3rd Al-Barq Invitational Golf Tournament tees off today
Golfers will be competing in five (5) different categories in the one-day Al-Barq Invitational Golf Tournament 2018 which is all set to begin from today and will continue till 25th November at Okara Garrison Golf Club.
Okara Garrison Golf Club affiliated with Pakistan Golf Federation (PGA) with the joint efforts of Defence Housing Authority Multan is organizing the third edition of Al-Barq Invitational Golf Tournament which will roll into action today.
The championship is open to Professionals and Amateurs golfers of golf clubs affiliated with Pakistan Golf Federation (PGA) for whom it was stated necessary to register them before 20th of November which was to be duly signed by their respective club authorities.
Attractive prices for first, second, third Net and Gross winners along with Longest Drive and Nearest to Pin have also been set up. Prize purse of one million and a 150 CC Suzuki will be awarded to the golfer who will mark his/her win through hole-in-one.
This one-day golf tournament will have competitions contested in 5 different categories of which live coverage will be available on One Golf HD TV.
Following are the categories:
1. Professionals
2. Amateurs (13-18 Handicap)
3. Amateurs (1-12 Handicap)
4. Senior golfers and
5. Ladies and Kids putting competition
Contests for Professionals’ Amateurs (13-18 Handicap) and Amateurs (1-12 Handicap) category will be held on 18 holes today and tomorrow while Senior golfers will compete on 9 holes and Ladies and Kids putting competition will be staged on 25th November. The championship will be conducted under the rules of golf as approved by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and local rules framed by the tournament committee will be applied.
This event has a large number of sponsors that include: Bank Al-Habib, Hascol, Suzuki, Coca Cola, Mitchell’s, Faysal Bank, Shamma etc.
