RIYADH — Eighty-four golf-loving bankers and corporate executives gathered at Dirab Golf & Country Club Saturday morning for the 3rd Xerox BFI Ryder Cup Match 2017 with the morning sun spilling warmth all over the beautiful gathering.
The golfers had fun out on the course on this lovely spring day, with SAMA & Finance Companies scoring an emphatic victory over Banks and Insurance in the four ball better ball match play format Ryder Cup competition. The scoreline was 13-7 points in favor of SAMA & Finance team captained by Tariq Javed.
The Banks and Insurance team, captained by Abdulaziz Al Helesi were runner-up. Helesi egged his team to do their best but failed to match the stronger SAMA & Finance Companies team. With the camaraderie and fervor that matched the moment, he quipped, “Make me your captain again next year, and I assure you, you will not be disappointed”. The teams cheered and applauded the spirit.
Other awards were given to Waheed Aslam for closest to the pin (unisex), and for the longest drive (unisex) Ms. Paromita Mukherjee was awarded the prize.
Dirab Golf & Country Club thanked all the participants and especially thanked Xerox Saudi Arabia who supported and sponsored the event. Xerox Saudi Arabia team was headed by Ehab Guindi AVP Tech. Division & MD, Ahmed El Kasaby - marketing director, Ms. Noor Al Bakry - compliance & WeCare manager, Zamil A. Kasim - marketing manager and the rest of the marketing sales & customer care teams.
Guindi said: "The Xerox BFI Tournament has seen another successful turnout from key industry players. I am thankful to the organizers from Dirab Golf and Country club for hosting the event for the third time. “Special thanks for both captains for their efforts leading to this success. Also, I would like to thank Sheikh Khaled Abunayyan for his hospitality by hosting this event".
During the event, Saudi Xerox, which strongly fosters sports to bolster good health and competition, launched their new connect key products and apps solutions. “Our drive towards innovation makes it our priority to always be one step ahead of document technology development. We are launching our best offering yet because we understand every business need and we customize and personalize every single feature for our customers as we know that they are looking for solutions that are simple, secure, mobile and productive,” said Ahmed Kasaby, director of marketing, Saudi Xerox Limited.
Introducing 'WeCare' program, Ms. Noor Abdukarim said, “This is a direct channel to us, the senior team, to receive suggestions, recommendations, concerns and complaints, from both internal and external customers, to analyze and change the work flow if needed, and to ensure we give our end users the best experience.” — SG
