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Thai players defeat teams from 39 other nations at the
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Special guest Colin Montgomerie (SCO) presents trophy and
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100,000 amateur golfers around the world entered the largest
international tournament series.
Dubai. The World Final of the BMW Golf Cup International took
place against the spectacular backdrop of Dubai this week. 114
amateur golfers from 40 different countries teed off in front of the
imposing skyline of the desert metropolis, where they competed to
win the popular global tournament series and enjoyed an
unforgettable week. Team Thailand (317 points) produced a dominant
performance to win the title in the Nation competition for the first
time. In the individual competitions, victory went to Tsung Hui Lee
from Taiwan (Ladies, 104), Mexican Felipe Olvera (Men’s I, 113) and
Htun Htun Soe (Myanmar, Men’s II, 106).
“The BMW Golf Cup International includes over 100,000 participants
from more than 50 countries, playing in more than 800 tournaments
around the world. This makes it the largest amateur golf tournament
series in the world,” said Johannes Seibert, Managing Director BMW
Group Middle East, at the Gala Dinner. “The fact that you have
qualified for the World Final should make you all very proud. On
behalf of BMW, I would like to congratulate Team Thailand and the
individual winners on their titles. We have witnessed impressive
performances this week.”
Colin Montgomerie was guest of honour at the World Final. Over the
course of the week, he offered the finalists plenty of advice on how
to play the two spectacular courses – the “Majlis Course” and the
“Faldo Course” – which are nestled in the desert landscape. On
Thursday, the victorious Ryder Cup captain from 2010 thrilled all the
participants with an exclusive golf clinic, after which he presented
the trophies at the Gala Dinner.
“With its commitment to professional and amateur golf, BMW is a
hugely important partner of the sport. The World Final is a wonderful
event for golf enthusiasts all over the world, and I was only too
pleased to accept BMW’s invitation again. I have been in Dubai all
week, and I witnessed a fantastic tournament on first-class golf
courses,” said the eight-time winner of the European Tour Order of
Merit. “Although only a few names can ever end the tournament at the
top of the leaderboards, everyone is a winner at the World Final.
People come together from so many different countries and cultures to
enjoy an unforgettable experience together and return home with new
friendships that will last well beyond the World Final. That is worth
more than any trophy.”
The World Final is more than just a top-class golfing experience. The
World Finalists and their guests stayed in the luxury Waldorf Astoria
Dubai hotel on the world famous “The Palm Jumeirah”. Exclusive evening
events and an off-course programme taking in the many attractions on
offer in Dubai made the trip to the United Arab Emirates a
once-in-a-lifetime experience.