Daily Times

LAHORE: The Quaid-e-Azam Amateur Golf Championship concluded successfully at the par-72, Lahore Gymkhana Club Golf Course here Sunday and the glorious one of the tournament turned out to be Ameer Khawar Khawaja of Sialkot Golf Club who excelled in all departments of the game in the final 18 holes to produce a round of net 65. And with a two days aggregate of 137, seven under par, he emerged as the ultimate winner in this prestigious championship named after the Father of the Nation. Ameer Khawaja played an inspiring game and the whole effort fetched him not only the glittering trophy but also the consolation of edging past some very seasoned champions and hot contenders for the title. Other performers in the net section of handicap category zero to nine were Ahmed Jibran of Lahore Gymkhana (2nd net) with two rounds scores of 71 and 68 and a total net score of 139, five under par. Robin Bagh (Millat Tractors) secured the third net position with a score of 143 net.

In the race for gross honours in the handicap category zero to nine, the best one turned out to be Ghazanfar Mehmood of Garden City Golf Club. He won the first gross position with two rounds scores of gross 72 and 74 and an aggregate of 146. Muhammad Rehman of Royal Palm Club secured the second gross position. His scores were 73 and 74 for two rounds. Salman Jehangir of Lahore Gymkhana came third. His score was 151 gross. At the conclusion of the championship, the prize distribution was grand indeed and attended by Maj Ghulam Murtaza of Pak Arab Developers, Farid Mukhtar of Jubilee Insurance, Muhammad Ali of Brighto Paints, Rao Omar Hashim, Shaukat Javed, Mian Ahsan, Khawaja Imran Zubair, Kamran Lashari, Chairman Lahore Gymkhana, and participating golfers.

Other results:

Women: Shahzadi Gulfam (1st net), Aisha Moazzam (2nd net), Zahida Durrani (3rd net). Women gross: Parkha Ijaz (1st gross), Rimsha Ijaz (2nd gross), Ghazala Yasmin (3rd gross)

Veterans above 80 year: ZI Ahmed (1st net), Raja M Nazir (2nd net), Abdul Ghaffar (1st gross), Dr M Lateef Chaudhry (2nd gross).

Veterans 70 to 80 years: UD Najmi (1st net), Ejaz Malik (2nd net), Salahuddin (3rd net), Imtiaz Pervaiz (1st gross), Hamayun Rashid (2nd gross), Azam Khan (3rd gross).

Seniors: Hamid Sharif (1st net), Dr Zafar Nasrullah (2nd net), A Nafay (3rd net), Imran Ahmed (1st gross), Omer Farooq (2nd gross), Dr Javed Iqbal (3rd gross). Amateurs handicap 10-18: Raza Abbas (1st net), Hassan Hamid (2nd net), Rizwan Raees (3rd net), Dr Dildar Hussain (1st gross), Azmat Lodhi (2nd gross), Ammad Nadeem (3rd gross).

Published in Daily Times, February 12^th 2018.