Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge (XCGC), the popular and awarded corporate golf tournament, has announced that the third qualifying round of the tournament will take place on 10th May 2014 at the Doha Golf Club, home to the European Tours Qatar Masters.

As with previous qualifiers, the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge will consist of two-player teams where the winning team will enter the 2-day grand final to be hosted mid-December (2014) on two iconic golf courses, Tower Links Golf Club and Al Hamra Golf Club, along with overnight stay in the magnificent Waldorf Astoria, in the regions emerging golf destination, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

The Doha Golf Club features an 18-hole championship course with an enormous driving range and putting green, eight artificial lakes, graceful landscaping and a beautiful clubhouse designed in the traditional Arabic style.

Dan Smith, Director of Integrated Marketing, Xerox Middle East & Africa said: This years 3rd qualifier marks the first tournament to be hosted on the Challenges wider GCC trail, where 6 out of the 12 qualifiers will visit various GCC countries. We are very pleased to see Qatars qualifier, on May 10th, be strongly supported by Doha Golf Club, and their golfing community.

Now in its 16th year, the tournament adds one more qualifying round for a total of twelve, held at leading golf courses across the Middle East and South Africa. The challenge offers a unique experience to avid golfers.

After this round, qualifiers will be held in Abu Dhabi, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. To register, golfers can visit www.xeroxcgc.com.

The 16th edition of Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge is proud to support the Noor Dubai Foundation in their work towards a world free of avoidable blindness, primarily in developing countries. The Challenge is targeting a sum of US$60,000 during the 2014 edition - the cost of one mobile Eye Camp with 4,000 treatments and up to 500 surgeries for the needy.

Prestige Wealth Solutions, Skandia International, and long-time supporter Ecco have partnered with Xerox as the tournaments sponsors. Crystal Gallery, ProGolf International, Dubai Golf, and Onside Sports are signed-on as event partners and the media partners are Golf Digest, Sport 360, Arabian Golf TV, and UAE Golf Online. XCGC is excited to have on-board with Ras Al Khaimah Tourism, Waldorf Astoria (RAK), Al Hamra Golf Club, and Tower Links Golf Club as Destination Partners and hosts of the 2-day 2014 XCGC Grand Final.