UMA 19th Sindh Amateur Golf Championship successfully concludes
Muhammad Sharif win over Saim Shazil in a dramatic final of the 2019 UMA Sindh Amateur Golf Championship that concluded successfully at Karachi Golf Club.
Muhammad Sharif and the young Saim Shazli were going neck and neck, with just three holes to go, both not willing to give away any possible chance to win over each other. Both were tied at 3-over as they walked to the final tee. The big-hitting Saim, who had played back-to-back rounds of 73 on the first two day, hit the fairway and then landed just ten feet from the hole with his second shot. Sharif, who brought himself into contention with a stunning round of three-under 69, found himself well over 25 feet from the flag.
But Saim missed the putt and had to settle with a par. Sharif’s putt fell around six feet short and he almost missed his par but was lucky that his ball did not lip out. There was a playoff with both the players managing pars. They went back again on the 18th hole and this time, Saim was unable to match his more consistent opponent as he made a bogey allowing Sharif to become the new Sindh Amateur Champion.
Sharif finished with an aggregate of 219 (+3). Saim, too finished with a similar aggregate and was declared as the winner in Amateurs Net category after carding another round of 73 on the final day. Sajid Khan finished third with a tally of 222 followed by Zubair Hussain (227), Zohaib Asif (229), Adnan (231) and Zubair Ahmed (232).
Captain Azhar Iqbal was crowned as Sindh’s Senior Champion despite scoring his worst round in the event – an 81. He won with an aggregate of 234. Sohail Kareem Rana made a birdie on the last hole to finish as the Runner-up (235) with a final round score of 77. Col Manzoor Akram, who carded 78 in the final round, was third with his score of 235 and he was followed by Lt Col Zahid Iqbal with his 240 as the final score, Omar Bangash (24), Asad I.A Khan (246), Ghazanfar Abbas (249) and Khalid Jamil Siddiqi (251).
Ladies crown was claimed by the famous, Aania Farooq with a two-day gross aggregate of 152 while Dania Syed stood the winner in Net category. Yashal Shah won the Junior title while Hyder Bilal was winner in Net category. Group Captain Aftab A Khan retained his Veterans title while Sohail Siddiqi was the winner in the Net category.
Sohail Shams, CEO UMA, was the honorable chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony along with Asad I A Khan, President Sindh Golf Association (SGA).
Sindh Golf Association (SGA) organized the 19th successful edition of the Sindh Amateur Championship which is one of our most prestigious events in the golf calendar. This time it featured about More than 160 players in various categories. United Marine Agencies (UMA) was the title sponsors of this event and
