Inaugural SGA Ladies Championship tees off today

Published August 17, 2018
KARACHI: President of the Sindh Golf Association 
Asad I.A. Khan addresses a press conference along with Humera Khalid, member PGF executive committee, and SGA secretary Col Zahid Iqbal to announce details of the first SGA Ladies Amateur Golf Championship 
on Thursday.
KARACHI: President of the Sindh Golf Association Asad I.A. Khan addresses a press conference along with Humera Khalid, member PGF executive committee, and SGA secretary Col Zahid Iqbal to announce details of the first SGA Ladies Amateur Golf Championship on Thursday.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading female golfers will feature in the inaugural edition of Sindh Golf Association (SGA) Ladies Amateur Golf Championship which tees off here at the Defence Authority Country and Golf Club from Friday.

Also speaking on the occasion, Col Zahid Iqbal, Secretary SGA said: “We have taken steps to encourage the ladies. Because of SGA’s efforts, lady golfers can go and play at any golf course in Karachi free of cost,” he said.

Providing details of the three-day championship, Asad I A Khan, President SGA, said at a press conference here on Thursday that leading female golfers from all over the country have flown into Karachi to feature in the championship, which is to be played over 54 holes.

“The fact that so many golfers have come to play this championship shows the growing popularity of the sport among the ladies,” said Asad.

Humera Khalid, member of the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) Executive Committee, said that over 50 golfers will participate in the various categories of the championship.

“A total of 35 golfers are coming from up country to play in the championship,” said Humera who is also a leading golfer of the country herself.

Humera said that competitions will be held in gold, silver and bronze categories. She said that the participants in the gold category will compete for the title over 54 holes while the silver and bronze categories will be played over 36 holes.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2018

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