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Team Kuwait returns home with prestigious MercedesTrophy - Golf World Finals in Germany [Kuwait Times](Kuwait Times Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Team Kuwait with Mercedes-Benz Golf Brand ambassador Bernhard Langer KUWAIT: The Kuwait National Team returned home with memories of a lifetime after competing in the 25th annual MercedesTrophy World Finals held in Stuttgart, Germany last month. The three-man team, which comprised the top three players (also Mercedes-Benz Customers) from the Kuwait National Finals held earlier this year at the Sahara Golf & Country Club, was hosted by Abdul Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Company, the exclusive general distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Kuwait. The Team Kuwait comprised two nationals – Qatami Al Qatami and Wael Abdul Rahman Alwlayti – and Francisco Gracias, and were led by captain Sanjay Kaul. They were one of 33 teams from all over the world to compete in the prestigious annual event in Stuttgart and finished with an overall score of 158 points ahead of teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Italy and New Zealand. While all Kuwaiti team members showed great skill and sportsmanship, Wael Alwelayti produced particularly pleasing results, finishing equal fourth overall in singles net in the Class-C Handicap. Commenting on the Kuwait team's participation, Michael Ruehle, CEO Abdul Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Company said: "Abdul Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Co. is proud to have taken part in this world-class event for the 17th consecutive year. Our goal is to support amateur golfers in Kuwait and enable them to compete on an international scale. This is a highly prestigious annual competition and creates sporting memories that last a lifetime." In 1989 when the first MercedesTrophy was held, six European countries took part. Some 25 years later, the MercedesTrophy is a global invitation-only tournament series for amateurs, and is staged in over 60 countries. There are now over 60,000 participants every year – and over the years nearly a million customers and fans of the brand have teed off at the MercedesTrophy. The Nations Cup at the 2014 anniversary event was won by the team from Latina with second and third places going to the United Kingdom and China Teams respectively. The Team Spirit Award, the winner of which is chosen by the participants, was presented to the team from Australia. Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador Martin Kaymer, the face of the MercedesTrophy, came to Stuttgart directly from the Ryder Cup to present the trophies at the award ceremony. Brand ambassadors Bernhard Langer and Louis Oosthuizen also attended the World Final, taking part in special "Beat the pro" challenges against the participants and chatting with them in a series of "Meet & Greet" sessions. Alongside their sporting activities, the participants were able to experience the brand and its products at close hand with guided tours of the Mercedes-Benz Museum, the Sindelfingen plant and Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach, as well as test drives in the latest models. The highlight vehicle of this year's MercedesTrophy World Final was the new S-Class S 63 AMG CoupÈ, which was presented on the last evening by Ola K‰llenius, Head of Sales and Marketing for the Mercedes-Benz Cars business unit. Those participating in the MercedesTrophy World Final also got a chance to participate in this year's special competition "Drive to the Major". Everyone who takes part in the MercedesTrophy worldwide also get a chance through their National Finals to win a place in this event. Contestants can win a place in the qualification tournament for the "Monday After Event" in the "Straightest Drive" competition. As the official patron of the oldest golf tournament in the world, Mercedes-Benz is able to offer the chance to tee off on the course where, just a day before, the professional golfers were vying for victory. Furthermore, the winners get to experience the Open Championship as Mercedes-Benz VIP guests. All MercedesTrophy tournaments held this year also conducted donation drives for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. During the World Final there was also a special ranking for the "Laureus Longest Drive". Mercedes-Benz is a founder member of the foundation, which tackles social challenges worldwide using funds raised through sport. It currently sponsors more than 150 social projects worldwide, primarily aimed at helping children and young people affected by poverty, homelessness, war, violence, drug misuse, discrimination and AIDS. "There is no doubt our National team had a fantastic experience both on the course and off. MercedesTrophy is an exceptional event and we are excited to begin preparations for next year's Kuwait National Finals, to be held in March 2015," added Ruehle. All rights reserved. (c) 2014 Kuwait Times Newspaper Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |