EMIRATES AIRLINE INVITATIONAL PREVIEW Yas Links Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, Monday 30th January 2012

The magnificent Yas Links Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, has been chosen as the venue for the Emirates Airline Invitational Hosted by Abdullah Al Naboodah, on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The European Tour-sanctioned one-day Pro-Am was staged at Yas Links for the first time in January 2011 and proved to be an overwhelming success. Players and spectators alike heralded the tournament a fun yet seriously competitive event where the fans were able to get close to the action and join in the banter with the cream of The European Tour.

With the event now part of The European Tour’s Pro-Am Calendar, the sixth staging of the Emirates Airline Invitational is gathering momentum towards the big day. With the series of Carpetland Golden Ticket qualifiers well underway, the battle for a place in the Grand Final to earn a place as the leading amateur and leading junior is also warming up.

The date of January 30 for the Emirates Airline Invitational fits perfectly into The European Tour’s Middle East Swing schedule with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship from January 26-29, the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy from February 2-5, followed by the Omega Desert Classic from February 9-12

OFFICIAL VENUE FOR 2012

DID YOU KNOW?

  • Sergio confirms for debut at Yas Links

    Spain's Sergio Garcia is the latest big name player to join the elite field read more

  • STAGE SET FOR THE GOLDEN TICKET GRAND FINAL

    A total of 1116 players have entered some 31 qualifying events in five different countries Read more

  • Yves and Pierre win the CMO at Dubai Creek

    88 players competed in the Carpetland Monthly Open for 6 spots in the Golden Ticket Grand Final. Read more

  • Yazdi wins the Sharjah EGF Open Qualifier

    Hassan Yazdi who wins the EGF Open Golden Ticket Qualifier at Sharjah G&SC with a nett 75 read more

  • Sehra and Giles Qualify on Faldo Course

    Rattan Sehra wins qualifier at Emirates Golf Club with Francisco Giles in second read more


  • Juniors Qualify for the Golden Ticket Final

    Congratulations to Aryaan Kumar and Hrithik Khurana qualify for the Junior Golden Ticket grand final read more


  • SHARON HALL TAKES THE YAS MEMBERS SPOT

    Sharon Hall won by 2 shots in the Yas Links Members Medal Qualifier on Friday 4th November, shooting a nett 68 read more

  • YAS LINKS TO BE THE HOST VENUE FOR 2012

    The magnificent Yas Links Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, has been chosen as the venue for the Emirates Airline Invitational, on Monday, January 30, 2012. read more

  • ABDULLAH WON THE GPI IN 2009

    Abdullah played in his first Gary Player Invitational at Fancourt Links and won with team members, Thomas Aiken, DJ Spoony and Vicent Tsabalala.

  • ABDULLAH WON THE PRO-AM IN 2010

    At The Invitational 2010, Abdullah partnered Lee Westwood to win The Invitational pro-am with a score of -9 at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

  • ABDULLAH PLAYED WITH TIGER WOODS

    In the 2008 Dubai Desert Classic Abdullah played in the pro-am with World No 1. Tiger Woods

  • RETIEF SHOOTS COURSE RECORD

    Retief Goosen shot -8 (64) to win the 2011 Emirates Airline Invitational on the stunning Yas Links course

  • THE MONTGOMERIE HOST FIRST GCC QUALIFIER

    15 yr old Ananya Sharma takes 1st place in the first Members Medal Qualifier at The Montgomerie Dubai read more

  • JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES MEMBERS QUALIFIER

    Jonathan De Fraine takes the honours at Jumeirah Golf Estates with a nett 72 read more




  • TOWER LINKS HOSTS THE SECOND QUALIFIER

    Joe Madin won the Tower Links Club Medal event with a fantastic score of 61 read more


  • RAFA WINS UK QUALIFIER AT BROCKET HALL

    The larger than life Raphael Roberts was left beaming from ear to ear after winning the coveted UK Golden Ticket Qualifier read more

  • MICHAEL HOEY ACES IN 2010

    2011 Dunhill Links Champion, Michael Hoey is the only player to have achieved a Hole-in-One throughout the history of the Invitational

FIND OUT MORE 

  • ABDULLAH AL NABOODAH

    Abdullah Al Naboodah has been playing golf since 2006 and has enjoyed many great golfing  experiences. To find out more click here

  • PARTNERS

    The Emirates Airline Invitational is proud to be associated with all our partners. To find out who our partners are click here

  • SPECTATE

    To pre-register for free tickets to watch the Emirates Airline Invitational at Yas Links on Monday 30th January 2012 please click here