The 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters has officially begun! As part of the European Tour, this prestigious annual tournament welcomes “many of the world's top golfers [to] compete on [the] Doha Golf Club's unique and challenging desert-type Championship Course, which has proven to be one of the longest par 72 courses on the tour,” according to the Qatar Masters website.
This 20th edition of the tournament will host many established European Tour champions and rising stars, including Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Chris Wood, Martin Kaymer, Paul Lawrie, and world No. 10 Alexander Noren. Alongside these world-ranked golfers will be Qatar’s top two golfers, Ali Saleh Al Kaabi and Ali Al-Shahrani, who will be competing in this tournament as wild card entries.
With the absence of Branden Grace, who won this tournament in both 2015 and 2016, paired with this year’s field of talent and level of competition, this year’s winner could be anyone. We are excited to see who will lift the Mother of Pearl trophy on the final day and take home the $2.5 million in prize money along with the valuable ranking points!
Along with the world-class golf, the Doha Golf Club has made this tournament to be an experience you won’t forget. With their numerous activities, entertainment, and hospitalities offered, the 2017 Qatar Masters will be a real par-tee!
From January 26-28 entertainment will be held at the popular Public Village where you can indulge in delicious foods and beverages, taste dishes from gourmet pop-up restaurants, participate in an exclusive shopping boulevard experience, enjoy music from the U.K.'s Atlantic Soul Orchestra, Kuwaiti group Miami Band, and Arabs Got Talent's Sheyaab – there is more!
If you’re going with your family, the Qatar Masters has you covered with The Trick Shot Show where you’re bound to have tons of laughs and the Doha Golf Club’s Community Development, which will have plenty of activities for the whole family to enjoy!
If that’s not enough, the hospitality venues are incredible! According to the Qatar Masters, they are “everything you'd expect of the country's premier sporting event. Our lavish packages allow you to watch the very best of the action from the very finest of surroundings.” From the Winner’s Enclosure at the 18th green, to the Private Lounges within the Sponsor Pavilion, and the Albatross View at Doha’s signature 16th green – no matter where you are, you’ll have a hole-in-one experience!
In a statement from CBQ Masters press release, “The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is one of the most important events in Qatar's sporting calendar and, most importantly, part of the national vision of Qatar to become an educational sports and cultural centre for the Gulf region. Now in its landmark 20th edition, the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters has become much more than an international golfing tournament to everyone involved and, most importantly, to the thousands of spectators we welcome to [the] Doha Golf Club each year. We are extremely proud of the growth that this tournament has experienced over its two decades, and we have our fellow partners to thank for their support.”
For more information on the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2017, or to purchase tickets online visit www.qatar-masters.com.
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