Sports Bulletin

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI (December 24, 2022): Saim Shazli maintained his lead on the second day of the 12th Engro SGA President Cup 2022 with 143 score on Saturday here at Defence Authority Golf Club. Yashal Shah also from KGC is following Saim by scoring 147-three over par on Day 2. KCG’s another duo of Samir Feroz and Arsalan Mughal is jointly holding third position on second day with their 153-nine over par. In the Veterans 75 years and above, Group Captain Aftab A Khan from KGC is leading with combined two-day score of 83. Col Shahid Mahboob scored 87 on Day 2 and holding second position. Dr. Zubair Mirza is holding at third from day one in this category. Major Rizwan Farooq of DHA Club maintained lead from day 1 in Veterans 70-75 years category, with Brig Latif Butt following him. In the Juniors’ Under-14 category, Waleed Bilal from KGC also maintained lead and Nyle Aurangzeb following him. Shayan Zia is at third on Day two. Final round of the tournament will be played on Sunday 25th December. Karachi’s weather with chilled breeze and bright sunlight gives a clear view to the golfers playing at Defence Authority Club situated at coastline.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: Saim Shazli and Yashal Shah both from Karachi Golf Club (KGC) earned the in the main Amateurs Category with a joint score of 70, two under par, as Mohammad Ali Manan, Vivek Anand and Arsalan Mughal were behind with 74, two over par in the first round of the 12th Engro SGA President Cup 2022 that teed off here at Defence Authority Golf Club on Friday. In the Veterans 75 years and above competition, Col Shahid Mahboob from DHA and Group Captain Aftab A Khan from KGC were on the top with 41 score each. Dr. Zubair Mirza was spotted at third place. Major Rizwan Farooq of DHA Club was leading in Veterans 70-75 years category, with Brig Naveed Nasar following him after 18 holes game. In the Juniors under 14 category, Waleed Bilal from KGC was leading on first day with 85, 13 over par. Nyle Aurangzeb was following him with 87, 15 over par. The 54 holes tournament will be played for three days, following the rules and regulations of Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF). Final round will be played on Sunday 25th December and will decide the Winner for this year. The greens at DHA Golf Club are in best shape and Karachi’s weather is suitable for the play.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: The Engro, 12th SGA President Championship 2022 will tee-off on Friday (December 23) at Defence Authority Golf Club under the banner of Sindh Golf Association (SGA), as top golfers will fight for top honour during the three-day national fixture. Mohsin Farooq from Rawalpindi will defend his title, as he won the title in 2021 with carded a score of 135 which is 9 under par and took the trophy with him. Among other prominent golfers in various categories are Omar Khalid, Omar Shikoh Khan, and Saim Shazli who have practiced hard and improved their skills. Categories in the Cup include Amateurs (0 -14), Senior Amateurs (0 – 14), Veterans (70 – 74 years of age) & Super Veterans (75 and above), Ladies (0 – 36) & the Juniors (under 14). The 0 – 5 handicap Ladies will be competing with Amateurs and shall play three days of golf.  The 54 holes tournament will be played for three days, following the rules and regulations of Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF). Final round will be played on Sunday 25th December and will decide the Winner for this year. The greens at DHA Golf Club are in best shape and Karachi’s weather is suitable for the play. President SGA Khurram Khan said: “Tournaments by Sindh Golf Association are promoting and developing Golf in Sindh and encouraging the talented golfers. SGA welcomes all participants joining us from different areas of Pakistan in this championship.” “Golf is the only outdoor game with no age restriction. We have Golfers from under 14 years of age till those who have seen more than 80 winters in their life. Golf is becoming increasingly popular with both female and male youth of our country. Our Golf Clubs have been proved as a virtuous training ground for finest golfers in our country as now our players are seen competing at international golf events.”

Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR: Humna Amjad has won the title of 2nd KPGA (Khyber PakhtunaKawa Golf Association) Soni Wali Ladies Golf Cup 2022 that held at the historic Peshawar Golf Course from December 16 to 18. Tournament owes its genesis to the visionary initiative taken by Dr Asma Afzal Shami in 2021 to honor lady icons of yesteryears namely, Soni Wali, the trail blazer of women’s golf in KPK and Ghazala Ansari, the first Pakistani lady to achieve H’cap 1. This year’s event is the second in the series dedicated to honouring the memory of Soni Wali. Besides being the pioneer of ladies golf in KPK, she eventually became a role model for all lady golfers by winning the National Championship in 1976 and 1980. The driving force behind this Tournament has been her brother Iqbal Wali, and her sister Rani Wali, who, as a family, were also its sole financial sponsor. The listing of ladies championships like Soni Wali Cup on WAGR has induced competitiveness and increased the field-size, as now more girls play to earn precious WAGR points. Hamna Amjad emerged as gross winner in a nail-biting finish with a score of 216, while Parkha Ijaz secured second gross with 219. Incidentally, Parkha had ended day 1 with a dazzling 69, i.e. 3 under par. This dropped her handicap to scratch. Thus Parkha entered the final, third round with a 3 strokes advantage over Humna. However, with two bogies in the first nine holes and Humna’s spectacular eagle on the 6th hole, Parkha not only lost her advantage but also trailed her rival by one stroke. At this crucial stage, where Parkha and Humna were evenly matched in their golfing skills, Humna won the contest due to her superiority in maintaining her focus and composure under pressure. Rimsha Ijaz won third gross with a score of 234, while Abiha Syed from KGC won fourth with 237 strokes. In Category B, Sara Amin won first gross, Areeba Rizwan second and Maliha Elahi gross third. In Category B, Sana Zeeshan won the 1st net, Zarmina Khan second and Salza Shah third. Similarly in Category C, Meerab Rizwan won the first gross, Samina Ishtiaq second and Dr Ghazala Shams third. Sadia Askar from Mardan won the first net, Noor us Sabah second and Rabia Rashid third. Dr. Fareeda Naseer, the senior most lady golfer from Peshawar, demonstrated her knack for golf in Seniors Category by winning the gross prize. In Junior Girls (U-14) Category, Zoha Zeehan and Zaina Zeeshan won first and second positions respectively. Summing up the performances, the top three players, Humna Amjad, Parkha Ijaz and Rimsha Ijaz belong to Peshawar, treading the path of Soni Wali. A special mention needs to be made of two, U-14 girls, i.e. Ramin Amin and Sara Amin, both also from Peshawar, who played 13 and 14 under over the course of the Tournament, dropping their H’caps in a short span of only 2 years from 36 to 10 and 14 respectively. It’s worth mentioning here that Ramin and Sara credited their excellent performances to the experience that they had gained from their recent participation in the 22nd Sarawak Premier International Junior Golf Championship held recently in Malaysia, organized by Dr. Asma Shami in her capacity as Patron of Ace Junior Golf League. Vice President Peshawar Golf Club Air Commodore Shahid Waheed was the chief guest at the scintillating prize distribution ceremony. He complimented Dr Ghazala Shams and her Tournament Committee, comprising entirely of ladies, for planning and conducting this mega event in such an exemplary manner. He especially lauded the role of Chief Referee, Mrs. Munazza Shaheen, for conducting this championship strictly according to the rules. She has recently added to her laurels by earning R&A Level-2 Certification with a distinction.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: Qasim Ali Khan has won the title of Sindh Amateur Golf Championship 2022, as in the final round on Sunday at Karachi Golf Club, the winners of Lahore Gymkhana reached on top in the score-sheet with score of 220-Four over par. Omar Shikoh Khan (H-Cap 1) from KGC  got second position with the score of 223-seven over par. Arsalan Khan of KGC with H-Cap 3 grabbed third position by scoring 223- seven under. In the senior veteran’s H-Cap 0-7 category, Khurram Khan of KGC led this year, followed by Brig Mohsin Farooq from Rumanza Multan. Zahid Ibrahim held third position in this category. The new leader in Senior H-Cap 8-14 was Brig Qasim Changezi. Runner up being Salman Ali. Zahid Ibrahim of KGC was leading in the Senior category, followed by Khurram Khan as runner up. The prize distribution ceremony was attended by SGA and KGC office bearers, KGC members and leading members of the Golf community. President Sindh Golf Association- Khurram Khan congratulated winners and participants of the Tournament. He thanked the sponsors, KGC management his own team in successfully organising the 22nd SGA Amateur Championship. Khurram Khan said: “This championship is bring forward the new and hidden Golf talent in Pakistan. I am thankful to Zafar Mahmood, Ghazanfar Abbas and Irfan Rasheed for their utmost cooperation and support. I am also thankful to Babar Siddiqui of Paragon Developers for sponsoring the tournament.”

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: Local golfer Abdullah Ansar has earned lead with 73-one over par on the opening day of the 22nd Paragon Sindh Amateur Golf Championship that started here at Karachi Golf Club on Friday. Abdullah Ansar from KGC was leading with 73-one over par after 18 holes game. Arsalan Khan of the same club along with Qasim Ali Khan of Gymkhana Club were jointly following Abdullah with 75- three over par. Danyal Khan from KGC was occupying 4th position on Day 1. In the veteran’s category, Major Rizwan Farooq of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) was leading with 40 – four over nine holes. He was followed by Rehan Mirza with 41 – five over nine holes. Col Shahid Mahboob was leading in over 75 years category with 39 – over five holes. The final round will be played on Sunday 30th October, 2022. Weather and visibility today at KGC were helpful. The defending champion Yashal Shah is not competing due to his participation at Asia Pacific Amateur Golf Championship in Thailand.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: The Paragon Sindh Amateur Golf Tournament will tee off from October 28, 2022 at Karachi Golf Club (KGC). The first day will start with around 150 golfers participating from all over Pakistan. Sindh Amateur Golf Tournament is one of the significant golf event in Sindh Golf Association’s calendar. The 54 holes tournament will be played for three days, following the rules and regulations of Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF). Final round on Sunday 30th October will decide the leader for this year. President Sindh Golf Association- Khurram Khan said, “We are working to promote and develop Golf in Sindh and promoting the talented golfers. SGA welcomes all the participants joining us from all over Pakistan. We expect good game and wish luck to them.” “Golf is becoming increasingly popular with both female and male youth of our country. We are training our golfers to compete at international golf events and KGC has been proved as a virtuous training ground for finest golfers in our country. We are proud of our young talents Saim Shazli, Yashal Shah, Omer Khalid and Humna Amjad”, Khan added The defending champion Yashal Shah from last year will not compete because he will be playing Asia Pacific Amateur Golf Championship in Thailand starting from 27~31 October 2022.

Sports Bulletin Report RAWALPINDI:-Rawalpindi Golf Club hosted a 3-day Azadi Golf Tournament to promote golf sports in twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad to mark the 75th Independence Celebration of Pakistan. The tournament took place from August 12 to 14, 2022. Local golfers took part in different categories competitions including amateurs, senior amateurs, senior officers, veterans, ladies and juniors, as the winners were awarded prizes. Tahira Naeem was the gross winner in the female category, while Atia Anjum was the net winner. Brig. Mohammad Aslam took top place in the veterans’ gross category, while Brig Mumtaz Ahmed Javed took first place in the veterans’ net category. Mumtaz Hussain won the gross and Amjad Ali Khan won the net in the senior officers’ category. Lt. Col. Shahzad Ali Kiani said: AAA Associates will constantly assist local organisations and communities in arranging sporting events. We will continue to fund sports-related activities that entail broad local community participation. We are committed to developing grassroots sporting activities in order to maximise everyone's potential.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal RAWALPINDI:-Hamid Hussain of Royal Palm Golf Club (RPGC) has won the title of the 29th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Open Golf Championship 2022 Amateur Category that concluded on Sunday here at Rawalpindi Golf Club. In the professional category, Mohammad Shabbir of Islamabad Golf Club got first position after three-day top national golf showpiece. As many as 509 golfers from golf clubs from all over the country participated in the championship in the different categories competitions. LtGen(R) Mian Mohammad HilalHussain, Hl (M), President Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and distributed the prizes among the players. The tournament was sponsored by 'Engro Corporation (Pvt) Limited', the main sponsor of COAS Open GolfChampionship-2022 alongwith, Serena Hotels and Askari Banks Hospitality Partner. Rs. 11 million were distributed among the 50 top professionals, 22 top senior professionals and 12 top junior professionals. Complete Results: Juniors (Cat-A): Adan Bukhari (PSC) 1st Gross-34 Attaur Rehman (PSC) 2nd Gross-43 Abdullah Khalid (RWP) 1st Net-33 Mohammad Hashir (MGG) 2nd Net-36 Juniors (Cat-B): Shawaiz Abbas (MGGC) 1st Gross-38 Mohammad Daniyal (PSC) 2nd Gross-39 Azan Usman (ISB) 1st Net-30 Abdullah Amir (RWP) 2nd Net-32 Senior Amateurs: Tariq Mehmood (RYA) 1st Gross-153 Col Asif Mehdi (LGG) 2nd Gross-156 Mohammad Shafi (LGG) 3rd Gross-157 Dr Humayun Khan (ISB) 1st Net-136 Major Shehryar Javed (Raw) 2nd Net-140 Col Mohsin Ali Minhas (Raw) 3rd Net-140 Veteran Category: Brig Mohammad Aslam Khan (RWP) 1st Gross-39 Brig Mumtaz Ahmed Javaid (RWP) 2nd Gross-43 Maj Mohammad Asghar Ali (RWP) 3rd Gross-43 Brig Tariq Qureshi (RWP) 1st Net-33 Brig Shahid Naeem Butt (RWP) 2nd Net-36 Maj Mumtaz Khan (RWP) 3rd Net-37 Subsidiary Matches: Mustansir Ali Khan (RWP) 1st Gross-154 Amir Khalil (RWP) 2nd Gross-158 Dr Numair Sulehri (RWP) 3rd Gross-162 Lt Col Zafar (RWP) 1st 125 Brig Usman lbne Riaz (RWP) 2nd Net-127 Brig Himayat Ullah (RWP) 3rd Net-130 Amateurs Category: Maj Mohammad Saleem (RGC) 1st Net-201 Wg Cdr Umar Farooq (RGC) 2nd Net-206 Maj Ali Uzair (QTA) 3rd Net-209 Hussain Hamid (RPM) 1st Gross-219 Umar Khalid (KGC) 2nd Gross-222 Ladies Category: Shahar Bano Hamdani (RGC) 1st Net-140 Rafaqat Abjad (RGC) 2nd Net-144 Areeba Rizwan (RGC) 3rd Net-146 Rimsha Ejaz (RYA) 1st Gross-151 Ami Qin (MGG) 2nd Gross-167  Eman Alisha (GYM) 3rd Gross-170 Seniors Professionals’ Category: Tahir Naseem (GYM) 1st-143 Irfan Mahmood (Rwp) 2nd-149 Professionals: Mohammad Shabbir (ISB) 1st-201 Talat Ejaz (GYM) 2nd-207 Juniors Professionals Mohammad Saqib (LGG) 1st-143 Akash (LGG) 2nd-149

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-The 3-day Federal Amateur Golf Championship 2022 will tee off on Friday here at Islamabad Golf Club, Honorary Secretary, Federal Golf Association (FGA) I N Khokhar told to reporters in a press conference on Thursday, as a very low number of sports journalists of twin city Rawalpindi and Islamabad attended this important press briefing due to lack of communication and ignorance of FGA. He further informed the media-person that the champion would be decided after the 54 holes game, as the players would enjoy the game over 18 holes each day. “The competitions will be held in 4 categories including Amateur, Seniors, Juniors and Ladies. An exhibition match will also be played among diplomats of different countries, “he maintained. “Top three amateurs will be awarded prizes on the gross score while top two ladies will receive prizes both on net and gross score. However, Top three seniors will be honored on both net and gross score while top two juniors will also get awards on net and gross score. Golfers took part in the practice session on Thursday, “I N Khokhar concluded.