Recap: Fiji Golf Week 2022

Bula Vinaka

What a week! The inaugural 2022 Fiji Golf Week has just finished its debut at the Fiji Sheraton Resort Denarau. With a full field of 72 golfers, most finished the tournament playing all rounds. With tough conditions at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, it took a lot of concentration of our golfers to stick through four rounds of aggregate individual Stableford points. Here is a fast-fact guide to the week:

7 Nights at the Sheraton Denarau Resort with daily breakfast included
Welcome Function
Midweek BBQ
End of week Gala Dinner
2 Rounds at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course (Host of the Fiji International until 2018)
2 Rounds at Denarau Golf Club
All transport included

Fiji Golf Week Crew at Natadola Bay Championship Cour

Daily Winners:

Day 1: Denarau Rd 1

Male: Parma Sharma (handicap 29, score 42pts)
Female: Jennifer Price (handicap 40, score 40 pts)

Natadola Bay Rd 1

Male: Dhamendra Sharma (handicap 21, score 42 pts)
Female: Janet Hadley (handicap 25, score 37 pts)

Day 3: Natadola Rd 2

Male: Stewart Price (handicap 31, score 42 pts)
Female: Deborah Reeve (handicap 32, score 40)

Day 4: Denarau Rd 2

Male: Michael Doughan (handicap 15, score 40)
Female: Kim Doughan (handicap 31, score 40)

Overall Winners

Third place aggregate total of 139 Stableford points after 4 rounds, Le-Anne Hasenkam
Second place aggregate total of 145 Stableford points after 4 rounds: Geoffrey Strube
First place aggregate total of 149 Stableford points after 4 rounds: Dharmendra Sharma

Unfortunately, nobody won the hole-in-1 prize of a trip to The 151st Open Championship at Natadola Bay’s 4th hole. The overall leader wins a free trip including flights to defend their title at Fiji Golf Week 2023. See you next year Dharmendra Sharma!