Daily Times

Ejaz Khan of Peshawar took over the leader board top position casting aside the overnight leader Mohammad Amir of Karachi Golf Club after conclusion of the second round of the Punjab Jinnah Development Golf Tour Tournament at the striking and elegantly green PAF Skyview Club Golf Course here on Saturday. Ejaz attained the preeminent uppermost position by playing in a captivating manner and managing to come up with a score of gross 69 in the second round which enabled him to compile an aggregate score of 138, six under par at the end of the second round. On Friday, in the course of the first round, he was steady too and was again outstanding yesterday. He demonstrated the touch of a champion and with two rounds scores of 69 and 69, he had three stroke advantage over his nearest adversary Amir who was placed at a score of 141, three under par. Amir the leader of the first round faced a few hiccups in the second round and somehow his putting performance on the greens lacked the touch of excellence that he reflected in the first round.

Another competitor in line for top honours was Sunny Masih of Lahore Gymkhana. This young one, who hopes to develop into a champion during this season, was intense and penetrating in the second round and his determined effort helped him to produce an admirable score of gross 69, and a two rounds aggregate of 142, two under par. More participating competitors who hope to do well are Zahir Shah (Peshawar) and Mohammad Saqib (Lahore Garrison) who are currently bracketed at a score of 143, one under par.

From the scoring angle, Saqib came up with best score of the second day with a round of 67, five under par. He was four over par on the first day. A few more in line for honours are Raheel Ikram (Gujranwala), Asif Shah (Lahore Garrison), Arshad Rashid (Karachi) and Shahbaz Masih (Karachi).They were bunched together at score of 144.