The second running of Road to Mongomo Qualifier presented by DSA took place at the iconic Emirates Golf Club last month with competition tense as the pros battled it out to win one of the three coveted spots up for grabs in the US$150,000 2017 Equatorial Guinea Golf Championship - 3e Actuaries Open, taking place at the Presidential Golf Club from December 14-17 and coming out on top of a closely fought contest on the Faldo course was South Africa’s Tyler Hogarty.

Since the inaugural qualifying event took place at the now-closed Al Badia Golf Club in Dubai last year, the concept has spread around the world with events taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Ibdan, Nigeria; Cape Town, South Africa and Harare, Zimbawe and over 360 players competing for 30 spots available in the sub-Saharah Africa event, which features top class male and female players from across the globe as well as some of Africa’s best talents.

The Dubai qualifier has captured the imagination of both the region’s pros and visiting players from the MENA Tour and this year’s edition included a new element with Emirates Golf Club members getting in on the action, each joining with a pro to form a pairs betterball team.

With a bulging field of 64 players taking to the Faldo course, including some fine professional talents, the prospect of a captivating battle for supremacy beckoned and the day did not disappoint with three players returning scores of 3-under 69.

A countback was required to decide a winner and Hogarty proved to have the best back nine meaning he was awarded top spot while joining him on the plane to Mongomo will be second placed Englishman Kyson Lloyd and fellow countryman Ben David who grabbed the third and final place on offer.

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