Abu Dhabi Golf Club Poised To Host World’s Top Amateurs In Just One Week’s Time

With just one week to go until the World Amateur Team Championships, Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s world-class team have been pulling out all the stops to ensure the course is in perfect condition following the harsh Middle Eastern summer.

The Emirates Golf Federation, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Sports Council and their Destination Partner, the Department of Culture and Tourism, will host the men’s Eisenhower Trophy from October 18-21, followed by the women’s Espirito Santo Trophy on October 25-28.

As the prestigious event approaches, Director of Golf, Kieren Pratt, alongside his committed agronomy team, has risen to the unique challenge of preparing the course immediately after the relentless heat and arid conditions of the summer months.

But after carrying out thorough summer renovations, the club has fine-tuned the turf quality, enhanced bunker playability and optimised irrigation systems.

With the club’s legacy and the team’s dedication, the World Amateur Team Championships is poised to add another golden chapter to the venue’s storied history, having previously hosted the DP World Tour’s Abu Dhabi Championship on 16 occasions as well as the inaugural Hero Cup at the beginning of 2023.

“The whole team at Abu Dhabi Golf Club has worked tirelessly during the summer months to ensure the course is in pristine condition ahead of the World Amateur Team Championships being staged in the Middle East for the first time next week,” said General Abdullah Alhashmi, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation.

“The agronomy team has plenty of experience in preparing a course that is befitting of the occasion, with the club welcoming some of the finest names in the game, including Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, when hosting the Abu Dhabi Championship for 16 years.

“We’re all very grateful for their hard work and look forward to hosting the world’s top amateurs for two weeks of thrilling golf on the National Course.”

The Championships are set to welcome some of the finest amateur players in the game, with eight of the top 10 players in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking® competing, including Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad (No. 1), Spain’s Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio (No. 2), the Republic of Korea’s Minsol Kim (No. 4) and the USA’s Anna Davis (No. 5).

Four of the top five players in the men’s ranking headline the field for the Eisenhower Trophy, including No. 2 Christo Lamprecht, of South Africa, and the USA’s Gordon Sargent (No. 1), Nick Dunlap (No. 4) and David Ford (No. 5).

The full field lists are as follows:

Eisenhower Trophy – Men’s Teams

Argentina: Joaquín Ludueña, Vicente Marzilio, Segundo Oliva Pinto

Australia: Jack Buchanan, Jeffrey Guan, Karl Vilips

Austria: Christoph Bleier, Fabian Lang, Florian Schweighofer

Canada: Piercen Hunt, Ashton McCulloch, Brady McKinlay

People’s Republic of China: Xiangyun Bai, Zihang Qiu, Ziqin Zhou

Colombia: Carlos Ardila Conde, Manuel Jose Merizalde Padilla, Nicolas Quintero

Czechia: Petr Hruby, Filip Jakubcik, Louis Klein

Denmark: Gustav Frimodt, Frederik Kjettrup, Jacob Skov Olesen

England: Jack Bigham, Barclay Brown, Tyler Weaver

Finland: Elias Haavisto, Markus Luoma, Jesse Saareks

France: Bastien Amat, Paul Beauvy, Hugo Le Goff

Germany: Jonas Baumgartner, Tiger Christensen, Tim Wiedemeyer

Guam: Markus Nanpei, Eugene Park, NalaponVongjalorn

Guatemala: Juan Ricardo Davila, Gabriel Palacios, Alejandro Villavicencio

India: Shaurya Bhattacharya, Rohit Narwal, Yuvraj Singh

Ireland: Alex Maguire, Matthew McClean, Liam Nolan

Italy: Pietro Bovari, Riccardo Fantinelli, Flavio Michetti

Japan: Riura Matsui, Minato Oshima, Yuta Sugiura

Republic of Korea: Seonghyeon An, Sungho Lee, Donghyun Moon

Mexico: Santiago De la Fuente del Valle, José Cristobal Islas, Omar Morales

Morocco: Soufiane Dahmane, El Mehdi Fakori, Hugo Mazen Trometter

Netherlands: Jack Ingham, Benjamin Reuter, Lars van der Vight

New Zealand: Jayden Ford, Samuel Jones, Kazuma Kobori

Norway: Mats Ege, Michael Mjaaseth, Herman Wibe Sekne

Scotland: Connor Graham, Calum Scott, Gregor Tait

Singapore: Ryan John Ang, Troy Tian Storm, Hiroshi Tai

South Africa: Christo Lamprecht, Christiaan Maas, Altin van der Merwe

Spain: Angel Ayora, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Luis Masaveu Roncal

Sweden: Albert Hansson, Daniel Svard, Tobias Jonsson

Switzerland: Nicola Gerhardsen, Marc Keller, Maximilien Sturdza

Chinese Taipei: Chichun Chen, Chuan-Tai Lin, Ching Hung Su

Thailand: JiradechChaowarat, Ashita Piamkulvanich, Parin Sarasmut

United Arab Emirates: Rayan Ahmed, Thomas Nesbitt, Ahmad Skaik

United States of America: Nick Dunlap, David Ford, Gordon Sargent

Wales: James Ashfield, Tomi Bowen, Matt Roberts

Zimbabwe: Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa, Keegan James Shutt, David Amm

Espirito Santo Trophy – Women’s Teams

Australia: Justice Bosio, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Caitlin Peirce

Belgium: Sophie Bert, Savannah De Bock, Céline Manche

Bolivia: Florencia Cuellar, Constanza Quiroga Hinojosa, Victoria Suarez

Canada: Monet Chun, Lauren Kim, Katie Cranston

Chile: Carolina Alcaíno, Michelle Melandri, Amelia Ruiz

People’s Republic of China: Tong An, Xinyu Cao, Zixin Ni

Colombia: Maria Alejandra Hoyos Villegas, Ana Sofia Murcia, Cristina Ochoa Hidalgo

Czechia: Veronika Kedronova, Patricie Mackova, Denisa Vodickova

Denmark: Olivia Grønborg, Natacha Høst Husted, Cecilie Leth-Nissen

England: Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Lottie Woad

Finland: Katri Bakker, Henni Mustonen, Emilia Väistö

France: Adela Cernousek, Vairana Heck, Louise Uma Landgraf

Germany: Helen Briem, Celina Sattelkau, Chiara Horder

Hong Kong, China: Sophie Han, Arianna Lau, Hoi Ki Lau

India: Mannatpreet Kaur Brar, Nishna Patel, Avani Prashanth

Ireland: Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan

Italy: Natalia Aparicio, Francesca Fiorellini, Matilde Partele

Japan: Mizuki Hashimoto, Mamika Shinchi, Miku Ueta

Republic of Korea: Minsol Kim, Hyosong Lee, Kyorim Seo

Mexico: Lauren Daiana Olivares Leon, Corey Lopez, Vania Alicia Simont

Morocco: Malak Bouraeda, Sofia Cherif Essakali, Rim Imni

Netherlands: Rosanne Boere, Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, Lynn van der Sluijs

New Zealand: Eunseo Choi, Vivian Lu, Fiona Xu

Norway: Anna Krekling, Mia Lussand, Silje Ohma

Pakistan: Humna Amjad, Parkha Ijaz, Rimsha Ijaz

Philippines: Junia Louise Gabasa, Rianne Mikhaela Malixi, Grace Pauline Quintanilla

Scotland: Hannah Darling, Carmen Griffiths, Lorna McClymont

Singapore: Aloysa Margiela Mabutas Atienza, Xingtong Chen, Inez Xin Yi Ng

South Africa: Caitlyn Macnab, Kajal Mistry, Megan Streicher

Spain: Carla Bernat Escuder, Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Julia Lopez Ramirez

Sweden: Kajsa Arwefjäll, Meja Örtengren, Ingrid Lindblad

Switzerland: Yana Beeli, Victoria Levy, Caroline Sturdza

Chinese Taipei: Huai-Chien Hsu, TingHsuan Huang, Hsin Chun Liao

Thailand: Eila Galitsky, NavapornSoontreeyapas, SuvichayaVinijchaitham

United Arab Emirates: Jamie Camero, Lara El Chaib, Intissar Rich

United States of America: Anna Davis, Rachel Kuehn, Megan Schofill