ISLAMABAD: First-round leader Rimsha Ijaz retained her position on the leaderboard at the end of the second round of the fourth FGA Yasmin Mubarik Ladies Cup here at the Islamabad Golf Course on Saturday.

Starting the second day after an assertive show in the first round, Rimsha of the Defence Raya Golf Club continued with her level-headed progress making a second-round score of gross 76 which gave her a two-round aggregate of 150. She is three strokes ahead of Aaniya Farooq of Airmen Golf Course Karachi and enjoys a six-stroke advantage over Hamna Amjad of PAF Skyview.

A few others hoping to cause an impact will be Parkha Ijaz who is placed at 158 and Ana James Gill who is eager to play a dazzling round in the final 18 holes.

Parkha improved her performance in the second round carding a round of 73 — which stands out as the best round of the day — as against her first-round score of 85.

In the competition featuring players bearing handicap in the range of 14-24, Jasia Tasawar of Rawalpindi Golf Club rules the roost with a score of gross 82. Placed second is Uzma Khurshid (84) of Lahore Gymkhana Golf Club. Zeenat Ayesha of Islamabad is at 88 followed by Hussain Bano (90) of Rawalpindi.

In the handicap range 25-36, Shazmina Khan leads at 91, followed by Fouzia Shahid (94) and Zarmina Khan (98).

Published in Dawn, September 4th, 2022