Skaik chasing Masters and Open Championship spots

UAE PLAYERS WILL GO UP AGAINST SOME OF REGION'S FINEST AMATEURS

- BY JAI PRASAD V. RAI Assistant Editor

The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will be held from October 23-26 at Emirates Golf Club.

This weekend will be a very crucial one for UAE’s Ahmad Skaik. As the Emirati star prepares to compete in his sixth outing at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship from October 23-26 at the Emirates Golf Club, he will have an eye on an invitation to the 2026 Masters Tournament and exemption into The 154th Open Championship.

The champion of the tournament will receive an invitation to the 2026 Masters Tournament and an exemption into The 154th Open; the runner(s)-up will receive an exemption into The Open Qualifying Series; while the top-three finishers will receive an exemption into The 131st Amateur Championship.

It’s those two invitations to two of the game’s biggest competitions that Skaik is looking to secure this week, capping off what has been a stellar season. The Emirati’s 18-under-par total of 270 set a new record for the lowest score in GCC Golf Championship history earlier this year and marked the largest winning margin in the tournament’s individual category.