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Kennedy wins DDF Golf World Cup

After 48 points on Day one at Montgomerie, Denise produced another fine performance and 41 points at Dubai Creek on Day two, to be crowned the 2014 Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Champion.

Salah Tahlak, Des Smyth, Denise Kennedy, winner of the DDF Golf World Cup, Colm McLoughlin, George Horan, Sinead El Sibai at the presentation. Supplied photo

Dubai — Denise Kennedy put up a fine performance to win the 22nd edition of the Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup that was played at different venues, at The Address Montgomerie Dubai and at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club over the weekend.

About 100 players turned out to compete over two days in the Dubai Duty Free organised event that offers a host of prizes for the men’s, ladies and seniors divisions. The format for the competition is individual stableford, and so the players had the chance to battle it out over the two days and at two stunning courses at the Montgomerie and Dubai Creek.

Kennedy carded a total of 89 stableford points. After 48 points on Day one at Montgomerie, Denise produced another fine performance and 41 points at Dubai Creek on Day two, to be crowned the 2014 Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Champion.

“It has been a wonderful couple of days and I would like to say a huge thank you to Dubai Duty Free for looking after us so well and also to the teams at Dubai Creek and The Address Montgomerie for all of their efforts. I already cannot wait until next year,” Denise said.

In the men’s division it was Abdul Aziz Al Hakim who made the most of a home course advantage and fired a superb 46 points on day two, to add to his 39 point total from day one to be crowned the overall local champion with a total of 85 points. The overall visitor winner was Richard Kennedy with a solid 2 day total of 78 points.

In the ladies division, Jacqui Barry was crowned overall local ladies winner while Nancy Miller was the overall ladies visitor winner with a superb 77 point total.

The overall super senior title went to Dickie Pyne who produced a fine total of 72 points over the two days. Previous Dubai Creek Captain, Ara Nakhnikian, was the overall senior winner with a superb two day total of 78 points. Dave Cattanach backed up a superb day one total of 40 points, with 37 points on day two to finish runner up in the senior division.