FirstPoint Golf Scholarship Tournament will see young talent from around the world take the first step towards international fame
Leading golf talents from around the world will compete at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club was established in 2006. Photo/ Facebook
Rising golf stars from around the world will descend on the Iconic Abu Dhabi Golf Club next month where they will bid to showcase the skills that can help them secure a transformative Golf Scholarship Program in the USA.
Organized by FirstPoint USA, the world’s leading international sports scholarship agency, the first of its kind initiative in the Middle East region, is open to boys and girls aged 14 to 20 and involves a WAGR (World Amateur Golf Ranking) event affiliated with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland.
The two-day event, which takes place on September 25-26, will present the youngsters with the unique opportunity to test their golfing acumen in a 54-hole tournament on the famous DP World Tour’s National Course at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club from 25 – 26 September.
The Abu Dhabi Glof Club is home to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is a European Tour golf tournament. Photo/ Facebook
Aspiring golf stars will play over 18 holes on Monday followed by a testing 36 holes the following day, after which the respective champions and winners will be declared.
The maximum handicap for boys is eight (8) and for girls twelve (12).
Some of the world’s leading golfers like 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods, John Rahm, the first Spanish player to win the US Open and Rose Zhang, who made history by becoming the first women’s player to on her professional debut on the PGA Tour in over 70 years all used a college golf pathway to international stardom.
The Abu Dhabi Golf Club, designed by Peter Harradine in 1998, is a 27- Hole Championship course. – Photo/ Facebook
Austin Cahill, Experience Manager at Abu Dhabi Golf Club told Khaleej Times: “We are excited to be hosting this significant event on our National Course. We have been told to expect talent from all over the world who will be coming to Abu Dhabi, in addition from a strong attendance from the UAE and the Middle East.”
Callum Macaulay, former European Tour player and Head of Golf for FirstPoint, added: “Aspiring young golfers from the region will have the opportunity to play in a competitive WAGR counting event at an incredible venue and showcase their talents to our team, while learning all about life as a student-athlete in the States.
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“Having experienced it for myself during what was an amazing four years on a golf scholarship at the University of Mississippi, I look forward to meeting other young golfers, sharing my story and supporting them on their own journey.”