Robin Bagh clinches 34th Governor's cup golf championship
At the end of 54 holes on the the third and final day of 34th Millat Tractors Governor's Cup Golf Tournament ultimate winner, Robin Bagh of Millat Equipment had an aggregate score of 210, net six under par (74+68+68) while out of his three nearest rivals and strong contenders, Ahmed Zafar Hayat ended the championship at the same score of net 210.
The final third round produced razor sharp closing moments but Robin became victories as his score was better over the last 36 holes. In the course of last 36 holes Robin had a net score of 68+68=136, while Ahmed had a net score of 68+71=139. The decision was in line with the rules of the championship and has to be accepted as such, although it makes the difference between glory and mere prize winning. While Robin Bagh was the title winner Ahmed Zafar Hayat took home the runners up prize.
During the final round Robin Bagh gave a spectacular performance and displayed exquisite form and application of golfing skills and timely excellence helped him to edge past the other challengers like Wazir Ali,Reza Saeed and Ahmed Zafar Hayat.
Ahmed Zafar who is an accomplished golfer stayed on course to victory till the last hole, but a minor hiccup in putting on the closing 18th hole left him without the title. However he played solidly in all three rounds of the championship and that will keep him encouraged for future attainments.
Top Scorers are:
- Robin Bagh (Millat Equipment) 74+68+68=210
- Ahmed Zafar Hayat (Gymkhana )71+68+71=210
- Raza Saeed (Gymkhana) 70+72+69=211
- Akash Bashir (Garrison) 69+74+70=213
- Daanish Javed (Gymkhana) 71+71+72=214
- Dr Abdul Hamid Awan (Gymkhana) 72+68+75
The gross winner is Wazir Ali of Gymkhana by virtue of a steady performance. His scores for the three rounds are 76+68+77, adding up to gross aggregate of 221, Suleman Akhter came second and Salman Jahangir was third.
As for the ladies competition the hard working Zahida Durrani proved her mettle and won the ladies title.
Other Results:
Best gross rounds went to Zain Tahir, Jafar Irfan and Mohsen Zafar
Best net rounds went to Hussain Hamid, Ahmed Nawaz Tiwana and Akash Basir.
Ladies winners were Ayesha Moazam (3rd net), Sameea Javed Ali (2nd net) and Zahida Durrani (1st net). Parkha Ijaz(3rd gross), Suneyah Osama (2nd gross), Remsha Ijaz(1st gross).
Veterans winners Air Cmdr Z.I.Ahmed (3rd net), Dr M.Latif Chaudry (2nd net), Col Abdul Ghaffar (1st net), Javed A.Zia (3rd gross), Maj U.D.Najmi (2nd gross), Hamid Aziz Sethi (1st gross)
Seniors section net winners Brig Tahir Saleem(3rd net), Dr Khurram Saadat (2nd net), Anwar Jalal (1st net) and gross winners Col Asif Mehdi (3rd gross), Javed A.Khan (2nd gross) and Imran Ahmed(1st gross).
At the conclusion of the championship, Governor Punjab Malik Mohammed Rafique Rajwana and Chairman, Millat Group of Companies Sikandar Mustafa Khan gave away the prizes to winners where Kamran Lashari, Chairman Lahore Gymkhana, Shaukat Javed, Convenor Golf, Tasnim Noorani, Mian Nisar, Parvez Masood, Shafqat Rana, Agha Pervaiz, M.S.Janjua and participating golfers were also present.
In his concluding address, Sikandar Mustafa Khan, Chairman Millat Tractors promised to keep up promotion of golf through this prestigious event.
