Golf: Shabbir retains CAS title

Published April 11, 2006

PESHAWAR, April 10: Shabbir Iqbal retained the title with 11 under par 205 played over 54-holes in the 28th CAS Open golf championship played at PAF Golf Course on Sunday.

Shabbir finished the third round with a blazing 69 to leave behind Shahid Javed and Abbas Ali. He carded 205 (70+66+69), followed by Matloob 208 (71+69+68) and Abbas Ali 209 (70+66+73).

“I did what I had planned right in the start of the championship and despite tremendous pressure from Shahid and Abbas, I played according to a plan,” said Shabbir, who pocketed Rs78,000.

Shabbir posted scores of 33 at front and 36 at back nine with five birdies and missed stroke at 1 and 13.

Matloob, who was trailing at 5, did well to finish with his third round score of 68.

Matloob had five birdies and a conceded stroke at 32 at front and 36 at back nine, followed by Abbas, who scored 35 and 38 at front and back nine.

Other results:

0-12 : M. Safdar with 222 won the 0-12 title, followed by Wasim Rana (223) and Tariq Mehmood (225)

Net: Omar Arbab (209), Arbab Usman (216) Saud Khan (218)

13-18 HCP: Lt. Col. Zahid Amin (162), Maj Arshad Mehmood (174), Yahya Khan Afridi (175)

Net: Major Abdur Rahim (140), Rahim Bali (141), Col. Barkat Khattak with 144.

Veterans gross: Fassih Ali Anwar (160), Abdul Haq (162), Tariq Bangash (183) .

Net: Manzoor Ahmed. Abdul Qayyum, Shafique

Net veterans: Syed Irshad Hussain (144) Col. Muhammad Safi (147), Jamalul Hasnain (148).

Ladies: Faakeha Ahmreen (143), Shahzadi Gulfam (144)

Gross: Tahira Nazir (158), Dr. Farida Nasim (178).

Boys gross: Azam Khattak (164)

Net: Sher Yar Latif.—Agencies

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