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Mohammad Shabbir being awarded the trophy.

KARACHI: Mohammad Shabbir won the 32nd CAS Open Golf Championship 2013 in style here on Saturday while Matloob Ahmed was declared runner-up as the four-day even drew to a close with an impressive prize distribution ceremony at the Airmen Golf Course PAF base Korangi Creek, Karachi.

Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, was the chief guest on the occasion and also awarded trophies and prizes to the winners.

In the Amateurs category, Yasir Khokhar and Ghazanfar Mehmood topped the net and gross scores respectively while Aania Farooq and Humaira Khalid bagged honours in the ladies competition.

Around 300 leading golfers from all over the country participated in the championship.—Agencies

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