KARACHI: Playing at home course defending champion Zohaib Asif shot a steady three under par 69 to lead the pack of golfers in the 36-holes amateurs category of the seventh Sindh Golf Association (SGA) Cup at the Defence Authority Country and Golf Club (DACGC) on Saturday.

Zohaib’s scores envisaged five birdies and two bogeys.

Last year’s runner-up Waseem Rana, also of the DHA and Arsalan Sheikoh Khan of Kamra are tied in the second place four shots away at one over 73.

Meanwhile, Aania Farooq and Humaia Khalid won the ladies gross and net titles respectively.

The juniors under-16 and under-18 gross titles went to Hamza Sheikoh and Junaid Irfan respectively.

The event concludes on Sunday. Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon will be the chief guest.

Leader board after first round

Amateurs:

Zohaib Asif (DHA) 69

Waseem Rana (DHA), Arsalan Sheikoh Khan (Kamra) 73

Owais Intesar (DHA), Qazi Amir Hussain (DHA) 75

Sajid Khan (ASCC), M. Sharif (West Wind Golf Club), Zubair Ahmed (West Wind Golf Club) 77

Vivek Anand (DHA), Capt Ansar Mahmood (KGC), Waqas Burki (KGC), Cdr Khalid Amin (West Wing Golf Club) 78

Khalid Hussain (DHA), Lt Cdr Saeed Khattak (KGC) 79

Seniors:

Sohail K Rana (KGC) 79

Asad I A Khan (SGA), Sajid Sharif (KGC) 80

Capt Azher Iqbal (KGC) 81

Khalid Jamil Siddiqui (KGC), Lt Col Zahid Iqbal (DHA), Col Ansar Iqbal Zafar (DHA) 83

Ladies:

Winner Gross:

Aania Farooq (Airmen Golf Club) 76

Runner-up:

Naghmana Atif (KGC) 86

Winner Net:

Humaira Khalid (DHA) 68

Runner-up:

Maha Adnan (DHA) 69

Juniors under-18:

Winner Gross:

Junaid Irfan (KGC) 75

First runner-up:

Huzaifa Aslan (KGC) 80

Second runner-up:

Asad Ali Khan (SGA) 88

Winner Net:

Danial Jamil (KGC) 68

Juniors under-16:

Winner Gross:

Hamza Sheikoh (KGC) 84

First runner-up:

Ali Mahmood (DHA) 89

Second runner-up:

Hamza Kahlon (DHA) 89

Winner Net:

Hasan Gheewala (DHA) 67

Veterans:

Winner Gross:

Retired Wing Cdr Aftab A Khan (DHA) 41

Runner-up:

Retired Group Capt Aftab A Khan (KGC) 43

Winner Net:

Jalil Anwar (DHA) 35

Runner-up:

Syed Murtaza Askari (DHA) 36.

Published in Dawn October 23rd, 2016