8th Quaid-e-Azam Amateur Golf Championship from today

The 8th Quaid-e-Azam Amateur Golf Championship will tee off today (Friday) at Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course.

Gonvener Gymkhana Golf, Shaukat Javed, announced details in a press conference attended and addressed by Captain Golf Omer Zia, Director Media Khawaja Pervaiz Saeed and chief of sponsoring companies LamproMellon, Sifive and Risc, Mir Maaz Mehmood.

Shaukat Javed said participants eligible for this grand event being held in the name of ‘Father of the Nation’ are registered amateurs with a handicap of 14 and below. 

Addressing the media, Omar Zia said, besides the top amateurs, also eligible to participate are senior amateur golf players, veterans and ladies. He said amateurs with handicap of 14 and below will compete over 36 holes on December 7 and 8, while senior amateurs above 55 years of age and ladies will compete over 18 holes on December 6. As for the veterans above 70 years, they will compete over 9 holes on December 6. And the category of veterans over 80 years will compete over 6 holes. 

Khawaja Pervaiz announced that the competing hopefuls add up to a total of 213. The amateur competitors include 120 participants, senior amateurs are 63, ladies account for 20 participants, veterans in age bracket 70 to 80 are 40 and veterans above 80 years are eight.

As for the championship title, it will be awarded to the participating competitor with the best net score.

Khawaja Perviaz also said that the playing arena is the par 72, excellent Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course layout, and for three rounds it will be ‘the player versus the golf course’. Fairways are in superb condition and will facilitate crisp shot making; the roll on the greens is amply smooth to enable top contenders to go for the six footers. This golf course has a refreshing appearance and participating golfers will be delighted with the playing conditions.