34th Jordan Open Golf Championship tees off in Aqaba

The 34th Jordan Open Golf Championship teed off on Thursday morning at the Ayla Golf Club in Aqaba, organised by the Jordan Golf Federation, and will run until Saturday.

This year’s championship features 103 players from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Palestine, Serbia, Lebanon, and Jordan. In addition, several players are competing individually, representing USA, New Zealand, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, UK, Canada, Australia, and Botswana.

The tournament includes competitions in the men’s, women’s, juniors, and seniors categories.

Representing Jordan are nine players:

Women’s category: Lillian Mujahid, Mayar Al-Shoumali, Noor Jaber

Men’s category: Anas Al-Omariyeen, Noor Mubaideen, Abdulrahman Al-Zaher

U-16 category: Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh, Adam Al-Saudi, Murad Al-Rawashdeh

Day One Results:

Men’s Category

1. Sam Mullan (UAE)

2. Baha Boulakmen (Tunisia)

3. Syed Ryan Ahmed (UAE)

Women’s Category

1. Yasmine Zahir (Palestine)

2. Lara Bakhour (Lebanon)

3. Lillian Mujahid (Jordan)

Juniors (U-16)

1. Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh (Jordan)

2. Mehdi Ben Youssef (Tunisia)

3. Alexji Dokanovic (Serbia)

Seniors Category

1. Sheikh Moussa Al-Zein (Lebanon)

2. Tony Bousrhal (Lebanon)

3. Joe Fadli (Jordan)