Quote from Valentine Derrey after her Let Access win:
“Great, I just played great, I played my game, I hit some good shots to the pin and I made some birdies on the front nine and then just played steady on the back nine, didn’t miss a lot of shots. It’s always tough to win at home and I did it.”
Golf Digest Middle East Editor Win Abu Dhabi World Amateur Tour Inaugural Championship
The amazing Yas Links Golf Club in Abu Dhabi welcomed the 3rd edition of the World Amateur Tour in epic conditions mixing heavy rain, strong winds and storms forcing the players to push their limits to their upmost. With the help of two time Open de France back to back Champion Jean-Francois Remésy and renowned UAE Resident PGA CaddiePlayer founder Stéphane Barras, the competitors made the most of every precious tips and recommendations to lead the rounds and win the leg.
The first round could be named the « birdie day » highlighting the performance of both Kent Gray (New Zealand) and Jacky Casanova (France) tied in first position. Gray scored 3 birdies on the 1st, 4th and 11th while Casanova added a birdie on his card totaling 30 stableford points. Yann Robin (France) ranked 5th on that first day, scored his on the 8th.
Gilbert de Decker (Belgium) and Christophe Chapon (France) tied in 2nd position with a total of 27 stableford points.
UAE resident Golf Digest Middle East Editor Kent Gray with no surprise ends up winning the leg scoring a birdie at the 4th for a total of 33 stableford points followed by Christophe Chapon with 30 points and Jacky Casanova with 27 points and a birdie on hole number 7. Frederic-Paul Goux scored the first eagle of the year and only one of the leg on the 2nd.
CaddiePlayer Founder Stéphane Barras with Golf Digest ME Editor Kent Gray
Back to back French Open Champion Jean-François Remesy with CaddiePlayer Founder Stéphane Barras
I can't remember last time I played an official PGA event but last Wednesday March 15th, I headed to Abu Dhabi Golf Club to be part of the UAE PGA Pro-Am series where I engaged myself with a Team of Senior Friends and commit to fill the latest CaddiePlayer data card (7,1 version). To my concern the tournament committee ask us Seniors, yes I am 53, to play from the black tee setting the course at 7600Yds. So here I thoughts "woooh" how we will manage to compete against the young guns, knowing that our club head speed average was more comparable to the LPGA (94MPH) then to the PGA (112MPH)* and more importantly how my SwingScore and other data will be influence by such an adversity.
Never Less, committed I was and once the tournaments over, the data entered and submitted > I red: SwingScore 91, GSide 9, Recovery Avg 16,9. Those were not the data I was hoping for but here I need to face the reality and try to learn from them. So, what did I learn from this day and what I could do to improve the simple/sophisticated data results from CaddiePlayer?
1-GSide need to be better named and understand. Therefor I have changed it to 50Side > Meaning that we should select this column "always" when the ball is within 50yds off the green. If further Players can write the precise distance in the Bogeys+ hole comment. For example in a Par5 when the player is within 50yds with his second shot we should also select this column and enter the Options accordingly. Meaning we will have two data information within 50yds.
2-LayUp is understood to be a situation where we play to avoid trouble and this option was selected from the PClub Column. From now on the LayUp has been moved to the "Strategic" box and replace by the Wood club option (Meaning any Hybrids, or Woods).
3-Play to your potential > every golfer should have the opportunity to hit par threes in one shot, par fours in two, and par fives in three. There for you or Committee should choose the right color tee box according per the 28 rule by Chris Mile (Below Link) if not do not expect your SwingScore to be under 80...
I believe that by doing those update CaddiePlayer data will be more complete.
I believe CaddiePlayer to be the easiest simplest most reveling data soft wear on the market.
CaddiePlayer is the only data collector that calculate the "Swingscore" and apply its putting model to "science".
Top 55 players tour earn cards at Royal Golf El Jadida for the 2017 season
By posting his last hole with a birdie, CaddiePlayer Davide Albertini from Switzerland finished T10 end earn his 2017 Mena Tour Card.
CaddiePlayer Founder Stéphane Barras quote:
"After Jean-Luc Burnier in 2016, I am glad to see another Swiss joining/competing in the Mena Tour who I recommended to join. I believe the Mena Tour to be the perfect place to develop a player abilities. I wish Davide a successfull 2017 season"
The MENA Tour will travel to Palmeraie Country Club in the Moroccan port city of Casablanca for the first time for the opening event of the season, starting on March 14.
An initiative of the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation, the MENA Golf Tour was created in 2011 with the aim of developing golf in the region. It is affiliated to R&A, the worldwide golf governing body based in the home of golf, St Andrews, and the Arab Golf Federation and enjoys the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) status.
Multiple European Tour starts, including the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, the Hassan II Trophy and the Maybank Championship Malaysia in addition to full playing privileges on the Sunshine Tour and exemptions into the Final Stage of the Asian Tour Q-School for the leading three professionals are some of the added incentives for the MENA Golf Tour members. > www.menagolftour.com
