Golf
Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf Tournament: Ahmed Baig lifts title
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: A stylish player from Lahore, Ahmed Baig has won the title of the 13th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2024 that concluded here at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC) on Sunday.Ahmed Baig, who led the tournament from day one, demonstrated exceptional skill, firing a gross score of 275, finishing under 13, and securing the coveted trophy. Mohammad Zubair from KGC claimed the runner-up position with an impressive six under par.In the seniors’ professionals’ category, Nisar Hussain claimed the trophy, with Mohammad Siddique and Mohammad Tariq securing the second positions jointly. Mohammad Sahil and Umar Shahzad clinched the first and second positions, respectively, in the junior professional category. A highlight of the tournament was Zubair Hussain from PAF achieving a remarkable Hole-In-One on the second day. Using a 5 Iron on the Red Course's 7th Hole, a Par 3 at KGC with a distance of 210 Yards, Zubair's skillful shot earned him acclaim and a brand-new Toyota Corolla car. Another car for the hole-in-one winner in the Local KGC Category remained unclaimed. The 13rd edition of Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf Tournament featured a two-day match for local KGC Professionals, Senior Professionals, and KGC Caddies, held on January 16th and 17th, 2024. In the Caddies category, Shahid Malik scored 154, 10 over par, to claim the trophy for 2024. Mohammad Javed and Kamran Zahoor were the runner-ups with 157, 13 over par. Ashiq Naz led the KGC Senior Professional Category with six over par, and M. Iqbal secured the second position. In the KGC Professionals category, M. Nawaz grabbed the trophy with Ali Sher as the runner-up. Top professionals, including Mohammad Shabbir, Ahmed Baig, Mohammad Munir, and Minhaj Maqsood Waraich, received an appearance fee of PKR 100,000 each. Additionally, PKR 150,000 was equally distributed among the top senior professionals, including Mohammad Tariq, Nisar Hussain, and Mohammad Akram. Chief Guest, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf NI (M), T BT, and Bank AL Habib’s Chairman, Abbas D Habib, distributed prizes amongst the winners. Admiral Naveed Ashraf commended the efforts of Bank AL Habib and KGC in hosting this popular golf event, expressing appreciation for the delightful weather in Karachi for golf.
Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf: Ahmed Baig upholds lead on Day-3
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: National golfer, Ahmed Baig retained his lead on the 3rd day of the 13th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2024, which is going on here at Karachi Golf Club (KGC).Ahmed Baig from Lahore and Mohammad Zubair from KGC both carded an impressive 67, finishing five under par. Ahmed Baig, maintaining his lead since the beginning of the tournament, boasts a gross of 204, standing at 12 under par, securing his top position on the leaderboard. Mohammad Zubair trails by two strokes, recording a total of 206 at 10 under par. Dilshad Ali of KGC holds the third spot with a score of 212, four under par. Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Munir share a similar gross of 213, three under par. Defending Champion Waheed Baloch from KGC is in the sixth position with a score of 215, one under par. Pakistan's prominent golfer, Mohammad Shabbir Iqbal, is making steady progress, reaching the 7th position with a gross of 216, at par. Shabbir has one more day left to come up with a surprise and impress his fans. Matloob from LGG carded a 72 on the third day, securing a gross of 216, at par. On Saturday, the KGC greens also hosted the first round of the Senior and Junior Professionals. In the Senior Professional category, Nisar Hussain and Abdul Hameed jointly lead the first day with a score of 69, three under par. Following closely are Mohammad Siddique and Aurangzaib Khan with a score of 71, one under par. Zulfiquar Ali, Mohammad Akram, and Mohammad Javed all carded a par score of 72 in the same category. Moving to the Junior Professionals category, Mohammad Sahil, Rehan Babar, and Umar Shahzad recorded scores of 75 (3 over par), 78 (6 over par), and 79 (7 over par) respectively.
Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf: Zubair wins hole-in-one prize
Ahmed Baig maintains lead on second day of prestigious national golf fixtureSports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: A golfer from Lahore, Ahmed Baig maintained his lead with a gross of 137 under par 7 on the second day of the 13th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2024 here at Karachi Golf Club (KGC) on Friday. Local players Zubair Hussain from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) won the car after scoring Hole-In-One on the second day of national golf fixture.He made this mark on the Red Course's 7th Hole, a Par 3 at KGC with a distance of 210 Yards, his skillful shot not only earned him acclaim but also rewarded him with a brand-new Toyota Corolla car. Baig was leading on the second day with a gross of 137- 7 under par. KGC’s Mohammad Zubair and Mohammad Munir from Rawalpindi were behind with their joint score of 139- 5 under par. Defending Champion Waheed Baloch, Dilshad Ali, Mohammad Alam and Akbar Mahroz have carded gross 142- 2 under par on second day.
Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf: Ahmed Baig earns 2-stroke lead
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Ahmed Baig got a couple of strokes lead on the opening day of the 13th Bank AL Habib Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2024, which teed off here at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC) on Thursday.Out of 95 leading golfers participating on day one, Ahmed Baig was leading with 66 at 6 under par after completing an 18-hole game. Akbar Mahroz was behind with 68. Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Munir were sharing a score of 69. Defending champion Waheed Baloch was on 5th position on the first day after firing 70- 2 under par.The Toyota Corolla and a Suzuki Alto for hole-in-one remained unclaimed on day one. The final round will be played on Sunday 21st January.
Top golfers to participate in Rashid D. Habib Memorial Tournament
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Bank AL Habib’s 13th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2024 will tee off on Thursday (January 18) at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC), as the final round will be played on Sunday.According to an official, over 100 top golfers will compete in the Professionals’ category for the most coveted four-day National Competition of the Annual Golf Season. Last year, Waheed Baloch of KGC, successfully defended his title by carding 277, 11 under par, to win the tournament. Mohammad Shahzad was the runner-up by carding 278, 10 under par. Pakistan's Number One Muhammad Shabbir Iqbal of Islamabad was placed as the second runner-up.Prior to this event, a two-day match for local KGC Professionals, Senior Professionals, and KGC Caddies, the 23rd edition of Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf Tournament, is being played on 16th, and 17th January, 2024, to support and develop professional golf at KGC.The total Prize Money of PKR 12 million includes PKR 9.4 M for Best Performers in the National Professional Category, PKR 1.95 M for KGC Professionals, Caddies, and Senior Pros, as well as Appearance Money of PKR 650,000. The Appearance Money is distributed amongst the top five Professionals and top three Senior Professionals, as per PGF's current ranking. The lucky players achieving the first hole-in-one will also be rewarded with a Toyota Corolla and a Suzuki Alto in National and Local KGC categories respectively. Prizes will be distributed by the Chief Guest, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf NI (M), T Bt. on 21st Jan 2024.
Chief of Naval Staff Amateur Golf Championship 2023 concludes
Irtaz Hussain lifts the title, chief guest Admiral Naveed Ashraf distributes prizesAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: With sparking performance the national golfer, Irtaza Hussain has clinched the title of 16th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Cup 2023 with his net score of 208 over 54 holes, which concluded here at Margallah Green Golf Club (MGGC) Islamabad. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf graced the occasion as chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners and runner-ups. Also, he congratulated the winners for their remarkable success and appreciated their skills. Naval Chief lauded the high standards of the game that provided exciting and quality entertainment to the participants.Results (Ladies Putting Competitions):3rd Winner: Begum R/Adm Faisal Amin2nd Winner: Begum V/Adm Owais A Bilgrami1st Winner: Begum Cdre K M AsifLady Amateurs (36 Holes):Longest Drive: Anna James Gill (LGGC) with distance of 191 YardsRunner-up Gross: Zaib U Nisa (RPGCC) with Score of 166Winner Gross: Mrs Ami Qin (GCGCC) with Score of 162Runner-up Net: Farnaz Bajwa (MGGC) with Score of 146Winner Net: Zhao Xiaolan (MGGC) with Score of 141 (-1)Invitational Match (9 Holes):Longest Drive: Tariq Ali with distance of 253 YardsClosest to Pin: Ahmed Hussain with distance of 4’ 10”2nd Runner-up Gross: Tariq Ali with Score of 40Runner-up Gross: Mohammad Amjad Khan Niazi Score 40Winner Gross: Ahmed Hussain with Score of 372nd Runner-up Net: Ali Malik with Score of 32Runner-up Net: Begum Saleem Akhtar with Score of 32Winner Net: Naeem Khan with Score of 30Junior Amateurs (18 holes):Longest Drive: Shehryar Sarfraz (RGC) with distance of 253 YardsClosest to Pin: Hassan Murtaza (GMG) with distance of 9’10”Runner-up Gross: Mohid Ibrahim (MGGC) with Score of 75Winner Gross: Laraib Rehman (MDN) with Score of 70Runner-up Net: Abdullah Khan (RGC) with Score of 61 (-10)Winner Net: Shehryar Sarfraz (RGC) with Score of 58 (-13)Seniors Amateur (36 Holes):Longest Drive: Rizwan Rashid (MGGC) with distance of 271 YardsClosest to Pin: Brig Nasar Ullah Khattana (RGC) with distance of 3’2”2nd Runner-up Gross: Mohammad Masood (RGC) with Score of 159Runner-up Gross: Mohammad Aslam Khan (RGC) with Score of 158Winner Gross: Rizwan Rashid (MGGC) with Score of 1542nd Runner-up Net: Aslam Mehr (MGGC) with Score of 140Runner-up Net: Abdul Raqeeb (MGGC) with Score of 140Winner Net: Air Cdre Raza (RGC) with Score of 139Main Category (54 Holes):Subsidiary PrizesLongest Drive: Mohammad Shahran Ali with distance of 300 Yards 2 FeetClosest to Pin: Abbas Mustafa (MGGC) with distance of 8 InchesFirst H/C 7-12 Amateurs CategoryRunner-up Gross: Abdullah Khalid (MGGC) with Score of 237Winner Gross: Mohammad Hashir (MGGC) with Score of 231Runner-up Net: Shayan Zia (PAF) with Score of 211Winner Net: Uzair Bin Abbas (RGC) with Score of 210H/C 0-6 Amateurs CategoryRunner-up Gross: Shahzeb Jahan (RGC) with Score of 221Winner Gross: Raja Mohammad Israr (Garden City) with Score of 221Runner-up Net: Umar Faroog (MGGC) with Score of 208 (-5)Winner Net: Irtaza Hussain (MGGC) with 208
CNS Amateurs Golf Championship: Mohammad Irtaza gets lead
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Mohammad Irtaza Hasan sat in the driving seat, as he got a 4 scores lead in the amateurs' category of the 16th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Championship 2023 at MGGC Islamabad on Saturday. He was at 142 score after 36 holes game, as Mohammad Umer Farooq was behind him with 146.Results (Day-III)Amateurs Gross (HC 0-6): Mohammad Irtaza Hasan (MGG) 142, Mohammad Umer Farooq (MGG) 146, Shahzaib Jehan (RWP) 147, Raja Mohammad Israr (GCG), 149, Inam-ul-Haq (GCG) 149, Omer Ejaz (MGG) 151, Shahwaiz Abbas )MGG) 151, Atif Fareez (RWP) 152, Yasir Khokhar (RWP) 152, Inyatullah (PSC) 153, Ahtisham Abbasi (MGG) 153, Usman Nadeem (SGD) 154, Alam Afzal (MGG) 154, Mohammad Babar Khokhar (RWP) 154, Adeel Shafqat (MGG) 154.Amateurs Gross (HC 7-12): Mohammad Hashir (MGG) 156, Shayan Zia (PAF) 158, Junaid Khan (MGG) 158, Azhar Ayub Kiani (GCG) 160, Ilys Ahmed (ATK) 160, Raja Rizwan (MGG) 160, Usman Ayub Butt (PAF) 162, Riaz Uddin Kasi (RWP) 162, Shehryar Ali (MGG) 163, Saad Aslam (MGG) 163, Mohammad Huzaifa (PAF) 163, Malik Pervaiz (SKY) 163, Fazal Subhan (SWT) 164, Abdullah Khalid (MGG) 164, Uzair Bin Abbas (RWP) 165, Saad Rana (MGG) 165
CNS Amateur Golf Championship: Rizwan maintains lead on Day II
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: In the Senior Category, Rizwan Rashid of Margalla Green Golf Club (MGGC) maintained his lead on the second day of the 16th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Championship 2023 at MGGC Islamabad on Friday. His (Rizwan) score was 154 after completing 36 36-hole games, as Mohammad Aslam Khan was still crawling behind him with a 158 gross score at the end of day 2.Also, Ami Qin exhibited an excellent game of golf and was on top of the score sheet with a score of 162 in the Ladies’ competitions. Zaibun Nisa (166) reached on second spot, as she was third on the opening day. Ana James Gill was on third position with a score of 167.
Chief of Naval Staff Amateur Golf Championship tees off in Islamabad
Rizwan Rashid earns a stroke lead after completing the day-1 game at MGGCAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Local golfer, Rizwan Rashid of MGGC was a stroke ahead of Mohammad Aslam Khan of Rawalpindi Golf Club on the first day of the 16th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Championship, which teed off at Margalla Green Golf Club (MGGC) in Islamabad on Thursday.Ami Qin was leading in the Ladies’ competitions with a score of 77 while Ana James Gill was second with an 81 score. Master Laraib Rehman had a 70 score on the first game at MGGC. Mohib Ibrahim got the second spot on the scoresheet with a 75 score.Results:Seniors’ Categories (Gross): Rizwan Rashid (MGGC) 75, Mohammad Aslam Khan (RGC) 76, Aslam Mehar (MGGC) 79, Nasrullah Khatana (RWP) 80, Masood Khurshid (MGGC) 80, Khalid Amin (MGGC) 80, Naseer Raja (GCG) 80, Farrukh Naz (MGGC) 81, Hamid Ali (MGGC) 82, Zafar Iqbal (RWP) 82, Samiullah (MGGC) 83, Omer Akram (RWP) 83, Amer Mir (MGGC) 83, Mohammad Aslam (RWP) 83, Raja Amjad (MGGC) 84, Mohammad Masood (RWP) 84, Mohammad Raza (RWP) 84, Mohsin Ali Minhas (RWP) 84, Abdul Raqeeb (MGGC) 84, Javed Iqbal (MGGC) 85Ladies’ Categories (Gross): Ami Qin (GCG) 77, Ana James Gill (RPG) 81, Zaibun Nisa (RPG) 87, Tehmina Rashid (ISB) 91, Zeenat Ayesha (ISB) 92, Farnaz Bajwa (MGGC) 93, Zhao Xiaolan (MGGC) 94, Shahnaz Saleem (MGGC) 95, Aisha Fauzan (MGGC) 95, Laila Malik (MGGC) 98, Zarmina Khan (ISB) 98, Hussain Bano (RWP) 98Juniors’ Categories (Gross): Laraib Rehman (MDN) 70, Mohib Ibrahim (MGGC) 75, Shehryar Sarfraz (RWP) 76, Abdullah Khan (RWP) 79, Ibrahim Nasir (RWP) 79, Jashwa Amjad (RWP) 81, Abdullah Aamir (RWP) 81, Mahad Khan (PAF) 81, Ali Jami (RWP) 81, Azan Khan (ISB) 82, Hamza Waheed (ISB) 83, Sardar Mohammad Ali Khan (MGGC) 84, Mohammad Hasan Shahid (RWP) 85, Qais Nadeem (SGD) 91, Abraiz (PAF) 91, Ali Rana (MGGC) 93, Omer Farooq (RWP) 94, Hasan Murtaza (GMG) 100, Hashir Khan (RWP) 103, Yahya Khan (MDN) 104), Mohammad Tauseef (RWP) 106, Umer Khan (MGGC) 115.
Chief of Army Staff Open Golf Championship Concludes
Professional Mohammad Shabbir lifts title, Mohammad Shuaib wins amateurs’ competitionsAbdul Jabbar FaisalRAWALPINDI: The professional golfer, Mohammad Shabbir from Islamabad Golf Club has won the title of the 30th WALEE COAS Open Golf Championship that concluded here at Rawalpindi Golf Club (RGC) on Sunday. Mohammad Shuaib Khan from Gymkhana Golf Club, Lahore won the amateur category competitions. President RGC, Lt General Shahid Imtiaz, HI (M) graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and distributed the prizes among the players.As many as 607 golfers from across the country participated in the prestigious golf showpiece in the different categories of competitions. The 30th COAS Open Golf Championship was made possible through the efforts of the WALEE Technologies team, the main sponsor of the Chief of Army Staff Open Golf 2023 Championship. Ahsan Tahir, CEO - WALEE Technologies, expressed his enthusiasm for supporting this remarkable event, stating, "We are proud to be part of an event that not only celebrates the spirit of competition but also promotes camaraderie and sportsmanship. Golf is a game that requires precision and focus, qualities that are integral to our mission at WALEE Technologies. Congratulations to all the participants and winners on their remarkable achievements."Brig Zahid Hussain, Secretary of Rawalpindi Golf Club, commended the participants and sponsors, saying, "This championship wouldn't have been possible without the enthusiastic participation of golfers from all over Pakistan and the generous support of sponsors like WALEE Technologies. It's heartening to see how golf continues to unite people and promote a sense of community."
Most Popular
