A superb two under par 69 on the opening day of the prestigious Asia Pacific Amateur Championship left the UAE’s No.1 golfer, Ahmad Skaik, just two shots off the lead at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
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00:00The way I played yesterday, I think I deserved more, but this is golf.
00:03Sometimes you don't get what you deserve.
00:12I'm here with Ahmed Skake. 69 yesterday, two under par. Tell us about that.
00:18No, it's very good to start with the under par round,
00:21especially being out of tournaments for a while. And hopefully today we can keep going.
00:26You were three under up to that 18th hole and then you went bogey to fall back to under.
00:33What happened there?
00:36I was trying to hit a fade and I overdid it, hit the edge of the fairway,
00:40bounced on the path and went to the water. So I'll take five from there.
00:45Yeah, that's a really good bogey from where you were.
00:48Four birdies though on that round. That must have been good.
00:52It's good, but I think the way I played yesterday, I think I deserved more,
00:56but this is golf. Sometimes you don't get what you deserve and hopefully today the pots drop.
01:01Well, it's definitely nicer weather today. It's definitely cooler than yesterday with a nice
01:05little bit of breeze. What are your thoughts on the tournament so far and the level of golf
01:11that we've seen in Dubai? I think it's a great tournament.
01:14It's always a very nice tournament to play. It's a very big event.
01:17One of the biggest for the amateur golf and to have it here in the UAE is just amazing.
01:24Hopefully we can raise the UAE flag.
01:27Thank you so much, best of luck with it.