Bangladesh claim golf team event title

Pakistan’s Naeem retains individuals’ lead in Amateur Championship.

KARACHI:

Bangladesh took a giant stride as they claimed the international team event title at the 52nd Amateur Golf Championship of Pakistan underway in Lahore.

Despite a shaky start that saw the touring side’s Sajib Ali and Mohammad Sagor at the bottom of the opening day’s table with a gross of 155, both golfers improved their play significantly yesterday to overcome the Pakistan A and B teams.

Sajib, who played a poor first round of 81, excelled to secure a round of 70 on the decisive day. Sagor returned with a card of 73 as Bangladesh triumphed with an aggregate of 298.

Waseem Rana and Ghazanfar Mehmood of Pakistan A were runners-up with a total of 301 while Pakistan B team claimed third position courtesy a score of 303.

Meanwhile, Naeem Khan continued to lead the individual event despite an ordinary show of 75 on the second day.

The 22-year-old from Peshawar had a brilliant start on the opening day as he scored 70 and currently stands on top with an aggregate of 145.

He is closely followed by Sardar Murad and Taimur Khan who stood second. Murad scored another 73 for a total of 146 while Khan was phenomenal, reaching 146 after a commendable second round of 71.

Salman Jahangir and Ali Hai also remain in contention with identical cards of 149.

In the Inter-Association team fixture, Sindh and Punjab teams were the joint leaders with a score of 451 while the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa team is on 457 points.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 5^th, 2013.

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