Dubai: Amateur golfers can compete for a chance to play alongside European Tour stars by entering the seventh edition of the Luckiest Ball on Earth competition from September.
More than 1,000 golfers are expected to take part over 22 qualifying events across 21 UAE golf clubs with the winner of each event taking their place in a grand final at Jumeirah Golf Estates on October 22.
Two members of the UAE national golf team will also be invited through the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) to compete in the final, making a total of 24 players.
The winner of that event will be awarded a once in a lifetime opportunity to play alongside the likes of defending champion, Matt Fitzpatrick, and reigning Race to Dubai winner, Henrik Stenson, in the Rolex sponsored Pro-Am which takes place on the Earth course two days before the Race to Dubai’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship gets underway at Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 16-19.
The Luckiest Ball on Earth competition is open to all golfers aged 18 or over who hold an official EGF club handicap maximum 28 for men and 36 for women.
The DP World Tour Championship sees the top 60 players on the European Tour compete for a slice of an $8 million (Dh29.3 million) prize plus the top 10 finishers on the Race to Dubai after the year-ender take a split of a $5 million bonus pool.
