KARACHI, Jan 10: Pakistani golfers would feature in 21 competitions at home during the first six months of the year starting with the 38th Open Golf championship of Pakistan which runs simultaneously with the Asian Tour at the Karachi Golf Club from Jan 19 to 22.

The programme was released by the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) after their meeting in the city recently.

In addition to the domestic tournaments, Pakistani golfers would also travel abroad to feature in International events.

Hosting of the US$200,000 Asian Tour after a decade was the most important event on the calendar which would open new avenues for Pakistani golfers besides promoting the game in the country.

Schedule:

38th Open Golf championship of Pakistan/Asian Tour (Karachi Golf Club) Jan 19 to 22;

Royal Palm Open (Royal Palm Club) Jan 26 to 29;

Quaid-i-Azam Open (Lahore Gymkhana) Feb 3 to 5;

Askari Open (Rawalpindi Golf Club) Feb 13 to 15;

Punjab Amateur (venue later) Feb 17 to 19;

Sindh Amateur (Karachi Golf Club) Feb 24 to 26;

Crescent Open (Lyallpur Golf Club) Feb 25 to 26;

Cholistan Amateur (Bahawalpur) Feb 28 to Mar 2;

Multan Open (Lahore Gymkhana) Mar 3 to 5;

Garrison Open (Lahore Garrison) Mar 7 to 9;

Allied Bank Open (Faisalabad) Mar 11 to 13;

Faysal Bank Open (Lahore Gymkhana) Mar 17 to 19;

Prime Minister Gold Medal (Rawalpindi Golf Club) Mar 24 to 26;

Ibex Cup Open (Sargodha) Mar 27 to 29;

CAS Open (Peshawar) Mar 31 to April 2;

President Of Pakistan Gold Medal (Islamabad Golf Club) April 7 to 9;

12th Allama Iqbal Open (Sialkot) April 14 to 16;

President’s Cup (Rawalpindi Golf Club) April 21 to 23;

Frontier Open (Peshawar) April 28 to 30;

Corps Commander Cup Amateur tournament (Lahore Garrison) May 12 to 14

Inter-club team championship (Rawalpindi Golf Club) May 19 to 21.