RAWALPINDI, Sept 18: PTCL’s Muhammad Munir won professional event of the COAS open golf championship with a three-round score of three-under 213 at Rawalpindi Golf Course on Sunday. The host club’s Ejaz Hussain Qureshi lifted the title trophy with a net score of 219 in the main amateur event while AVM Abbas Mirza of Islamabad Golf Club was runner-up with 226.
Munir and Navy’s Shabbir Iqbal (four-under 212) will now leave for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct 2 to represent Pakistan in the World Cup starting there on Oct 6.
Though Shabbir played a superb third round of two-under, he ultimately lost by one stroke to Munir.
Munir received Rs72,000 prize money while Shabbir had to be content with runner-up prize of Rs49,000.
Results:
Professionals: Muhammad Munir (213), Shabbir Iqbal (212), Irfan Mehmood (217), Ansar Mehmood, Imdad Hussain (218 each).
Amateurs Net: Ejaz Hussain Qureshi (219), AVM Abbas Mirza (226), Talal Safdar (233. Talal Safdar, Lt Col Shahid Imtiaz, Ishfaq Lone tied.
Amateurs Gross: MCPO Tariq Mehmood (232), Cdr Ansar Mehmood (241), Muhammad Hashim (249).
Best Round Net: Ejaz Hussain Qureshi (70 on 1st day), Ishfaq Lone (74 on 2nd), Inayatullah Yousufzai (74 on 3rd day).
Best Round Gross: MCPO Tariq Mehmood (76 on 1st day), AVM Abbas Mirza (79 on 2nd day), Lt Col Muhammad Safi (82 on 3rd day).
Senior Professionals: Shaukat Ali (158), Muhammad Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Akbar Ali, Ghulam Rabbani, Muhammad Rafiq.
Ladies Net: Fakeha Ahmreen (145), Mehvish Javed (158).
Ladies Gross: Jamila Jabbar (176), Tahira Nazir (182).
Juniors Net: Idrees (Tinkoo) (136), Wamiq Shakeel (140).
Juniors Gross: Hamza Ali (155), Farrukh Piracha (174).
Seniors Net: Munir Chohan (145), Tariq Afridi (150), Col Naseem (151).
Seniors Gross: Ejaz Saddozai (162), Lt Col M Jameel Khalid (163), Brig Abdul Ghafoor Raja (175).
Invitees Net: Lt Gen Khalid Munir Khan, Maj Gen Masood Hasan, Maj Gen Muhammad Asaad.
Invitees Gross: Lt Gen Anis Ahmed Abbasi, Maj Gen Muhammad Farooq, Maj Gen Tariq Masood.
Subsidiary Match Net: Cdr Azher Ahmed (145), Rashid Malik (146), Umair Javed (151).
Subsidiary Match Gross: Maj Maqsood Waraich (177), Abdul Jabbar (181), Nawais Amjad (184).—APP