GOLF: A PAIR of amateur golfers from Coventry are preparing to head out to Morocco next month on an expenses-paid trip of a lifetime to compete in the senior pairs final of the 2016 Morocco Matchplay.
Toolmaker Roger Moran, 54, a 10-handicapper, and his Hearsall GC club-mate, 56-year-old planning manager Chris White, who plays off 16, will join 30 other golfers, who qualified from two regional finals last year, to play in the grand final, which takes place from February 7-10 in Marrakech.
Moran and White will enjoy complimentary return flights from Gatwick to Marrakech, courtesy of the event’s partner British Airways. They will also enjoy a fight night stay at the five-star luxury bed-and-breakfast accommodation Palmeraie Palace, four rounds of championship golf on the Robert Trent Jones-designed PalmGolf Marrakech Palmeraie, a welcome cocktail reception and a last-night gala dinner and prize presentation.
Four competitions culminate at the grand final, sponsored for a third year by the Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO). They include singles, pairs, mixed pairs and senior pairs.
Each finalist will have played up to four qualifying rounds merely to reach the regional final, with the knockout rounds taking place between June and September, and the regional finals in October.
Previously, the event – formerly known as the HowDidiDo Matchplay – was played in Rabat, in 2015, and Essaouira, in 2016. And, as part of the continued partnership with the MNTO, the competition continues to visit different areas of the beautiful North African country.
The PalmGolf Marrakech course offers beautiful scenery – with views of the Atlas mountains and the positioning of 11 lakes – while still demanding technical prowess.
For more information about the event visit www.moroccomatchplay.co.uk
