Morocco’s Reda El Hali produced an impressive five-under-par round on Saturday to take a commanding lead in the men's individual competition as Qatar made its hosting debut at the 45th Arab Men's and 17th Arab Women's Golf Championships at Doha Golf Club (DGC).El Hali leads the standings at five under par, two strokes ahead of the UAE's Jonathan Selvaraj, who occupies second place at three under. Morocco’s Hugo Mazen Trommetter and Mohamed Bouhamou share third position with Bahrain's Khalifa al-Marisi, with all three golfers sitting at one under par.Qatar’s Ali al-Shahrani and Saleh al-Kaabi are jointly placed seventh at one over par, while Daniel Sokolov is 10th at two over. Fahad Mir occupies 24th place at six over par.The women's individual competition is equally closely contested, with the UAE’s Intissar Rich and Lara al-Shuaib sharing the lead with Morocco’s Rim Imni. All three carded rounds of three under par to sit at the top of the leaderboard.Qatar's Nada Mir is 15th at 14 over par, while compatriot Mouza al-Thani is 16th at 16 over.In the men’s team competition, Morocco leads the standings with a combined score of 209 strokes, seven under par. The UAE is second on 214 strokes, two under par, while hosts Qatar are third with 220 strokes, four over par. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia occupy fourth and fifth positions, respectively.The UAE also leads the women's team competition at six under par, with Morocco in second place at two under. Tunisia is third at 10 over par, followed by Egypt at 16 over and Qatar in fifth place at 30 over par.The championships have brought together 72 golfers from 14 countries, with competitors battling for individual and team honours across the men's and women's events.The men's competition features 51 players representing 14 countries, while 21 female golfers from nine nations are competing for the respective titles.