Lahore - Javed A Khan of Lahore Gymkhana Thursday captured the senior amateur golf title in the 35th Punjab Amateur Golf Championship here Thursday at the Lahore Gymkhana golf course.
Javed managed to overcome the challenge posed by his seasoned and skillful club mates Shoaib Bokhari and Imran Ahmed with a decent looking first round gross score of 79. Considering that this was a race amongst the seniors who are over 55 years of age but less than 70, the competitive touch was sharp indeed and victory for Javed Khan came through steady application of golfing skills.
Shoaib Bokhari was runner-up with a gross score of 81, while Imran Ahmed was third gross. Shoaib and Imran had a similar score of gross 81, however, the second position tilted Shoaib's way as a result of a better score on the back nine.
Seniors net section was dominated by Ishfaq Khalid of Gymkhana, who played to his handicap and won the first net with a score of net 72. Asad Hameed was second and Dr Hamid Awan was third.
The championship moved into the battle of champions starts today (Friday). Over the next three days, it is the established champions of the national golf scene who will be pitched against each other. The tee off for the amateurs will be at 7:30am today (Friday).