Ahmad Skaik shot a 73 for the UAE
Ahmad Skaik shot a 73 for the UAE Image Credit: Supplied

Qatar are leading the way after the first round of the 72-hole GCC Golf Championships on Monday at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

The three qualifying scores for Qatar came from Jeham Al Kuwari (71), Saleh Al Kaabi (71) and Ali Al Shaharani (72).

Six teams are competing in the 24th edition of the tournament: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

At the same time, the 13th Junior GCC Championship is also taking place over 54 holes, and will finish on Wednesday, with the UAE leading the way. The juniors play off the green tees and the men from the blue tees.

The two contributing UAE juniors were Rashid Al Jassmy (74) and Abdalla Al Suwaidi (77).

The second round of the tournament takes place on Tuesday with tee times from 7am with the leading teams teeing off last.

Leaderboard

Men’s Division

Qatar 214

Bahrain 217

Saudi Arabia 223

UAE 228

Oman 235

Kuwait 274

Individual scores

Men’s Division

J Al Kuwari (Qatar) 71

K Daij Al Kaabi (Bahrain) 71

A Al Kaabi (Qatar) 71

A Al Shaharani (Qatar) 72

Junior Division

UAE 151

Oman 162

Bahrain 168

Qatar 182

Individual scores

R Al Jassmy (UAE) 74

S Al Abkhil (Kuwait) 76

A Al Suwaidi (UAE) 77