13th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Championship tees off today
Significant number of amateur golfers will compete at the 13th edition of Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Championship which is all set to begin today at Margalla Greens Golf Club in Islamabad.
Pakistan Navy Golf North President and Commander North Commodore, Hamid Hussain disclosed in a press conference yesterday that the 13th edition of Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Championship will begin its proceedings from today and will continue for three more days at Margalla Greens Golf Club in the Federal Capital.
As many as 140 national amateur golfers have sent their entries so far, while 30 ladies and a number of senior and junior players will also be seen in action during this four-day golfing event.
Mr Hamid Hussain further said,
"It will be the 13th edition of the mega championship, which is affiliated with the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF). We are fortunate to have such a lush green golf club here for the golfers. The Dubai Trade Agency (DTA) is the title sponsor of the event, while Toyota is once again sponsoring a brand new corolla for Hole-in-One winner.”
A total of four category competitions will be contested in this championship which are stated below:
- Amateurs over 54 holes (handicap of 12 and below)
- Seniors over 36 holes (over 55 years with handicap of 14 and below)
- Juniors over 18 holes (Under 16 years of age with handicap of 24 and below) and
- Ladies over 36 holes (34 golfers with handicap of 30 and below)
In addition to the main categories, an Invitational event will be played among the guests and sponsors over the 9 holes.
“We always distribute lucrative prizes to the golfers. Last year champion Adnan will defend his title among more than 200 golfers in the amateur category. The DTA has entered in a partnership with us for the first time, but we are hopeful that this will turn into a long-term partnership. We will continue to sponsor other sports as well. The PGF is providing technical assistance to us, while Pakistan Navy is doing all other efforts and arrangements for the event.”
The sponsor: DTA’s Col Sohail said,
“We have entered first time in Pakistan, as we deal in trade in blue economy. We will definitely extend cooperation to other sports as well.”
