Origins
Doha Oilmen’s Golf Tournament
The inaugural event was held in 1998
when Wedge Louison, Billy Rushing and Lanier Lohn decided that the oil
community in Qatar should hold a tournament worthy of the fabulous Doha
golf club. As the founders moved on to other pastures, the organization
has been taken on by a Committee who strive not only to ensure the event
goes smoothly but to introduce improvements for a quality amateur event
that we can all be proud of. Entry to the tournament is via sponsors
invitation.
The tournament itself is always preceded by an evening
dinner dance where all the registration formalities are initially dealt
with, this then allows participants to get on with dinner, interact with
other participants, enjoy the entertainment and hopefully win one of the
many door prizes.
Your stamina will be tested the following day when we
have morning and afternoon shotgun starts for the men on the
Championship course along with a morning shotgun start for the Ladies on
the Academy course. Solid sustenance is provided in the form of
breakfast and lunch followed by an evening Awards dinner where prizes
for winners, every hole and more door prizes are presented.
We hope you consider our event as being excellent value
for money.
In 2002, at the instigation of the then chairman Mike
Robinson, the Doha Oilmen’s Junior Golf Academy was set up. Initially
there was a class of 12 juniors selected to participate. By the 2006/7
season the class had been increased to 24 juniors. Entry into the Junior
Academy is a considered a prized achievement by the juniors and their
parents and over the initial years junior academy members have won many
competitions including the Doha Golf Club Championship – both Ladies and
Gents, the Qatar Open and the Doha Mixed Open. They have also been
successful in Junior Open competitions in the UAE which the Doha
Oilmen’s sponsor trips for the members to compete in each year. The
juniors are taught golf etiquette and rules in addition to the skills
required to play the game by the highly skilled Doha Golf Club
professionals and The Doha Oilmen’s Golf Tournament committee are proud
of the achievements of the Academy members and their behavior on and off
the golf course.
Chairmen
1998 – 1999 Wedge Louison / Billy Rushing / Lanier Lohn
2000 – 2001 Barney Raku-Evans
2002 – 2005 Mike Robinson
2006 – TBA Terry Farnworth |
