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Muscat Hills Golf Course To Host The Fifth Qualifying Round Of The Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge
Published Feb 2, 2012
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Xerox, the leading enterprise for business process and document management launches the fifth qualifying round of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge at the Muscat Hills Golf Course in Oman on Friday 3rd February 2012. The fifth qualifying round will host over 80 players and 40 teams where the winners of the qualifying rounds will participate in the Grand Finale with the opportunity to attend the 2012 British Open Championship taking place in Royal Lytham & St Annes on the 19th – 22nd of July 2012.
The 14th Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge has received an increase in number of supporter and sponsors this year. Managed by Troon Golf, Avis Rent a Car and ABB are the main sponsors of the event and have been strong supporters since 2010. Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas are this year’s main hotel sponsors as well as ECCO who are co-sponsors of the Golf Challenge. Additionally ECCO has supported the tournament in the past with events including ‘The Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin’; Crystal Gallery will be the Official Trophy Sponsor of the tournament, with media sponsors being Khaleej Times with the new addition of Golf Digest.
With teams collaborating from all over the Middle East for the 14th Annual Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge this year is proving to be the most diverse tournament as of yet, branching into new districts throughout the Levant Region such as Oman and Saudi Aramco. Each of the previous qualifying rounds have displayed an increasing number of interested participants, all of whom are eager to win the grand prize.
“The 5th Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge will ‘tee off’ for the first time at Muscat Hills Golf Course in Oman with a number of talented golf competitors. All golfers will have the opportunity to contend for the grand prize in Dubai. We are all looking forward to competing at this challenging round with a number of talented players, an experience that will be one to remember.” said Dan Smith, Head of Integrated Marketing for the Middle East and Africa region of Xerox’s Developing Markets Operations.
The Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge is active on social media forums such as Facebook. Xerox Emirates has launched a competition for fans that is live on the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge Facebook Fan page, http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Xerox-Corporate-Golf-Challenge/218893564835345. The competition has already announced the first, second and third raffle winners. Prizes that have been won include a weekend stay for 2 at the Park Hyatt, a Xerox Phaser 3140 printer and a lunch for 2 at the Else Club, details of the fourth round winner to be published shortly. Fans and golfers alike have the opportunity to win 1 of 8 prizes every raffle round.
In order to be one of those lucky winners, keep an eye out for the the fifth raffle question which will be posted on Friday 3rd February.
Further details on the tournament are available at:
www.xeroxgolfchallenge.com
Further details on the Facebook competition/raffle at:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Xerox-Corporate-Golf-Challenge/218893564835345
The qualifying rounds are scheduled as follows:
Qualifying rounds:
• Round 5: Friday, February 3rd at Muscat Hills, Oman
• Round 6: Saturday, February 18th at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi
• Round 7: Saturday, March 3rd at The Golf Club of Lebanon
• Round 8: Friday, March 16th at Dirab Golf Club, Saud Arabia
• Round 9: Saturday, March 31st at Doha Gulf Club, Qatar
• Round 10: Thursday, April 5th at Emirates Golf Club, Dubai
• Grand Final: Thursday, April 26th at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai
About Xerox Emirates
Established in 1985, Xerox Emirates is a joint venture between the Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group and Xerox Limited and markets its range of innovative document management products, applications and solutions throughout the UAE. The company's product portfolio includes high-end digital production publishing and printing systems, networked digital multi-functional office devices, a complete range of production and office colour solutions as well as laser printers and fax machines. The focus on business excellence was recognised in 1996 and 2005 by the Government of Dubai when the company was presented with the Dubai Quality Award as well as the Sheikh Khalifa Award in 2006. Xerox Emirates is also ISO 9001:2000 certified for the Quality Management System which supports the Service and Logistics Operations. Xerox Emirates continues to be the market leader in technology, Document Management and Consulting Services that improve customer’s work processes and business results. For further information on Xerox Emirates, visit www.xeroxuae.com
About Xerox
Xerox Corporation is a $22 billion leading global enterprise for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits management, finance support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The 130,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries.
For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com, http://news.xerox.com or http://www.acs-inc.com. For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor.
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Elaine D’Souza, Active PR
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E-mail : elaine@activepr.biz
Sawsan Ghanem, AMCIPR, Active PR
Tel: +9714-3900228
E-mail: sawsan@activepr.biz
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