LAHORE: Azmat Khan of Peshawar recorded the best card of 69 on the opening day of the fourth PGF Jinnah Development Golf Tour Match here at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club on Friday.

Azmat had birdies on holes 1, 7, 8, 14 and 17 and 11 regulation pars and just two bogies.

“This is a significant opportunity for me,” he said. “I must continue the effort over the next two rounds.”

Minhaj Maqsood of the Rawalpindi Golf Club ended the first round with a score of gross 70, two under par and this resplendentscore is attributable to a stirring six birdies on holes 3, 4, 13, 16, 17 and 18 plus nine pars, two bogies and one double bogie.

Three others who played under par are Umer Farooq (Lahore Garrison), Syed Bilal Hussain Shah (Margalla Greens) and Aya Khan (Peshawar). They are bracketed at 71, one under par.

Placed at the score of par 72 are Asad Khan (PAF Islamabad), Mohammad Safdar (Gujranwala), Arshad Rasheed (Karachi Golf Club) and Mohammed Saeed (Lahore Garrison).Mohammed Imran (Defence Raya), Sunny Masih (Gymkhana), Muhammed Rohail (Gymkhana ) and Muhammed Arif (Peshawar) are at gross 73.

Published in Dawn, December 18th, 2021