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| November 14, 2001 | Wednesday | Shaba’an 27, 1422 |
Matloob faces stiff challenge from Shabbir
LAHORE, Nov 13: Defendingh champion Matloob Ahmad (Lahore Gymkhana) faces stiff challenge from the top seed Shabbir Iqbal (Islamabad) in the All Pakistan Garrison Open Golf Tournament which tees-off at the Lahore Garrison Club course from tomorrow (Wednesday).
The organising secretary of the tournament Brig. (retd.) Mukhtar-ul-Haq while briefing the mediamen on Tuesday said that in all 310 entries had been received for all the six events of the tournament.
He said that 88 entries were received for the professionals event, 128 for amateurs, 43 for the seniors, 27 for veterans, four for ladies and five for the juniors. In professional event, besides Shabbir Iqbal and Matloob Ahmad, the other seasoned golfers were Imdad Husain and Ghulam Nabi.
In the amateurs section, MCPO Tariq Mehmood (Islamabad) will defend his title. The other prominent golfers are Shahid Javed Khan (Gymkhana) and Ghazanfar Mehmood (Rawalpindi). Commenting on the condition of the course, Mukhtar-ul-Haq claimed that at the moment, the Lahore Garrison course was the best venue available in Lahore.
It had soft fairways and greens. The course had 72 pars with total length of 6687 yards. The lush green ways had not a single patch of dry grass, he claimed.
According to the draws, the first flight of the professional golfers will take start at 7am and the amateurs will begin the march at 10.30am.
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