Smithson and Shatra dominate Jumeirah Pairs by The Brain & Performance Centre
Their round was nothing short of remarkable. Firing a stunning net 54 — 18 under par — the duo soared to the top of the leaderboard in the popular Pairs Shambles format played over the Fire course.
The event saw 80 members and their guests tee it up, with men playing from the Composite Tees and ladies from the Forward Tees.
In this dynamic format, both players tee off, and then select the best drive before playing their own ball through the hole — all while ensuring each teammate contributes at least six tee shots to the final scorecard.
Shatra was instrumental in their win, delivering back-to-back net eagles on holes 8 and 9, which proved to be the turning point in their round.
Hot on their heels were Stuart Murray and Rony El Haber, finishing just two shots back with a solid 16 under par (net 56), followed closely by Yao Sun and James Oh in third with a net 57 (15 under par).
In the Gross Division, it was the father-son team of Pontus and Maximillian Fredriksson who stole the show, carding an impressive 5-under-par 67 — securing victory on a countback.
'It was once again, a tightly contested event all around, with a countback required to determine some of the prize winners, which added to the great competitive atmosphere of the already much-anticipated event on Masters' Saturday,' said Cameron McWhinnie, Assistant Golf Services Manager at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
'It was also nice to see the Fire course continuing to be in excellent condition.'
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