ISLAMABAD: Commander Rizwan Rashid and Mustafa Zubair took the lead in the men’s senior and junior boys’ categories, respectively, on the opening day of the 19th Chief of the Naval Staff Amateur Golf Cup here at the Margalla Greens Golf Club (MGGC) on Thursday.
In the ladies’ amateur category, Jannat Aamer Jami topped the leaderboard with a six-over-par 77, while Ume Laila Malik led Category B with a score of 86.
Rizwan carded a two-under-par 69 to take the lead in the senior men’s event, finishing one stroke ahead of Ahmed Zafar Hayat, who returned a 70. Capt Alam Afzal was third with a 74, while Brig Shoaib Kiani and retired Rear Admiral Masood Khurshid shared fourth place with rounds of 77.
Nasir Irshad finished sixth with a 78, while Air Commodore Faisal Ayaz, AVM Ikram Noor, Brig Omer Ejaz and Muhammad Naseer Raja were tied for seventh after carding 79 each.
In the junior boys’ category, Mustafa produced the round of the day, carding a two-under-par 69 to finish four strokes clear of his nearest challengers.
Mahad Khan and Mohammad Ahmed Waseem shared second place with identical scores of 73.
In the ladies’ amateur event, Jannat Aamer Jami led with 77, followed by Ami Qin with 79 and Wareesha Shahid Malik with 83.
In Category B, Ume Laila Malik led with 86, followed by Dua Farid Rao with 88 and Samraah Adnan with 92. Rafaqat Abjad carded 93, Tehmina Ahmad returned 95, while Manahil Jamil finished sixth with 99.
Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2026
