The Swedes against the Swiss in a Golf Tournament

The Annual Golf Challenge "ABB Cup" between the Swedish Business Council and the Swiss Business Council took place last Tuesday at Jebel Ali Golf Resort. I was there documenting the event, we had a lovely day the temperature was just perfect with a bit of a cool breeze coming in as well. We could not have ordered better golfing weather really.
I did not attend last year but I have been told that the Swiss were crowned the winners so the Swedes had put forward their best teams in order take back the crown. It was a close battle between all the six foursome teams, in the end the final score was all square so the battle will continue again next year.
- Go Sweden! :-)

Here are a few snaps that I captured during the day.

 

Dubai Desert Classic 2011.

It has been a hectic week photographing the Dubai Desert Classic Tournament. I was working on assignment for ISM (International Sports Management), http://www.sportism.net/

I photographed all their 17 European Players that were participating in the tournament, such as The World Number One Golfer, Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy, James Kingston, Fredrik Andersson Hed to name just a few.

It was great fun to work alongside all the sport photographers that were there photographing for different stock agencies like Getty and newspapers.
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I thought this looked a bit funny. Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods are both checking out thier putting lines.

I captured this on my way to the car after a long day at the golf.

It was great sunny weather all through the week, although some wind made the course a bit tricky at times for the players. These palm trees on hole 17 in particular put more than one golfer in a pickle.

To show you how close the media are to the players and they still have to perform.