Mubariz victorious in Faldo Series

Raza wins girls’ event, Ghani dominates boys’ under-21 competition.

KARACHI:


Talented teenager Mubariz Ahmed finished as overall winner of the inaugural edition of the Faldo Series Asia-Pakistan that concluded yesterday at the Karachi Golf Club.


The 15-year old golfer from Karachi, dubbed as the future national champion, finished with the overall best card of 234 after three days of action, to win the boys under-16 title.


Meanwhile, Ghufran Ghani, who dominated the boys’ under-21 event from day one, finished on top with 237 points in the event, while Sameer Merchant won the boys under-18 competition with a card of 237.

The girls’ event saw Kashfa Raza claiming the top spot with 267 points followed by Nusmiya Sukhera with a card of 268.

The top finishers of all the four events have confirmed their berths in the Asian grand finals to be held in Mission Hills, China next year.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2011.
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