Saudi Arabia’s in-form Khalid Attieh edged out Qatar’s Saleh al-Kaabi to win the individual title of GCC Golf Championship at the Doha Golf Club (DGC) on Sunday.
Attieh, who won Bahrain Armature Open recently, defeated two-time champions al-Kaabi by four strokes for an impressive title victory.
The Saudi national team player carded rounds of 78, 72, 71 and 76 for a championship total of 297 – nine over par.
Al-Kaabi stumbled in the decisive round, carding 81 to finish runner-up. Qatar’s Ali al-Sharani finished third after scoring 78 for a total score of 303.
Saudi Arabia also won the GCC Team Championship on Sunday, claiming a seven-shot victory with an aggregate of 931, while the United Arab Emirates claimed second position, edging two-time defending champions Qatar by a single stroke.
Bahrain and Oman finished fourth and fifth respectively.
On Saturday, the UAE swept junior titles with Rayan Ahmed (223) grabbing the individual crown after a four-shot victory over compatriot Mohamed Skaik. Oman’s Ayman Ghaleb al-Busaidi was third with an aggregate of 238.
The UAE also clinched the Junior Team Championship title with a combined card of 450 while Oman (504) and Bahrain (540) rounded off the podium. QGA president Hassan Nasser al-Naimi crowned the podium winners during the closing ceremony, which was also attended by regional golf officials and participating contingents.
A total of 31 golfers representing all the GCC nations barring Kuwait took part in the championship that included three days of youth contests, while the adult events witnessed four rounds.