Matloob Ahmed wins 7th J A. Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship

Matloob Ahmed of Lahore Garrison Golf Club dethroned defending champion M. Shabbir Iqbal to win the 7th JA Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship. 

Matloob Ahmed finished the final 18 holes with the score of gross 68 and with a four-round aggregate score of 277, eleven under par. Matloob's margin of victory over Shabbir was three strokes.  

The third position went to Muhammed Munir of Rawalpindi who finished with the four round score of 287.

Shahid Javed Khan of WAPDA ended up fourth with aggregate of 288 followed by Talib Hussain (Islamabad), Hamza Amin (Islamabad) and Waheed Baloch (Karachi Golf Club) all with 289.

Top position in amateur category was secured by Ghazanfar Mehmood of Green City Golf Club with a gross score of 222 while Qasim Ali Khan of Gymkhana secured second with gross 233 and Salman Jehangir came third with gross 237.

The net section winner was Shahid A Khan while Jaffar Masih finished second and Danish Javed third. 

In caddies’ categories, Mubarik Subhani stood first with Malik Abdul Qayum and Shahbaz Gill joint second.

In ladies category, Suneyah Osama finished 1st gross and Iman Ali Shah 1st net; in veterans, Javed A. Khan secured 1st gross and Tariq Rehman 1st net. In seniors, Asad Khan ended with 1st gross and Wing Cmdr Abdul Nafay 1st net. In junior professionals, Muhammed Saqib was 1st and in senior professionals Muhammed Akram took the top honours.

At the concluding ceremony, Hamid Zaman, Head of Zaman Family, and Omar Zaman awarded prizes to the winners.