MUSCAT: Richard Fish of Oman overcame a stiff competition from a strong field to emerge champion at the Assarain Golf Classic. The 29th edition of the Assarain Golf Classic was held at the Ghala Golf Club on February 7 and 8 with the participation of around 130 golfers.
A delighted Fish said: "The Assarain Golf Classic is a fantastic tournament and it feels great to win a competition of this stature. I would like to thank my playing partners over the last few days. It was a pleasure to be in this event and again I would like to thank the sponsor Assarain Group of Companies.”
Ahmed al Farsi, General Manager of Ghala Golf Club, who managed the event, said: "The atmosphere was electric from the first day. I was truly amazed by the participation and overall feel of the 2025 Assarain Golf Classic. We were oversubscribed and had to have a cut off for players as we unfortunately could not fit all of them in, but overall, it was a tremendous occasion."
HH Sayyid Azzan bin Qais al Said, Chairman of the Oman Golf Association, was the guest of honour at the ceremony held on the final day that was graced by a host of dignitaries. The Assarain Classic ended with its tradition of raffling off a Hublot watch which was won by Mubarak al Hassani.
Commenting upon the success of the event, Ibrahim al Wahaibi, Director of Assarain Group of Companies, said: "I would like to congratulate all the winners in the respective categories and would like to thank all the participants. With the success of the 2025 event, we are committed to making the Assarain Golf Classic Tournament bigger and better in the coming years while maintaining our strong professional standards of hosting one of the oldest golf tournaments in the Sultanate of Oman.”
The Assarain Classic is also supported by Hublot from Mistal and The Bodyshop.
The winner’s list is as follows:
Men’s Gross: 1. Richard Fish (80+75) 155 Gross, 2. Ahmed al Wahaibi (81+75) 156 Gross, 3. Azaan al Rumhy (74+83) 157 Gross, 4. Krish Pawani (78+82) 160 Gross C/B
Men’s Net: 1. Radhakrishnan Margabandhu (75+70) 145 Net, 2. Ahmed al Zakwani (73+73) 146 Net C/B, 3. Hussain Dad al Balushi (74+72) 146 Net
Ladies Gross: 1. Lynn Casey (77+71) 148 Gross, 2. Emma Merrit (91+95) 186 Gross
Net: 1. Jameela Daud (69+74) 143 Net, 2. Suna Jackson (79+80) 159 Net
Junior Gross: Yusuf al Rumhy (85+89) 174 Gross
Net: Taimur al Busaidy (71+84) 155 Net
On Course Features:
Day 1: NTP 2nd Hole: Charlie Dolphin, NTP 5th Hole: Karl Armstrong, NTP 12th Hole: Simon Dixon, NTP 15th Hole: Majid al Toky, 2nd Best Shot 18th Hole: Ahmed al Balushi, Longest Drive Hole 3: Ruwan Jayasinghe
Day 2: NTP 2nd Hole: Navaid Ahmed, NTP 5th Hole: Yusuf al Rumhy, NTP 12th Hole: Naresh Chandwani, NTP 15th Hole: Vishal Dhawan, 2nd Best Shot 18th Hole: Lynn Casey, Longest Drive Hole 13: Lynn Casey
Day 1 Best Net – Mike Cuddihy 65 Net
Day 2 Best Net – Mohammed bin Sulieman al Wahaibi 71 Net
Day 1 Best Gross – Bader al Amri 76 Gross
Day 2 Best Gross – Rashid al Harthy 78 Gross
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