The UAE’s professional golfers will be given the opportunity to win a place at a tournament in Equatorial Guinea later this year by competing in this week’s ‘Road to Mongomo’ at Al Badia Golf Club.
The top five finishers in the September 22 event, open to any pro golfer, will seal an all-expenses paid trip to the 3eActuaries Open, which runs from December 8-11 and has a prize fund of $150,000 (Dh716,300).
Mena Golf Tour’s Luke Joy played the 3eActuaries Open on invite last year and placed fourth. He said: “The 3e Actuaries Open was a fantastic event to attend in 2015 and I know it will be even bigger and better for 2016. I’m really looking forward to playing the course again as it’s a great layout and will be great to see some other professionals joining me from the UAE.”
3e Actuaries Open tournament host, Olawale Opayinka, added: “As we continue to tirelessly grow the professional game here in Equatorial Guinea and our region of Africa, we are thrilled that this year we will be joined by more professional golfers from the UAE like Luke Joy in December.
“Our hearts remain wide open to welcome all to Mongomo and we believe it will be a very rewarding experience for those who make it.”
Entry to Thursday's 'Road to Mongomo' qualifier, which is sanctioned by the Emirates Golf Federation, costs Dh195. Presented by Worldwide Golf, it begins with a 1pm shotgun start at Al Badia.
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US PGA Championship in numbers
1 Joost Luiten produced a memorable hole in one at the par-three fourth in the first round.
2 To date, the only two players to win the PGA Championship after winning the week before are Rory McIlroy (2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational) and Tiger Woods (2007, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational). Hideki Matsuyama or Chris Stroud could have made it three.
3 Number of seasons without a major for McIlroy, who finished in a tie for 22nd.
4 Louis Oosthuizen has now finished second in all four of the game's major championships.
5 In the fifth hole of the final round, McIlroy holed his longest putt of the week - from 16ft 8in - for birdie.
6 For the sixth successive year, play was disrupted by bad weather with a delay of one hour and 43 minutes on Friday.
7 Seven under par (64) was the best round of the week, shot by Matsuyama and Francesco Molinari on Day 2.
8 Number of shots taken by Jason Day on the 18th hole in round three after a risky recovery shot backfired.
9 Jon Rahm's age in months the last time Phil Mickelson missed the cut in the US PGA, in 1995.
10 Jimmy Walker's opening round as defending champion was a 10-over-par 81.
11 The par-four 11th coincidentally ranked as the 11th hardest hole overall with a scoring average of 4.192.
12 Paul Casey was a combined 12 under par for his first round in this year's majors.
13 The average world ranking of the last 13 PGA winners before this week was 25. Kevin Kisner began the week ranked 25th.
14 The world ranking of Justin Thomas before his victory.
15 Of the top 15 players after 54 holes, only Oosthuizen had previously won a major.
16 The par-four 16th marks the start of Quail Hollow's so-called "Green Mile" of finishing holes, some of the toughest in golf.
17 The first round scoring average of the last 17 major champions was 67.2. Kisner and Thorbjorn Olesen shot 67 on day one at Quail Hollow.
18 For the first time in 18 majors, the eventual winner was over par after round one (Thomas shot 73).
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- Ensure there is enough roughage (fibre) in the food on fasting days as well
- Do not binge on processed or fatty foods on non-fasting days
- Complement fasting with plant-based foods, fruits, vegetables, seafood. Cut out processed meats and processed carbohydrates
- Manage your sleep
- People with existing gastric or mental health issues should avoid fasting
- Do not fast for prolonged periods without supervision by a qualified expert
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