KARACHI: Pakistan’s top-ranked amateur golfer Omar Khalid stayed in contention to become the first player from his country to qualify for the match-play stage of the 74th US Junior Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort after carding an impressive round of 73.
Playing in extremely windy conditions in Oregon, Omar bounced back from a shaky start to finish his first round with a birdie on the par-5 18th on Tuesday. He is just one shot behind the projected cut after two rounds of stroke play event.
Omar’s compatriot Yashal Shah carded 75 at the par-71 Bandon Trails and remained with an outside chance of qualifying for the match play rounds.
A total of 264 top-ranked junior players from all over the world are featuring in the championship. The top 64 will qualify for the four-day match-play rounds of the championship. The winner of the championship will earn an exemption into the 2023 US Open to be played at the Los Angeles Country Club. He will also earn an exemption into the next two US Amateurs.
Published in Dawn, July 27th, 2022
