Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Defending champion Shabbir Iqbal from capital city Islamabad has won the 48th Pakistan Open Golf Championship 2022 with the score of 14 under par after playing over 72 holes that concluded at Karachi Golf Club (KGC) on Sunday.
According to available information, top national golfer Shabbir Iqbal finished the 4th day with 14 under par to claim victory. He received Rs. 1119000 along with a beautiful trophy. Ahmed Baig from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) grabbed second position with 10 under par score and pocketed Rs. 710250 as award money. Matloob Ahmed of LGG got the third position with five under par. Waheed Baloch of Karachi Golf Club who maintained lead during first two days managed to reaching a gross of four under on final day ranking to 4th position.
In the senior professionals’ category, Nisar Hussain topped with three over par while Mohammad Akram of Gym with six over par was spotted on second place. Mohammad Saqib of LGG was ahead with two over par while Nabeel Khan of of Airmen Golf Club was following Saqib with ten over par in the Junior Professionals’ category.
Lt Gen (R) Mian Hilal Hussain, Federal Secretary Ministry of Defense Pakistan and President Pakistan Golf Federation distributed the prizes amongst the top players. Speaking at the occasion, General Hilal said:
New talent in Golf is emerging in our country. Golf is getting equally popular amongst women and children. Out of 52 golf courses in Pakistan 14 are of international standards. Annually 140million rupees are being distributed in year-long Golf events across Pakistan.
Chief Guest of the occasion, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said
“We need to support emerging golfers. Golf should be made assessable to play for everyone.”
Chief Executive Officer of United Marine Agencies – Sohail Shams sponsored the Championship. Sohail congratulated the winners and KGC in organizing country’s major golf championship.
Tournament Director Col Zahid Iqbal said:
“We are thankful to AlMighty Allah for providing such a beautiful golf course in city. Hats off to the KGC management and team.”
The golfers from all over Pakistan relished playing at the well-maintained greens of Karachi Golf Club. Leading Golfers from all over Pakistan appreciated the quality of course-way and enjoyed playing in Karachi’s pleasant weather and clear visibility.
