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Airlink Golf Tournament for Airshow Exhibitors

Dubai 9th December, 2003

Over 60 passionate golfers were treated to a night of fun and entertainment during the Dubai Airshow Golf Tournament, sponsored by Airlink, the show's official freight forwarder. In what proved to be a highly competitive field, a number of players recorded good scores, pars and the occasional birdie.

Mr Ron Jones and Roger who won the back 9 tournament, together
with Mr Juma Saif Rashid Bin Bakhit, Chairman of Airlink
and Ms Virginia Kern, Chairman, Fairs and Exhibitions.

Competitors teed off at a 6PM under floodlights at Dubai's famous Nad Al Sheba Club. The tournament was played under the Stableford system with both front and back nine courses being used. Teams were drawn on the basis of their individual handicaps, with the low handicappers playing the back nine the more generously handicapped players playing the front.

“The airshow has proven to be a good platform for such an event, apart from providing the chance to try one of the best golf courses in the UAE, the post-tournament reception was a great networking opportunity for the players and supporters” says Elias Monem, Airlink's Vice-President Cargo in the UAE.

Mr John Smith who won an award for Best Stroke together
with Mr Juma Saif Rashid Bin Bakhit, Chairman of Airlink,
Ms Virginia Kern, Chairman, Fairs and Exhibitions
and Mr Guy Taylor, Managing Director of Momentum.

In a prize giving ceremony after the tournament, Airlink's Chairman Juma Saif Rashid Bin Bakhit and Virginia Kern, Chairman of Fairs & Exhibitions Ltd, organisers of Dubai 2003, presented 12 prizes to the winners of the various competitions.

Airlink Golf Tournament– Prize Winners

First Place, Front 9	1 st : DAVID ROGERS / BRUCE SCOTT - 37 PTS
Second Place, Front 9	2 nd : CONOR LEECH / HANS BERGUND - 34 PTS
First Place, Back 9	1 st : ROGER DUTHIE / STAN FACEY - 31 PTS
Second Place, Back 9	2 nd : RON JONES / ROGER - 30 PTS
Longest Drive, Front 9	2 nd : MARK TIARKS
Longest Drive, Back 9	10 th : PIERRE GAUFFIN
Nearest the Pin, Front 9	3 rd : DAVID BATH
Nearest the Pin, Back 9	4 th : ULF LILJENBERG

In addition to the golfing awards, a final prize was presented to John Smith of Leo's who, according to an unbiased panel of judges, notably Dennis Jackson, the official photographer, “hit the nicest shot of the evening”.

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