Golf – Ahmed Mohamed Al Zayed won the 59th Bahrain Open Championship yesterday with a total score of 139 (69 +70) at the Awali Golf Club.
A stroke further back in second place was Saleh Ali Al Kaabi 140 (69+71), while Jamie Elson finished third with 143 (71+72) in the tournament that featured more than 100 players.
Meanwhile, Sarah Hobday won her third title in the 35th Bahrain Ladies Open Golf Championship with a total score of 179 (88+91) and . Helen Woollacott took second place with 188 (90+98).
Results: Bahrain Open - 1. Ahmed Mohamed Al Zayed 139 (69 +70); 2. Saleh Ali Al Kaabi 140 (69+71), 3. Jamie Elson 143 (71+72), 4. Naser Saad Al Mahasni 143 (70+73), 5. Khalifa Daij Al Kaabi 144 (71+73), 6 Othman Almulla 144 (66+78), 7 Gabriel Sota 145 (72+73).
Bahrain Ladies Open – 1. Sarah Hobday 179 (88+91), 2. Helen Woollacott 188 (90+98), 3. Susan Scott 191 (97+94), 4. Hanne Hansen 192 (92+100), 5 Parul Mittal 193 (94+99), 6. Araceli Deakin 194 (100+94).