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ROUND 1 WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2019

Out of the shadow, into the night Cheyenne Woods can’t avoid the inevitable association with Uncle but can control her own story and intends making this week’s chapter memorable.

By Kent Gray – Editor, Digest Middle East it’s not easy living in the colossal Championship in Oahu]. I teed shadow cast by arguably the greatest off while he was still playing so I golfer that ever lived. Which is exactly missed everything,” the 28-year-old why Cheyenne Woods doesn’t attempt old revealed on the eve of the $285,000 to despite the unavoidable association event at Emirates where and whenever she tees it up. Golf Club. Like the rest of us, the Omega Dubai Cheyenne Woods, like most of the Moonlight Classic drawcard will forever rest of the sporting world, was thrilled remember where she was when Tiger for her uncle, catching a reply of Woods captured his 15th and perhaps Tiger’s march up 18 at Augusta and the most impressive major title at Augusta immediate, emotional aftermath soon National last month. Unlike the rest after she had finished her own round. of us, her story speaks volumes of the “But I was playing my own event…” determination to make her own mark in Just like Tiger, Cheyenne also likes to professional golf. win. She mightn’t be anywhere near as “I was actually in Hawaii playing prolific as Uncle Big Cat but has arrived a qualifier [for the LPGA Tour’s Lotte in Dubai with a simple... Turn to page 2

Meet Nuria Iturrios Lights Out at Moonlight The new LET Order of Merit leader likes Four LET stars get an early taste of night golf what she sees on the Faldo course. PAGE 3 on the Faldo...with a twist. PAGE 5

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And just like you know who, Woods is talking positively. Omega Dubai “With my status on LPGA, I’ve been doing a lot of Monday qualifiers Moonlight Classic so I haven’t played as much as I May 1-3, 2019 would have liked. But I’ve had a Faldo course, Emirates Golf Club lot of time to work on my game and I’m just really excited for the year and this, for me, is a kind of kick start to get back into a more 56 Professionals consistent schedule and playing more tournament golf. “I feel like I’m playing really well, 168 Amateurs just putting the pieces together. I feel like mentally, physically, I’m in a Format: 54-hole Pro-Am really good place to play some really (No cut) great golf so the more I play, the closer I think I’ll get to where I Each pro will be grouped with want to be.” three amateurs for a 36-hole marianne skarpnord Woods has played Dubai twice “tour scramble” competition. before, earning shares of 20th and The 56-professionals will Continued from cover page... Winning the world’s first day- 10th place at the then Omega Dubai then play the final round mission despite limited golf given her conditional night professional tournament to Ladies Masters in 2014 and 2016 on their own. status in the U.S. – after missing the cut in two go with her maiden LET win at the respectively. But that was on the events in Australia in February her next start on the 2014 Australian Ladies Masters is Majlis course and there were no Wednesday, May 1: LPGA Tour will likely not be before next month's the easier said than achieved of course. excited Pro-Am partners or night Pro-Am – 8.30am and 3pm ShopRite Classic. Quite aside from being undercooked holes to contemplate. shotguns “Definitely another win,” was the Arizona native’s in terms of tournament play (her “It will be a very new challenge Thursday, May 2: succinct response when asked her ambition for this only other main tour start this but I’m excited. I think it’s a great Pro-Am – 8.30am and 3pm week’s new-look Pro-Am on the Faldo course. year was at the LET’s Fatima Bint event for golf. I think these formats shotguns “A goal of mine is to win on the LPGA Tour. My first Mubarak Ladies Open in January keep the fans interested and it’s good Friday, May 3: win was on the European Tour so if I can get another where she finished 15th), Woods for us too just having a different One tee start – 10.35am win, whether it is on this tour or wherever, it just will be confronted by some in-form experience playing.“ encourages and helps build confidence overall.” competition this week. With that, Woods set off for a Spaniard Nuria Iturrios has just practice round on the Faldo. But not gone to No.1 in the Order-of-Merit before the inevitable questions about standings after claiming her second Tiger. Sorry to ask, but you must LET title at last week’s Lalla Meryem have been excited? Cup. Norway’s Marianne Skarpnord “We’ve seen Tiger at his best and won her fourth LET crown in Tiger at his worst and to see him Australia in February and was tied come full circle and win again at the 4th in , while 23-year-old highest level, it’s not something you Englishwoman Meghan MacLaren see very often, or ever in the sports successfully defended her NSW world at that level. So it was just Open title in March and went a very special moment to see him LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR close to upstaging the men with a on the course and then you see the 319 PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS | 37 NATIONALITIES runner-up finish at the new Jordan personal side behind the scenes with Mixed Open. the emotion. We’re a Global Tour with world-class players who inspire fans and the next Throw in the likes of Caroline “Yeah, it was just so exciting to generation of golfers. At each event, it’s not just about the Hedwall – the highest ranked player see, so exciting the whole world swing - it’s about a day that goes with a swing. A big day out with in the field at No.128 – 2017 Solheim came together and cheered for him fun entertainment and a festival atmosphere set in beautiful scenery. Cuppers and knowing how far he’s come.” We aim to captivate and excite, but we don’t just appear and , former money A very, very long way indeed. leave - we aim to create a legacy. list winners and Becky But for the other Woods, it’s not Brewerton and LET life-member an epic comeback, rather the We are ‘more than just a Golf Tour’ , the 53-year-old, 18- journey ahead that’s more exciting, time LET winner from Bristol, and starting from the Faldo’s first tee the test for Woods is crystal clear. at 8.30am today. ◼

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Nuria’s keeping calm and carrying on The new LET Order-of-Merit leader likes what she sees at Emirates Golf Club.

reconnaissance lap of averaged 269 yards off the tee in the Faldo course has given Rabat – Iturrios’ winning formula A Nuria Iturrios a booster shot last week paid more to precision. of something she has in abundance How about driving accuracy a heading into the Omega Dubai whisker under 85 per cent which led Moonlight Classic. to a 74 per cent greens in regulation As the Ladies European Tour’s return, 18 birdies and a final, title- latest winner, the 23-year-old clinching 13-under-par total? Spaniard oozes confidence coming A repeat of those impressive into the new 54-hole Pro-Am. stats won’t be easily achieved of Following her opening practice course but Iturrios seems to have round in Dubai after winning that covered too courtesy of a last week’s in relaxed attitude. , her stocks seem to have “Over three days, the winning risen even further. score here could be 13-under or “I really like it,” Nuria said of 14-under, because the par-5s are the event’s new 6300 yard, par-72 easier to reach [than in Morocco]. layout after the LET’s previous But this is another tournament 12 events in Dubai were held on and another week and another Emirates Golf Club’s neighbouring experience for me. I just want to Majlis layout. enjoy it. The winning score here could be 13-under or 14-under, because the par-5s are easier to reach [than in Morocco].”

“The par 5s are easy to reach in “I worked really hard in the off- two, so that’s great for me; I really season, so my game is really solid like that. There is one short par 4, now. My putting is so good. The the 13th, which I can reach in one chipping is good too, so I just want shot and the par 3s are interesting to enjoy it and keep calm.” because they are not that long, but That said… “It would be fun to For the global perspective these greens are difficult to hit it win again.” where you need to go, because there Indeed, a debut on art, fashion and design are a lot of breaks. beckons at Gleneagles in Scotland “I think we had a good training if Iturrios can keep the momentum last week in Morocco, where the going but September, it seems, isn’t cnn.com/style greens were sloping and tricky too. on her immediate radar. There are some breaks which you “I have the Solheim Cup in mind can’t see from the fairway, so you but I’m only 23 years old, so if it CNN name, logo and all associated elementsTM & © 2019 Cable News Network. A WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved. have to have a good strategy.” happens this year it’s going to be While the 285 yard 13th will be in great, but if not, it will be a goal reach in the right conditions – she for the next few years.” ◼ 4 SIX TO WATCH Get to know the LET stars playing this week’s Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic

Meghan Laura MacLaren Fuenfstueck age: 29 age: 25 turned pro: Swedish age: 24 nationality: English let wins: 2010 nationality: German turned pro: 2016 let wins: 8 turned pro: 2018 let wins: 2 let career earnings: let wins: 0 let career earnings: €774,070 let career earnings: €120,646 let oom: 4th €35,518 let oom: 3rd world ranking: 128 th let oom: 9th world ranking: 214 th world ranking: 367th Olivia Cowan did you know? Julia Engstrom did you know? Caroline was both the did you know? age: 26 Recently came second age: 23 LET ‘Player of the Year’ age: 18 Laura is also a scout for and ‘Rookie of the Year’ nationality: Scottish in the world first Jordan nationality: German nationality: Swedish College Sports America. Mixed Open after in 2011. turned pro: 2009 turned pro: 2015 turned pro: 2010 winning the NSW OPEN let wins: 0 let wins: 0 let wins: 2 in Australia. let career earnings: let career earnings: let career earnings: €332,918 €174,635 €48,015 th st let oom: 18 th let oom: 30 let oom: 41 th th world ranking: 359th world ranking: 209 world ranking: 295

did you know? did you know? did you know? Booth was the youngest Is sponsored by Dubai’s Julia was the LET ‘Rookie player to represent Great JA Hotels & Resorts. of the Year’ in 2018. Britain & Ireland in the Her T-21 at last week’s 76-year history of the Lalla Meryem Cup is her . 2019 best.

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Lights Out! Four LET stars got an early taste of floodlight golf on the Faldo – with a tiwst. The results were, ahem, interesting.

night vision (left to right): amy boulden, camilla lennarth, noemi jiménez martin s the world’s first day- at all. It will be a first for me but the and silvia bañon under the lights on the faldo’s 18th green night tournament, the lights are really bright, so I think it A Omega Dubai Moonlight will be a fair test. Classic presents a fresh, floodlit canvas for one of the viral videos What do you think it will do for that are promotional, and often the game? comedy, gold for those tasked with Noemi Jiménez Martin: We are entertaining old fans and reaching going to make history so it’s going new golf audiences. to be really exciting. I think a lot of On cue, the Ladies European people will watch this event because Tour’s hard-working media team it’s new and it’s going to create a haven’t missed a trick at Emirates different buzz. Golf Club this week. We can’t give Camilla Lennarth: I think it’s good away too much just yet – stay tuned to try new concepts and see what to the LET website and social media works and what captures a different channels for the big reveal – but crowd. We will all learn from it and ‘Lights Out’ looks set to be a big if it works, that’s great. If it doesn’t, hit. Just sometimes not very big, or we’ll figure something out for in the right direction. Don’t worry, another tournament but I think you’ll soon get what we mean. it’s good to mix it up. What we can divulge is that Silvia Bañon: It’s the first time LET stars Amy Boulden, Camilla playing under lights so it’s an Lennarth, Noemi Jiménez Martin honour to be here. It’s an incredible and Silvia Bañon were in the dark, environment and we are really quite literally, filming the promo happy and excited to play. It’s despite the Faldo layout’s impressive definitely helping women’s golf new LED lights. because more people will get to Afterwards, the quartet slipped see the game in a fun environment. off their blinkers [hint, hint] to Amy Boulden: I think we’ll all have continue the fun sales pitch for the fun playing under the lights and I new-look event where each of the think Dubai is the perfect place to do 56 professionals will be partnered it. It’s going to be a great test and I by three amateurs for 36 of the Pro- think everybody will have great fun. Am’s 54-holes and will play at least nine holes under lights. What are the main differences between day and night, the keys How does it feel to play in a world- to success this week? first this week, under the lights, at Camilla Lennarth: I think it’s really Emirates Golf Club? important to stay in the fairway. Amy Boulden: It’s really exciting. Amy Boulden: I think you ideally I’ve played night golf before, in need to hit it on the fairway but the Dubai and in Abu Dhabi, but not lights are pretty bright so it doesn’t in a tournament. It will be difficult really feel like it’s pitch black, but I think it’s going to be a fun, because the lights are so bright. I different format. I think the girls think it’s just the greens that might will really enjoy it. be a bit more difficult with the long Camilla Lennarth: I’m excited too. I shadows; I think that’s going to be haven’t played that much night golf the trickiest bit. ◼ Order of Play THURSDAY[ 24 JANUARY 2019 ] 6 ROUND 1 TEE TIMES – WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

MORNING SHOTGUN – 8:30AM AFTERNOON SHOTGUN – 3PM HOLE PRO TEAM AM HOLE PRO TEAM AM 1A Cheyenne Woods OMEGA I Kamal Kosta, Iswar Jodha, Martha Wong 1A Maha Haddioui OMEGA V Adel Zarouni, Naima Maya, Abdulla Al Hashmi

1B Camilla Lennarth OMEGA II Tom Luig, Maura Duggan, Sulafa Hamdan 1B Leona Maguire OMEGA VI Thomas Rourke, Howie Roberts, Sanjay Dhandsa

2A Camille Chevalier OMEGA III Caroline Rosenstock, Glory Xavier, Ashok Sindhu 2A OMEGA VII Surjit Namjli, Gaurav Verma, Rohail Dsouza

2B Lisa Maguire OMEGA IV Virendra Agarwal, Yves Buchard, Ingrid Lind 2B Emily Kristine Pedersen OMEGA VIII Raina S, Arjun Manghnani, Mitsuko Emmerson

3 Valdis Thora Jonsdottir EGA I Alex Tivi, Abdulrahman Rahmani, Alan Cedeno 3 Meghan MacLaren EGA IV Rey Lapa, Dileep Kumar, Mr. Suwaidi

4A Silvia Banon Emirates NBD II Nirmal Zaveri, Kent Gray, Vikas Sachar 4A Ursula Wikstrom EGA VII Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Bradley Mogire, Hilaire Aime Woum

4B Diksha Dagar Gulf News I Paul Joseph, Babu Subramaniam, Subhojit Biswas 4B Marta Sanz Barrio Emirates NBD I Manoj Shivani, TBC, Paryank Shah

5 Christine Wolf AGMC/BMW I Gurbax Singh, Satnam Kaur, Jessica Boal 5 Astrid Vayson De Pradenne Emirates NBD III Amr Salem, Abbas Virji, Aditya Ganti

6A Karolin Lampert CNN I Blanca Rivollier, Michaela Duhamel, Stephanie Bochet 6A Florentyna Parker Gulf News II Asim Arshad, Shaz Peshimam, Anil Kumar

6B Trish Johnson CNN II Edoardo Galeppini, Beatrice Galeppini, Antonio Galeppini 6B Nuria Iturrios AGMC/BMW II Anil Shivana, Freddie Schmeisser, Surendar Singh Kandhari

7 Victoria Fricot wasl I Rekha Bandopadhyay, Josie Tracey, Noemy Bertuol 7 CNN III Farhana Bouchamaoui, David Collins, Anvita Kapoor

8A wasl III Dhroupadhi Ramachandran, Antony Louis, Devanand Kurup 8A Lydia Hall wasl II Lionel Smith, Iain Everingham, Amarjeet Radia

8B Emma Cabrera Bello JA Resorts & Hotels III Khalid Al Halyan, Dr. Aziz Yousuf, Mrs Irem Aksay 8B Amy Boulden JA Resorts & Hotels I Peter Menelaou, John Houston, Shane Arbuckle

9 Isabelle Boineau Neocasa Interiors I Shahriar Khodjasteh, Tejan Fadlu-Deen, Philip Westphal 9 Olivia Cowan JA Resorts & Hotels II Greg Sourice, Frederic Ribemon, Craig Baker

10A Laura Fuenfstuesck EGA II Tej Chhabra, Kush Sama, Naresh Handa 10A EGA V Paul Byrne, Joe Smith, Scott Macpherson

10B Tonje Daffinrud EGA III Achal Ghai, Parit Mehta, Ghanshyam Manghnani 10B Caroline Hedwall EGA VI K. Chandrashekhar, Noel Luzares, Jay Tandingan

11A Kylie Henry Motivate Publishing Sam Taylor, Yana Jamieson, Ross Bain 11A Kanyalak Preedasuttijit Neocasa Interiors II Mansour Khodjasteh, Massoud Sobati, Joon Eun

11B Gulf News III Henna Jodha, Holly Duthie, Kristi Sealey 11B Dubai Duty Free Colm McLoughlin, George Horan, Ara Nakhnikian

12A Stacy Lee Bregman Byrne Equipment Rental II Ross Hopwood, John Deeb, Hercu Viljoen 12A Liz Young Byrne Equipment Rental I Gareth Conley, Thomas Brevitt, Carl Lindsay

12B Noora Komulainen Byrne Equipment Rental III Simon Hickson, James Scullion, Jim Hopwood 12B Beth Allen Emirates Golf Federation Hamda Al Suwaidi, Rabab Al Haj, Shahad Al Suwaidi

13 Felicity Johnson Ladies European Tour Nalin Sayal, Connie Sayal, Champika Sayal 13 Hannah Burke Golf Citizen I Ronald Kimber, Darren King, Graham Glynn

14 Cajsa Persson The Entertainer Chris Shaw, Liam Findlay, Ryan Coffey 14 Sophie Lamb Golf Citizen II Hannah Mannion, Natalii Gupta, Lili Brecken

15 Sarah Kemp Falcon II Peter Dawson, Richard Rayment, Lisa Cole 15 Marianne Skarpnord Falcon I Greg Sproule, Yu Tao, John Lickrish

16A ODMC VII Predrag Lucic, Harish Rupani, Ahmed Al Musharrekh 16A Carly Booth ODMC II Majed AlSorour, Landon Jackson, Chris May

16B Julia Engstrom ODMC VIII Boyd Edmondson, Suzanne Jackson, Pansy Gonsalvez 16B ODMC IV Paul Kavanagh, Alex Hutton, Bryan Smyth

17A Sian Evans ODMC I James Burgess, Jason Tranter, Mark Jan Kar 17A Gabriella Cowley ODMC V Mark McDonnell, Robbie Greenfield, Simon Corkill

17B Carmen Alonso ODMC III Andrew Morris, Kristyna Napoleaova, Bernie Stanley 17B Noemi Jiménez Martin ODMC VI Marco Saviozzi, Frederic Gastaldo, Jehanzeb Awan

18 Katja Pogacar ODMC IX Ivan Fornazaric, Peter Jamieson, Najla Bartette 18 Manon Molle Emirates Golf Club Adel Hamdan, Jayshree Gupta, Amber Waite

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OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic winner to be presented with the luxurious OMEGA Speedmaster 38 mm

As the final day approaches of the cheque and championship trophy, as with a unique dual bezel design with inaugural OMEGA Dubai Moonlight well as an exclusive Speedmaster 38 diamonds and the famous tachyme- Classic, we await the tournament’s mm timepiece. ter scale on a brown aluminium ring. very first winner. Whichever individ- The “cappuccino” dial includes el- ual professional is crowned cham- This special watch features a stainless egant horizontal oval subdials, while pion, they will be presented with a steel and 18K Sedna™ gold case inside, the watch is driven by the OMEGA Co-Axial Calibre 3330.

Certainly, it is a prize worth playing for. And come Friday evening, it will be placed on the wrist of a very wor- thy winner.

There is also a chance for any golfer to win a Speedmaster 38 mm if they record the first hole-in-one on the 8th hole. With incredible precision and just a bit of luck, they could take home the ultimate reward. 18K Sedna™ gold with diamond- paved bezel, mother-of-pearl dial and diamond hour markers.

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