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Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah
Al-Attiyah cruises to record-breaking 15th win in Qatar Rally
LOSAIL (Qatar) — Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah continued to rewrite his own history by securing a comfortable victory in the Qatar International Rally on Saturday.The Qatari and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel managed the pace perfectly over the closing stages and guided their Autotek Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 to a winning margin of 1min 48.4sec over Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari and his new Irish co-driver James Fulton.Al-Attiyah duly broke his own record of achieving a 15th victory in Qatar and a record breaking 77th MERC win in the 218-event history of the series.Baumel earned his 26th regional rally victory on the 41st running of the Qatar event to overhaul both Chris Patterson and Giovanni Bernacchini in the Hall of Fame. He now has his sights set on Ronan Morgan’s record of 41...
January 31, 2021

Al-Attiyah cruises to record-breaking 15th win in Qatar Rally

Paul Casey and his caddie after he had chipped in for a birdie on the 17th hole during the third round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington)
Casey roars into the lead at Omega Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI, UAE — Paul Casey carded a stunning best-of-the-day 8-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Robert MacIntyre into the final round of the 2021 Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.The Englishman chipped in for birdie on the 17th and made a superb eagle on the closing hole to get to 15-under-par, with MacIntyre posting a 5-under-par 67 on day three to sit at 14-under-par.South Africa’s Brandon Stone is in third place on 13-under-par with Sergio Garcia and Laurie Canter in a share of fourth place on 10-under-par.Casey opened with four birdies on the front nine and picked up another gain on the par-5 tenth before a run of pars preceded his spectacular finish.“It's a glorious finish,” said Casey, who is chasing a 15th title on the European Tour. “It's...
January 30, 2021

Casey roars into the lead at Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah
Al-Attiyah edges clear after late drama for Meeke in Qatar
LOSAIL (Qatar) — Defending regional champion Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah took full advantage of late problems for Ulsterman Kris Meeke to hammer home his advantage after a fascinating four gravel special stages of the Qatar International Rally on Saturday.The two rivals shared a pair of stage wins apiece through the northern deserts and were separated by 10.3 seconds before the last action of the day. Meeke and English navigator Sebastian Marshall damaged the underside of their Škoda Fabia R5 after a heavy landing over a jump and were forced to stop after the stage.The actual time loss was only 46.9 seconds, but the radiator had failed after the impact and damaged the intercooler. Rather than risk damaging the engine more seriously, Meeke stopped the Fabia on the road section and had...
January 30, 2021

Al-Attiyah edges clear after late drama for Meeke in Qatar

Richard Sterne of South Africa plays his second shot on the second during Day One of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little)
Sterne races into the lead after day one of Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI, UAE — Richard Sterne fired a superb 8-under-par 64 to open up a one-stroke lead over Kurt Kitayama after the first day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, with Ryder Cup stars Sergio Garcia and Paul Casey also in contention.Sterne started on the tenth hole at Emirates Golf Club and notched five birdies before the turn and picked up another four shots on his closing nine, with just one blemish coming on the par-4 sixth hole.“It's always good to get off to a good start,” said the South African, who finished runner-up at the event in 2013. “It helps you for the rest of the week, I think. I've come close here before so it would be nice to have a chance going into the weekend.”Kitayama also started on the back nine and chipped in for eagle on the par-4 17th en route to a...
January 28, 2021

Sterne races into the lead after day one of Dubai Desert Classic

Sheikh Suhaim Al-Thani gets to grips with the  new Skoda Fabia.
Qatar International Rally starts on Friday evening at Katara
LOSAIL (Qatar) — The 2021 Qatar International Rally roars into life at Katara on Friday evening. The ceremonial start podium will be held at 20.15hrs and teams will then tackle two runs and two laps of a purpose-built super special stage from 21.30hrs.Then, ahead of an impressive field of drivers and co-drivers from 12 nations are two days of high-speed competition across the northern deserts of the State of Qatar that will make the opening round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) such a challenge.Run under the rigorous protocols put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic, all necessary precautions have been taken. Teams have now completed their reconnaissance of the desert special stages and attention turns to setting the cars up in preparation for the rigours that lie ahead...
January 28, 2021

Qatar International Rally starts on Friday evening at Katara

Faisal Salhab, 24, is ready for next week's Saudi International
Saudi golfers Almulla, Salhab tee-up for Saudi International
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia’s leading golfers have arrived in King Abdullah Economic City ahead of what they hope will be a history-making appearance at next week’s Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers.The Kingdom’s first and only professional golfer Othman Almulla and rising amateur star Faisal Salhab teed-up on their opening practice rounds at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club ahead of the third annual hosting of Saudi Arabia’s flagship European Tour event.This will be Almulla’s third and Salhab’s second time playing in the $3.5million tournament, where they will once again come head-to-head with the biggest names in world golf, including defending champion Graeme McDowell, 2020 Masters champion and the winner of the debut 2019 Saudi International Dustin...
January 28, 2021

Saudi golfers Almulla, Salhab tee-up for Saudi International

Dustin Johnson of the United States plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the Sentry Tournament Of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course on Jan. 10, 2021 in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Photo by Gregory Shamus)
Four-time Major winner Els lauds remarkable golf progress in Kingdom
JEDDAH — Tyrrell Hatton, who won the season opening event on the European Tour last weekend, has moved up to a career high ranking of No. 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings. Now the top ranked British player for the first time, he makes his debut in the 2021 Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers next week.With more world ranking points on offer than at any other European Tour event likely for the first six months of this year, Hatton has the opportunity to scale even further up the world rankings with a strong showing at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Feb. 4-7, 2021.With World No.1 and 2020 Masters Champion American Dustin Johnson heading the field, the third edition of the Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers sees the strongest field...
January 28, 2021

Four-time Major winner Els lauds remarkable golf progress in Kingdom

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is geared up to host the third edition of the Saudi International Golf Professionals Championship (Saudi International), sponsored by Softbank Investment advisors, organized by the Saudi Golf and Saudi Golf Federation, to be held at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, starting from Feb. 4 - 7.
KAEC all set to host 3rd Saudi International
JEDDAH — King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is geared up to host the third edition of the Saudi International Golf Professionals Championship (Saudi International), sponsored by Softbank Investment advisors, organized by the Saudi Golf and Saudi Golf Federation, to be held at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, starting from Feb. 4 - 7, with the participation of 138 players from the world's elite stars for cash prizes of $ 3.5 million.The third edition of 2021 witnesses the strongest participation of the most prominent global names in golf to compete for the global ranking points, which confirms the importance of the championship as the strongest event in this game and one of the largest tournaments in the Middle East region, which seeks to consolidate its position as one of the...
January 28, 2021

KAEC all set to host 3rd Saudi International

Sergio Garcia of Spain plays in the pro am ahead of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Jan. 27, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little)
Garcia looking for fast start to 2021 at Omega Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI, UAE — With qualifying for this year’s Ryder Cup high on Sergio Garcia’s agenda, the former Omega Dubai Desert Classic winner knows a good week at Emirates Golf Club could provide the spark he needs to help cement a tenth career appearance for Team Europe.“This is obviously a course that I enjoy and I like playing — and I’ve done well here in the past which definitely can help,” said Garcia, who held off Henrik Stenson to win by three strokes in 2017 before later going on to win that year’s Masters.“This year is a big year with a lot of big tournaments to be played with The Ryder Cup, the Olympics and the Majors, so we’ll see what this week holds.“Everyone knows how much I love The Ryder Cup and I would love to be a part of a few more - and that’s obviously...
January 27, 2021

Garcia looking for fast start to 2021 at Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Golf Saudi's Abdullah Kamakhi.
Kamakhi set to become Saudi Arabia’s first ever golf course architect
RIYADH — Golf Saudi is delighted to announce the news of Abdullah Kamakhi’s acceptance into the European Institute of Golf Course Architects, positioning him to become Saudi Arabia’s first golf course architect.The European Institute of Golf Course Architects represents some of the world’s most qualified golf course architects. Members of the EIGCA have shown through their skill, experience and training that they are able to design and oversee the construction of golf courses to the highest standards.From a young age Abdullah has been fascinated by designed spaces, which led him to study Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University. After a couple of years working as a landscape designer in Riyadh, Abdullah joined Golf Saudi in 2019 and begun his journey in the golf...
January 26, 2021

Kamakhi set to become Saudi Arabia’s first ever golf course architect

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