Omega Dubai Ladies Masters 2014

The last Ladies European Tour (LET) event for the year is shaping up to be a cliff-hanger. This next episode of the LET takes us to Dubai for the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters 2014. The Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club was built around the dunes on the edge of the city and the beautiful desert flora is maintained in it’s natural state. The course takes it’s name from the Arabic word ‘meeting place’. Majlis will be well served here this week from December 10 to 13, as players meet on the course to vie for the last campaign for the 2014 year.

In the strong field of 108 competitors, 11 of them have something special in common. Cheyenne Woods, Charley Hull, Valentine Derrey, Kylie Walker, Camilla Lennarth, Florentyna Parker, Julie Greciet, Trish Johnson, Connie Chen, Lee-Anne Pace and Gwlady’s Nocera. These players already have their names on winners trophies on the LET this year and along with other highly credentialed golfers, will demonstrate the proficiencies that they carry with them to get the last remaining trophy.

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The other contest that players are challenging for at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters 2014, is a strong placing on the ISPS Handa Order of Merit Rankings (OOM). After some recent amendments for qualification, Charley Hull (Eng) now sits atop of the rankings. She is only €22,716 ahead of last week’s Hero Women’s Indian Open winner, Gwladys Nocera (Fra). There’s nothing in it between them. Both have recorded 4 top ten finishes including a win this year. It may come down to a similar shoot-out like at Lalla Meryem Cup in March. Hull shot an incredible final round 9-under par 62, then nudged out Nocera on the first play off-hole with a 4 foot putt for birdie to capture her first professional win. Nocera clearly has the advantage of form and has the benefit of experience and will not feel the pressure of the ISPS Handa Order of Merit number 1 ranking hanging heavy on her shoulders.

A contest within a contest – fighting it out for Rookie of the Year is Amy Boulden (Wal) and Sally Watson (Scot). The Brits are separated by earnings of €7,798 and will face each other off for the title. Both with 4 top ten finishes this year it’s Boulden with the upper-hand after beating Watson and others in a 6 hole play off on the LET Access Tour to record her first professional victory. Watson, however, has the recent form with an 11th place finish at last week’s Hero Women’s Indian Open. Both of them will have one eye on Denmark’s Nicola Broch Larsen who sits in 3rd place. With a win, Larsen could snatch the title from under them. The battle between these players alone will be worth tuning into.

I look forward to seeing the par 4, 8th hole. An uphill long drive negotiating the dogleg with a second shot to a small green where undulations will challenge even the best putters!

Who will win the event? Anyone that tee’s the ball up on the first hole and swings. That’s not to say Dame Laura Davies who often goes without a tee won’t be giving it her best shot!

Bring it on, I say!

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