Italy (Natalia Aparicio, Giovanni Daniele Binaghi) finished eighth with a 195 (66, 62, 67, -15) shot in the team tournament of the second edition of the UAE CUP powered by Emirates NBD, held at the Al Ain Equestrian Shooting & Golf Club (par 70) in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.
UAE Cup, results
The title went to Australia with a 185 (61, 64, 60, -25), edging out South Korea, who finished second with a 188 (-22). England finished third with a 189 (-21), Austria and the Czech Republic in fourth with a 192 (-18), and Morocco in sixth with a 193 (-17). The teams consisted of a male and female player from the same country, and the lowest score achieved by each team was recorded for each hole.
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In the women's all-around, Natalia Aparicio (Asolo Golf Club) finished ninth with a 213 (73, 66, 74, +3). South Korean Yun Seo Yang won with a 203 (67, 73, 63, -7), finishing two shots ahead of Australian Ella Scaysbrook, who finished second with a 205 (-5), six ahead of Austrian Johanna Janisch, who finished third with a 209 (-1), seven ahead of Czech Veronika Kedronova and Turkey's Deniz Sapmaz, who finished fourth with a 210 (par), and eight ahead of India's Ananyaa Sood, who finished sixth with a 211 (+1). Yang will be eligible to compete in one Ladies European Tour event in Australia in 2026.
In the men's individual event, Australian Kayun Mudadana won with a score of 196 (63 68 65, -14) after a play-off with Englishman Eliot Baker (196 64 67 65). Behind them with 199 (-11) were Korean Seonghyeon An and German Hendrik-Luka Schmitz and with 202 (-8) the other Korean Minsu Kim and Moroccan Hugo Mazen Trommetter. In 28th place with 215 (74 71 70, +5) was Giovanni Daniele Binaghi, in 63rd with 234 (+24) Riccardo Fabretti (Golf Brianza), in 69th with 241 (+31) Riccardo Bianchi (Ambrosiano) and in 79th with 251 (+41) Francesco Mauro (Golf Pordenone). Emanuele Galeppini (Rapallo) retired after one lap. The winner will be invited to two events of the 2026 HotelPlaner Tour held in the United Arab Emirates. The Italian team was accompanied by Alberto Binaghi, Head Coach of the Men's National Team.
