LAHORE, Jan 20: Tipu Salahuddin of the Bahawalpur Golf Club, a six-handicapper maintained his top position with two-day aggregate score of 137 in the 17th Corps Commander golf tournament on Saturday.

Tipu returned a card of 72 at par on the second day against first day’s 65 to maintain the lead.

Three strokes behind to the leader was Hashim Butt of the Lahore Gymkhana.

Hashim was accurate off the tee and crisp of the fairways.

It is highly possible that he will give tough time to Tipu on the final day.

Another golfer who played extremely well on the second day was Shakeel Ahmed (Lahore Gymkhana). He was on third place with two-day aggregate of 142.

Other players in contention are Salahuddin Ghafoor, Farrukh Piracha, Omar Soofi, Dr Dildar Hussain and Major Tahir Mehmood.

In the team event, Garrison 'A' comprising Dr Javed Iqbal, Major Nisar Khan, Salahuddin Ghafoor and Brig Ashfaq Rehman continue to dominate and are leading the competition with two-day aggregate score of 437.

Seven strokes behind is the team of Lahore Gymkhana 'A' which consists of Imtiaz Pervaiz, Hashim Butt, Salman Jahangir and Mohsin Anwar.

The Garrison 'B' team are at third place.

In the individual gross, Aadil Jahangir (LSE) is leading with two days score of 146.

Three strokes behind is Tipu and eight strokes behind is Shakeel Ahmed. Others in line are Salman Jahangir, Danyal Jahangir, Hashim Butt and Zohaib Asif.