Zohaib, Ahmed,Shahid triumphs 1st SGA Classic Golf Championship
Zohaib Asif, Ahmed Jameel and Lt. Col. Shahid bagged the Amateur, Seniors and Veterans title respectively in the 1st SGA Classic Golf Championship held at Airmen Golf Club & Recreational Park, Karachi.
Sindh Golf Association (SGA) in collaboration with Airmen Golf Club & Recreational Park (AGC&PR) organized the first ever Classic Golf Championship which concluded yesterday. The 2-day championship featured a total of 70 players in Amateur category while the Seniors event was being contested by 30 players. The over-all competition was contested in 6 different categories:
1. Amateurs having handicap 14 and below
2. Ladies having handicap 30 and below
3. Juniors having handicap 18 and below (under 16 years of age)
4. Seniors between 55 to 69 years of age
5. Veterans ages 70 and above
6. AGC Members
Zohaib Asif started in the championship with a 4-stroke lead carding 73 in the 36-hole contest and turned the tide in his favor with another card of 75 winning the amateur title on 7-strokes. His two-day aggregate was 148 (+4). Sajjad Khan finished as runner up with 155 while Junaid Irfan ended on 160 at third position. Babar Siddiqui won the net title.
In the Seniors’ category, Ahmed Jameel Siddique carried on his good form with an impressive 79 and managed to prevailed over Omar Bangash by just one stroke. Finishing behind the duo were Omar Faruque, Navaid Ali and Asad I.A Khan.
Lt Col Shahid won the Veterans Gross title with a score of 43 while Brig Islam won the Net category. Whereas battling it out, Omar Khalid won the Juniors title and Arsh Lari ended up on Juniors Net title. Aania Farooq secured the win on Ladies Gross titles while Mrs. Ghazala Zafar emerged as Ladies Net category winner of the championship.
