60th National Amateur Golf Championship 2020 tees off today

The most prestigious event on the national golf circuit, the 60th National Amateur Golf Championship 2020 will tee off today (31st December) at the Karachi Golf Club, Karachi.

Hosts Sindh Golf Association (SGA), buoyed up by the home advantage, will be hoping to win the team title ahead of other participating associations that include Punjab, Federal and KPK.

The amateur championship the main event of the Nationals will be played over 72 holes. A pack of talented Karachi players will be fancying their chances of winning the coveted title.

The four-day championship, which will conclude on January 3.

Punjab’s strong teams will also be in contention for the title. Their teams include Qasim Ali, Salman Jahangir, Osama Nadeem, Nouman Ilyas, Ahmed Kayani, Damil Ataullah, Ralfay Raja and Arsalan Sultan.

Federal Golf Association’s four-man team will also be fancying its chances with players like brothers Umer and Yasir Khokhar, Salman Khan and Azam Khan. KP’s team includes Hamza Khattak, Taimur Durrani, Sheryar Ghaffar and Akbar Qayyum.

Running alongside the amateurs’ championship will be the seniors and ladies championships. Both the seniors and ladies events will be played over three days starting on Friday.