Kuwait participates in the Audi quattro Cup world finals

Winners from Kuwait will proceed directly to the world finals in South Africa
More than 90 thousand players participated worldwide

Kuwait, March 2012 – for the sixth consecutive year golfers in Kuwait participated in the largest amateur golf tournament in the world – Audi quattro Cup that qualifies winners to move on directly to the world finals in South Africa that will take place between the 23rd and 27th November 2012.

By invitation from Audi Kuwait, represented by Fouad Alghanim & Sons Automotive Company, 100 players competed on a local level in Kuwait for a chance to compete in the coveted quattro Cup finals.  With a score of 40 points the team composed of Jeremy Kerslake and Brad Eiffe will represent Kuwait in the world finals.

In a highly competitive tournament, Martine Desplanques won the prize for nearest to pin for ladies, while Nick Bond won the prize for men.  The longest drive was recorded by K. Nam for the ladies and Louis Suarez for the men.

The tournament took place under hazy conditions at Sahara Golf Club & Resort on a course composed of 18 holes designed by Peter Hardin and constructed according to worldwide golf standards.

On this occasion, the Kuwait finalists said, “ we are excited to meet the competitors at the world finals from more than 50 countries across the world and hope to win the title of world champions.”

Established in 1991, the Audi quattro Cup is one of the most popular tournaments in the world played according to the Stableford rules and regulations, a group of four in teams of two.  In 2010, 52 Audi dealerships worldwide organized 785 tournaments in which more than 90 thousand participants, with more than 1.2 million players participating in the quattro Cup tournament worldwide over the past 20 years.

Audi quattro Cup Statistics

Year	Number of Tournaments	Countries	Number of Entrants
1991	51	1	6.120
1992	132	8	15.840
1993	177	9	21.240
1994	219	11	26.280
1995	259	18	31.080
1996	355	21	42.600
1997	400	25	48.000
1998	425	25	51.000
1999	500	26	60.000
2000	500	27	60.000
2001	550	28	66.000
2002	560	34	67.200
2003	600	36	72.000
2004	680	38	81.600
2005	680	38	81.600
2006	650	37	78.000
2007	700	43	80.000
2008	750	52	86.000
2009	730	47	82.000
2010	760	52	87.000
2011	785	52	90.200
Total	10.463		1.233.760

Participating countries 2011
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

More info: www.audiquattrocup.com