13th edition of Dulsco Classic to tee-off on the 18th

UAE's top corporate golfers are gearing up to engage in a keen contest at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

Dubai, UAE, February 17th, 2016: Dulsco Classic, one of the oldest and highly awaited corporate golf tournaments in the UAE will tee-off on Thursday, February 18th. The 13th edition of the tournament will be held at the prestigious ‘Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club’. Since the origin of the event, Dulsco Classic tournament has attracted large number of golfers from UAE’s corporate world. Last year, over 75 golfers participated in the tournament.

S. Balakumar, Managing Director, Dulsco, said “The game of Golf requires a lot of discipline, passion and hard-work to succeed and the same qualities are required by the corporate world to excel.  We have been successful in merging these two highly competitive worlds for the last 13 years. We are delighted to welcome UAE’s corporate community to take a swing at our upcoming tournament. Each year, we see a growth in the number of participating teams and this has motivated us to regularly raise the profile of the tournament.”

Dulsco Classic is a highly awaited annual golf championship that has been acknowledged for not only connecting the corporate fraternity but also encouraging corporate leaders to take an active interest in the sport. This year, the event is poised to witness some interesting clashes with intense competition among these corporate golfers. Dulsco Classic is one of the most awaited tournaments of the season among the UAE business community.

Prizes will be handed out to the top three individual performers of the competition, which will adopt an individual stableford format with a three-fourth handicap under Divisions A and B. Teams with four players will compete for the top three team prizes. The two best scores on each hole from each team will be counted for the team total. Special prizes will also be handed out for the ‘nearest to the pin’ and ‘longest drive’.

Last year, Graham Hurdon recorded the best score of the day in the individual (Division A) stableford format to clinch the 12th edition of Dulsco Classic. Mudit Saxena took home the honours in the Division B category. In the team category, David Burns, Babu Subramanian, Paul Maycock and Mudit Saxena were crowned as champions after reaching the total of 75 points.