17th Pan Arab Ladies’ Golf Championship · Doha · 9 November 2026
SIX SHOTS BACK. ONE BRILLIANT 67. A CHAMPION.
Maria Harrouch’s final-round surge carried her into a three-way tie at −4, before she won the playoff and helped complete Morocco’s double triumph.
Morocco’s women left Doha with both Pan Arab titles, but the championship’s defining image was a remarkable individual charge. Maria Harrouch turned a six-shot deficit into a share of the lead with a closing 67, then held her nerve in a three-player playoff to claim the 17th Pan Arab Ladies’ Golf Championship.
The scale of the comeback makes the victory stand out. Harrouch began the final day at two over par for the championship, six shots behind compatriot Rim Imni, who was setting the pace at four under. With Doha Golf Club playing to a par of 73, Harrouch carded a six-under-par 67 to finish the 54-hole regulation competition at four under. It was enough to pull her level with Imni and the UAE’s Intissar Rich, whose closing round was also four under.
Three players, one total and a title still to be decided: the leaderboard could not separate Harrouch, Imni and Rich at the end of regulation. Harrouch went on to win the playoff, completing a final-day turnaround that few would have predicted from her position at the halfway point. Her 67 was not simply the low number on the card; it changed the destination of the individual crown.
Individual honours decided by a playoff
The final 54-hole standings show how tightly contested the top of the women’s field remained. Harrouch, Imni and Rich shared first place on the regulation leaderboard at four under, with the playoff separating the champion from the other two leaders. Morocco also placed Malak Bouraeda in a tie for fourth, while the UAE had three players among the top seven.
Morocco turns an early deficit into an eight-shot team win
The team title completed Morocco’s sweep of the women’s honours and told its own story of recovery. The UAE had led the team competition after the opening round, with Morocco four shots back. By the finish, the positions had been reversed decisively: Morocco closed on 13 under par, while the UAE took second at five under, an eight-shot winning margin.
Final women’s team standings
The double victory reflected more than one outstanding round. Harrouch supplied the decisive individual finish, Imni remained part of the playoff group, and Bouraeda added another Moroccan name near the top of the individual table. The UAE pushed hard across both competitions, with Rich sharing the regulation lead and the team finishing runner-up.
For Morocco, the final day brought a fitting conclusion: an individual title secured through a six-under-par surge and a team championship won by eight shots. The women’s event in Doha began with the UAE leading the team race and three players sharing the early individual lead; it ended with Morocco holding both trophies. Read Golf Alarab’s opening-round report for the story of how the championship began.
