UNITED ARAB EMIRATES v SCOTLAND AT YAS LINKS TOMORROW

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Scotland’s leading male amateur golfers, currently in Abu Dhabi for warm weather training, will tomorrow (Saturday) face the United Arab Emirates  National Team in the inaugural Falcon Cup contest at Yas Links Golf Club.
Held the day after UAE National Day, the 36-hole one-day competition provides the opportunity for the leading players in the Emirates to take on some of the best amateurs representing Scotland, while also increasing the golfing bond between the two nations.
The UAE will be competing against some of Scotland’s up-and-coming stars, including the ever-improving Paul Shields, pictured, who went all the way to the all-Scottish final of the South African Amateur Championship in March before losing to Walker Cup star Michael Stewart. Shields’ team-mates include
Scott Crichton, who capped his 2011 season with victory in the internationally renowned amateur tournament the Cameron Corbett Vase; Fraser McKenna, runner-up at the 2008 British boys' championship; Daniel Kay, beaten finalist of the 2011 Scottish Amateur Championship; and Brian Soutar, who is a Scotland international.
The UAE will be represented by the UAE National Champion Abdalla Al Musharrekh alongside his younger brothers Hassan Al Mushareekh and Ahmed Al Musharrekh, Khalid Yousef, Faris Al Mazrui and Sohail Al Marzuki.
The UAE team has completed a very busy summer schedule where they finished in their highest position in the Nomura Cup (14th) in Fiji. They then went on to finish a creditable third in the Pan Arab Championships in Morocco.
The UAE National Team selected is:

Sohail Al Marzuki, Faris Al Mazrui, Abdalla Al Musharrekh, Ahmed Al Musharrekh, Hassan Al Musharrekh and Khalid Yousuf.

The Scotland National Team is:

Scott Crichton (Aberdour)
Daniel Kay (Dunbar)
Fraser McKenna (Balmore)
Conor O’Neil (Pollok)
Paul Shields (Kirkhill)
Brian Soutar (Leven GS).