BankDhofar pro-Am tourney November 8

Twenty professional golf players have already confirmed participation in the inaugural BankDhofar Pro-Am Golf Tournament set to take place at Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club on the November 8. They are coming from the most prestigious golf clubs in the region -” Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club (Abu Dhabi), Jebel Ali Golf Resort & SPA (Dubai), Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Yas Links (Abu Dhabi), The Royal Golf Club (Bahrain), Sahara Kuwait Resort (Kuwait), Safaa Golf Club (Saudi Arabia), etc., and will be competing for a prize fund of over RO1000 which will be allocated amongst the first five top scorers. The BankDhofar Pro-Am is the first professional golf event staged in the Sultanate. The field is limited to 25 teams of four players. Each team will be led by a regionally-based PGA professional who will be joined by three amateurs, entering in teams under company names. The professionals will compete for their individual prizes in a modified Stableford format while the amateurs will play for team prizes in a traditional Stableford format. "Our Muscat Hills team is very excited and is working hard to make this event an unforgettable experience for all participants. For two years we have been trying to find the right time and the best sponsors to allow us to organise the first Pro-Am golf tournament in Oman, and we have finally achieved this! It is a special event not only for us but for all professionals coming from the region because they are about to experience golf in Oman for the first time. We believe in the success of the 2012 edition and we look forward to turn the BankDhofar Pro-Am into an annual tradition", said Muscat Hills Director of Golf Ray Stopforth. "Audi has been successfully involved in golf for two decades. The Pro-Am enjoys an excellent reputation in the golfing scene, and we are looking forward to accompanying this high-calibre tournament's inception into Oman-, said Abdel Karim Awwad, national sales and marketing manager of Audi Oman. "This new commitment perfectly fits into the brand's extensive worldwide program into golf.- Marius Wolmarans GM of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat is proud to partner with Muscat Hills, "We believe all participants will enjoy their stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat. We thank also the Ministry of Sports Affair and the Ministry of Tourism for their continuing help to develop tourism and promote golf in Oman.- BankDhofar, the title sponsor of the event, is looking into different levels of support for golf, according to Patrick Lloyd-Bradley, head of branding & marketing communications at BankDhofar, who said: "It gives us great pleasure to be the lead sponsor of the BankDhofar Pro-Am Tournament. BankDhofar is keen to support Omani player development from the grassroots level all the way up, and will soon be announcing our training opportunities for Oman's future golf stars, allowing the youth to realize their true competitive potential in the sport of golf-. The BankDhofar Pro-Am Tournament is expected to assist in the ongoing development of the game of golf domestically as well as increasing Oman's growing reputation in the GCC Region as a first class golfing destination. "OER, as the media partner, and Signature magazine, as the luxury media partner, are excited to be an integral part of the first Pro-Am Golf Tournament in the Sultanate-, said Alpana Roy, executive vice-president of United Media Services. Additional partners of the event are OUA and Airborne Travel & Tourism. Muscat Hills and the sponsors are proud to welcome all to the event: professionals, invited players, supporters and their families. Times of Oman