GREENSOME PLAY MODE CHARMS EID GOLF DAY

Arusha Gymkhana Club, Golf Section hosted the Eid Golf Day on August 1 in the spirit of Eid ul Fitr. This tournament adopted a Greensome mode of play unlike the usual Stableford format used in most of the previous ones. Golfers sign up as a team of two players and tee off together.

They choose the best ball and take alternate shots till the ball is holed out. The players play off a combined handicap allowance.

From left, Prabvir Singh, Rajvir Singh, Rik Baghel, Jay Nathwani, Ayush Nathwani,
Ali Abbas Somji, Ali Raza Kermali and Kush Lodhia.

Greensome format is quite challenging and interesting way to golf as this is not the usual mode of play and practice most of the season. Like in life, in Greensome play format the partner counts for all the good and the not so good shots. However, the spirit is to balance the partners strength and weaknesses efficiently to a decent par or bogey or double bogey. It could be described as a  partner to par style of play and sort of a sporty version of the sparring partner in regular life.

This tournament had a full field of 48 golfers in 24 teams. The play concluded with the award ceremony followed by dinner. The winners were Dave Mulligan and Daniel Korpela  with 40 points followed by Phillip Wambugu and Kamal Pal Jandu  at 39 and the third place was taken by the father son duo of Hussein Kermali and Ali Raza Kermali with a score of 38. The winners were awarded gift certificates for the Gymkhana Pro Shop. The Eid Golf Day was sponsored by the Muslim Golfers led by Amir Somji and Golf Captain Ashik Nanabhai.

 Dinner was a lavish Handi Biryani spread and assorted side refreshments. Amir Somji and Captain Nanabhai made the evening very pleasant with their contagious humor  and encouraged all the junior golfers to continue with their hard work  and keep improving their game. Dinner was open to all present thereby reflecting the true spirit of Eid which is a celebration of giving and generosity. Special thanks to the Gymkhana pro Olais Mollel for impeccable course management and sports member Shakir Bandali and Captain Nanabhai for belting out another successful tournament.