"Yas Linux" It wins the award for the best club hosting golf events in the Middle East
Dubai, November 12, 2017 – Yas Links Club Abu Dhabi was crowned the Best Club in Hosting Golf Events in the Middle East, during the European Golf Tour’s Global Sustainability Awards 2025, which was held today on the sidelines of the launch of the DB World Golf Tour Championship in Dubai.
The ceremony, which was held for the second year in a row in Dubai, witnessed the honoring of suppliers and venues that have demonstrated leadership and innovation in organizing more sustainable golf tournaments around the world, with the participation of events from the DB World Tour, the Hotel Planner Tour, the Legends Tour, and the Golf Tour for People of Determination during the 2024-2025 season.
The judging panel included an elite group of golf tournament and sustainability experts, and the winners were announced from various geographical regions in 5 main categories.
In the category of Best Location to Host Golf Events, Yas Links Club Abu Dhabi won for the Middle East region after hosting the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on the DB World Tour and providing outstanding quality initiatives.
The Swiss club Crans-sur-Sierre won the award at the European level, and the Royal Club of Queensland in Australia won the award from the rest of the world.
In the Technology and Innovation category, ClereGolfHub in Europe, Al Laith Group from the UAE in the Middle East, and Virtual Eye in the rest of the regions won, while No More Bottles in the Middle East won the Hospitality Services Award.
In the Equipment category, Wesserman won in Europe and Wicked & Flow in the Middle East, while the Emirati company Deep Shine won the Operations category award for the Middle East, and Changwest Recycling won for Europe.
Today, the Championship Chalet at The Earth Stadium hosted the annual forum dedicated to the Arab media, which discussed the UAE’s pioneering role in the sport of golf at the regional and global levels, with the participation of representatives of government and private institutions.
Speaking at the forum were Salem Bin Dasmal, Board Member of the Emirates Golf Federation, Nawaf Abdullah, Executive Vice President of Container Terminals at DP World Group, Issa Sharif Al Marzouqi, Director of Events at Dubai Sports Council, and Humaid Bin Dasmal, Executive Director of Sustainability at the DB World Tour.
Salem bin Dasmal stressed that the successes achieved by Dubai in hosting the World Golf Championships represent an extension of a long process of development, pointing out that the current tournament reflects a vision that began years ago when the tour was known as the “European Tour”, and today it has turned into a global event that bears the imprint of Dubai, and reflects the vision of the wise leadership in developing the sport and spreading its societal culture.
He added that the UAE is among the best Arab and Asian countries in terms of national teams, explaining that the next goal is to enter the list of the top ten countries in Asia and qualify one of the Emirati players among the best 500 players in the world during the next few years.
For his part, Nawaf Abdullah stressed that the partnership between the “DB World” group and the World Golf Tour Championship, which began in 2009 and was extended until 2035, represents a successful model in supporting sports and enhancing Dubai’s position as a global destination for golf, noting that the partnership is based on a long-term strategy aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the tournament, developing talent, and supporting community and environmental initiatives.
He explained that the group continues its initiatives in the field of sustainability, as it collected about 350,000 recycled golf balls, and converted a number of old containers into training centers in South Africa and India, which contributes to supporting local communities and developing the game globally.
In the same context, Issa Sharif Al Marzouqi pointed out that golf represents one of the prominent sports pillars in Dubai, and receives great attention from the Dubai Sports Council through cooperation with the game federation, DP World Group, and the DP World Tour, stressing that the Council works to support organizing major tournaments, hosting talent, and implementing development initiatives in schools and academies.
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