LAHORE: The Chief of the Air Staff Veterans’ Golf Championship was held at Pakistan Air Force Skyview Golf & Country Club here the other day. Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony. Speaking at the occasion, the Air Chief said that this event reflected continued commitment of the Pakistan Air Force for the promotion of sports. He also thanked the organisers and sponsors for arranging such an excellent event for the veterans of the Pakistan Air Force. In the senior serving officers’ category, Air Marshal Asim Zaheer, Air Vice Marshal Irfan Ahmad and Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan claimed the first, second and third net prizes respectively, while first, second and third gross prizes were picked up by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Air Vice Marshal Amir Masood and Major General Shahid Mehmood. The prize for max par was clinched by Air Vice Marshal Haseeb Gul and prize for maximum birdies was won by Air Vice Marshal Salman Ahsen Bokhari. The prize for the longest drive was won by Mian Waheed ud Din. In the amateur category, Air Commodore Jawad Zafar Chaudhry, Group Captain Muhammad Awais Mirza and Group Captain Aqeel Tahir picked up the first, second and third net prizes while first, second and third gross prizes were taken away by Air Commodore Imran Ahsen Ali, Air Commodore Muhammad Ikram-ul-Haq Noor and Group Captain Rana Iftikhar respectively. The prize for the longest drive was won by Group Captain Muhammad Shahid Afzaal and nearest to pin by Air Commodore Ghulam Mustafa Khan Niazi. The prize for max par was lifted by Group Captain Hassan Faisal and prize for maximum birdies was won by Air Commodore Rana Mustafa Anwar. In the veterans’ category, Group Captain (r) Khalid Mehmood, Air Vice Marshal (r) Fawad Younis Hussain and Air Marshal (r) M Farooq Qari won the first, second and third net prizes, while the prizes for first, second and third gross went to Air Vice Marshal (r) Hassan Raza, Wing Commander (r) Ishrat Nishat Khokhar and Squadron Leader (r) Saifullah Goraya respectively. The longest drive was hit by Group Captain (r) Atiq Ahmed Chaudhry and nearest to pin by Group Captain (r) Ahmed Shajee Hashmi. The prize for max par was lifted by Wing Commander (r) Asad Mehmood Ali and prize for maximum birdies was won by Wing Commander (r) Mir Pervez Saeed. Published in Daily Times, March 13th 2018.