LAHORE: Matloob Ahmed was leading at the end of the second round of the professionals event of the J.A. Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship here at the Lahore Gymkhana on Friday.

In course of the second round Matloob carded an excellent round of gross 66, six under par and attain an outstanding aggregate score of 136 for two rounds. By virtue of this he appears as the top contender to the J.A.Zaman title as this championship gets into the third round.

Another star of the second round on Friday was Shahid Javed Khan.

Throughout the 18 holes he played every shot to perfection and this effort yielded a round that was polished and gleaming and studded with an unbelievable nine birdies realized on holes 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16 and finally the ninth one on the 18th hole.

Published in Dawn, February 22nd, 2020

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