Sana on fire at the JGE

DUBAI - Sana Tufail continued to dominate amateur ladies golf in the region with her ninth successive Order of Merit win of the season by taking BMW-AGMC Ladies Open held at the Jumeriah Golf Estates by seven shots with a scintillating one under gross 71, which is a ladies tournament record for the Greg Norman designed “Fire “ course.

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Published: Wed 28 Mar 2012, 1:09 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 12:05 PM

After recording a 1 under front nine which included two birdies, Sana double bogied the 10th with an uncharacteristic four putt on the contoured two tier green, however she showed tremendous strength of character in fighting back to one under in windy conditions, with three birdies over the last 6 holes hitting the pin on the 17th to tap in for birdie and narrowly missing out for eagle on the long 18th.

Catherine Jones hit 78, her best score of the season to take the runner-up spot with Kavita Sehmi the promising youngster from Emirates Golf club scoring 79 to take the podium in third.

Once again it was reassuring to see a strong presence of junior golfers testing their skills in ladies tournaments, boding well for the future of ladies golf in the region.

“The course was in great condition, the pin positions were in testing positions.

“I was glad to recover after the double on the 10th, and it was really great to experience playing at the Dubai World championship Venue again.” said Sana, who won the “Longest Drive Prize” .

“I am working on the advice Rhys gave me during the PRO-AM round and be more committed to the approach shots,” reflected Sana who has already won the EGF ladies Order of Merit for 2012 with one tournament remaining.


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