf Development Project’ and the Dubai World Championship presented by: DP World, taking home ‘Best Professional Tournament’. In its third year, the Middle East Golfer Awards is the only awards function in the... »
100-day countdown begins as 35,000 fans register for Dubai World Championship
The 100-day countdown to the Dubai World Championship has begun with 35,000 fans from all parts of the globe already registered for tickets for the grand finale of The Race to Dubai. Fans from as far a field as Brazil, Barbados, New Zealand and Finland will be at Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 19-22 to... »
The iconic Turnberry resort proves to be a spectacular success during first Open for 15 years
There’s no doubt that Turnberry has always been regarded as one of the most beautiful venues in the world, but this year’s exceptional staging of The Open Championship has ensured that it won’t take another 15 years for the tournament’s return. Despite the predictions from the doom and gloom merchants who questioned whether the course... »
Cink denies Watson another day in the Turnberry sun following play-off duel
Tom Watson’s bid to become the oldest major winner in history at the age of 59 finally ended as fellow American Stewart Cink snatched victory in a play-off at Turnberry. At the same venue where he famously came out on top against Jack Nicklaus in the epic “Duel in the Sun”, Watson was agonisingly close... »
Volunteers rush to be part of Dubai World Championship
Golf fans from around the world have been rushing to be part of the Dubai World Championship, with hundreds of volunteers offering their services for key roles at the highly anticipated climax to The Race to Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Since his appointment as Dubai World Championship Chief Marshall in April, Buddy Morin has... »
