Nakheel sponsors Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa Challenge Match to raise money for key local charities

Property developer, Nakheel, is sponsoring the Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa Challenge Match 'hole-in-one contest', and the 'Birdie, Eagle, and Albatross Challenge', offering the opportunity to raise millions of Dirhams for local charities.

Taking place on 31st January 2006, it is the fourth consecutive year that Nakheel has been a key sponsor at the Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa Challenge Match. The 2006 Challenge Match sees the strongest line up in the event's history, with three of the world's top five ranked players participating.

There are six match players in total: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn and Mark O'Meara.

Nakheel's sponsorship, as well as helping attract the world's leading players to Dubai, will also play a key role in raising money for UAE charities. The three designated charities for the event are Al Noor Training Centre, Rashid Paediatric Therapy Centre, and Dubai Centre for Special Needs.

The players will have two opportunities to win the hole-in-one competition.

The first opportunity to secure the prize money will be on the par-three second hole, which carries a US$500,000 prize. If it is achieved $300,000 will go to the competitors, and $200,000 to the nominated UAE charities.

If none of the players hole-in-one at the second, they get another chance on the par-three eighth, where the prize money doubles to US$1 million with US$400,000 going to charity. In order to maximise the money received by local charities, Nakheel is also offering AED10,000 for every Birdie, AED15,000 for each Eagle, and AED20,000 for an Albatross. In addition to these amounts, Nakheel will pay a further AED5,000 for each shot under par (36 strokes) achieved by each competing team on the nine hole course.

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