1st Chairman WAPDA Amateur Golf Tournament tees off tomorrow
WAPDA Sports Board is organizing the inarguable edition of Chairman WAPDA Amateur Golf Tournament which is scheduled to be held from tomorrow and will continue till 2nd December at Defence Raya Golf and Country Club in Lahore.
In yet another contribution towards promotion of sports in the country, Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has decided to organize a national level golf tournament under the supervision of WAPDA Sports Board. The event is named under the title of “1st Chairman WAPDA Amateur Golf Tournament”.
This golf event is open to amateur golfers of affiliated golf clubs with Pakistan Golf Federation while the registrations for the golfers to participate in the tournament have been closed since yesterday.
According to the format of the event, matches will be contested in four different categories:
1. Amateurs (handicap 12 and below)
2. Senior Amateurs (handicap 12 and below)
3. Ladies (handicap 24 and below) and
4. Veterans
The tournament will be played on 54 holes for Amateurs while Senior Amateurs will have their contests on 36 holes and Ladies, Veterans and Invitees will play on 9 holes.
WAPDA being a pioneer institute has played vital role in development of sports in Pakistan and intends to strengthen its sports presence by representation on the country’s golfing front as well. The First Chairman WAPDA Golf Tournament will be an annual feature aimed at establishing relationship of WAPDA with leading sports development groups like Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF). The event will also help in identifying new talent in the country.
Top amateur players from all over the country will be featuring in this event and three best gross and net prizes in each category along with main trophy on gross score as well as the golfer who will mark hole-in-one will also be awarded with a special prize.
For further details Col. (R) Raja Asif Mehdi, Divisor Sports (0321-4441937), Assistant Manager Golf Shahid Javed Khan (0333-4243737/0300-5799997) and Muhammad Razaq Gill – GSW (0333-4247935) can be contacted on their respective given cell phone numbers.
