THE 25th Pan-Arab Golf Championship was inaugurated yesterday at the Riffa Golf Club by Electricity and Water Minister Shaikh Abdulla bin Salman Al Khalifa. The tournament is being held under the sponsorship of Batelco with 14 national teams from around the Arab world in the fray.

Competition, to be held over four rounds, starts today at 8.30am.

The fourth and final round is set for Thursday. Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt, Qatar, Syria, Libya, Palestine and defending champions Morocco are the participating teams.