The Saudi Golf Federation is participating in the 20th Arab Youth Golf Championship and the 11th for girls currently on at Dreamland Golf Course in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
The team is participating for the first time in the history of Saudi golf in an Arab championship with a junior team comprising under-15 and under-13 participants.
The list of players in the Saudi golf national team in this championship includes female players Fatin Al-Qahtani, Raghdah Al-Eisawi, and Laila Tulmisani in the girls’ team and the male player Ali Al-Babtain (under-15 team).
Meanwhile, the boys’ under-13 team comprised Omar Al-Tulmisani, Abdulaziz Al-Mudaimeegh and Khaled Al-Mudaimeegh, led by the national coach Ali Balharith while the national team is being led by Abdulaziz Al-Ghadeer.
Ali Al-Babtain had won the second place after the first round of Wednesday’s juniors’ competitions. He is expected to win the first place in the finals.
The CEO of the olf Arabian Golf Federation Majed Suroor expressed happiness over the participation of Saudi girls for the first time in an Arab championship.
“I’m very happy over the participation of Saudi girls for the first time in a big official Arab championship. This is an important step for which credit goes to the Saudi Golf Federation, under the leadership of its Chairman Yasser Al-Rumayyan. This gives us the impetus to work harder and exert more efforts to enable the male and female players gain more experience and sufficient technical knowledge in the sport of golf.”
He added: “Our presence in the Arab championship is a success, thanks to Allah, as the junior players are gaining experience day by day by rubbing shoulders with all the participating Arab national teams. The same is the case with the girls. We look forward to competing for the championship prizes after the male players succeed in winning the second place in the first round of the championship today.”
“God willing, he will continue to excel till the end of the championship and grab the Arab title. He has made his presence felt in his first participation in an external championship.
“I thank the national team coach Ali Balharith and the head of the delegation Abdullah Al-Ghadeer for the great efforts they are contributing every day to the Arab championship,”
SOURCE : SAUDIGAZETTE
