ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Tahir Naseem of Wapda scooped up Rs 43,000 Sunday, winning the professional title in the Chief of the Army Staff Open Championship that concluded at the Rawalpindi Golf Course.

With a final round of two-under 70, Tahir finished with a score of 215 over three days to bag the title and leave Shabbir Iqbal of Islamabad, two strokes behind at 217, in second place. Ghaffar Ahmed of Pakistan Television was third, totalling 218.

Hamza Amin, son of famous golfer Taimur Hasan, captured the main COAS Trophy with a net score of 214 in the amateur net competition with Adil Jehangir being the runner-up at 216 and Vaqas Ahmed of Rawalpindi taking third spot at 219.

However, Vaqas was the top amateur in the gross event with a total of 219 in three days with a final round of 71 while Adil Jehangir claimed the runner-up prize, scoring 225. Islamabad’s Tariq Mahmood, at 230, finished third.

In the ladies gross tournament, Tahira Nazir emerged the champion scoring 158. Jamila Jabar, five strokes behind, had to be content with second place while Mehvish Javed, at 180 ended up in third spot.

The COAS ladies trophy for net score was bagged by Rawalpindi’s Rubab Haider, who totalled 143. Uzma Nazir (149) was second and Asma Afzal Shami of Lahore Garrison and Country Club was third.

Tahir Naseem, who began the last day in third spot, had a good round in which he had four birdies, two of them on successive holes - six and seven -and another two on holes nine and 14. He however had bogeys on the 11th and 13th.

Ghaffar Ahmed, the overnight leader, was unable to maintain his lead and finished third, his round of 75 having two double bogeys on holes five and seven with two further bogeys when coming back, scoring three over par 75.

Shabbir, the runner-up struck four birdies while bogeying thrice on 10th, 15th and 16th. He also double bogeyed the par 4 18th hole to complete his round at one over par 73.

President Gen Pervez Musharraf was the chief guest and gave away the prizes.