LAHORE: Rimsha Ijaz won the inaugural President DHA Golf Cup here at the Raya Defence Course on Thursday.

Rimsha claimed the title with a score of 74, Parkha (79) remained runner-up and Ghazala ended up third (86) in the 18-hole contest.

In the ladies net, Suneya Osama won the first net with a score of net 71. Second net went to DSP Shahzadi Gulfam (75) while Rabia Tiwana secured third spot.

Also in the run were senior amateurs and the outstanding one turned out to be Fida H. Raja (68). He was followed by Maj Gen Qasim Qureshi (70) and Dr Hamid Awan (74).

The amateur competitors list included prominent names like Ahmed Baig, Taimur Shabbir, Damil Ataullah, Mohammad Saqib, Ahmed Rafi, Murad Khan, Raza Ali, Hussain Hamid and Ahmed Zafar Hayat.

The winner of the amateurs event, competed over two rounds, will be decided after the second round being staged on Friday. Top scores after the first round were Ahmed Baig (69), Taimur Shabbir (72) and Damil Ataullah (74).

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2018