The 5th Pond’s Ladies Golf Tournament concluded at the Karachi Golf Club and was won last year by leading lady golfer Ghazala Yasmin of the Lahore Garrison Club.The event, which was sponsored by Unilever Pakistan, is held annually since 2007 and was open to lady golfers from clubs all over Pakistan. Around 20 ladies teed off in the 18-hole tournament including Tahira Nazir, the seasoned golfer from Rawalpindi who was the lady champion at the 11th Sindh Amateur. The tournament was played on the stable ford format and the winner was South Korean golfer Cho Young Me with 39 points. There was a tie for second place between her compatriot Ahn Gui Ja and Japanese golfer Kazuyo Arae, both at 31 points, which was won on hole-wise count back basis by Ahn Gui Ja. They were followed by Ghazala Zafar, HK Park and Tahira Nazir at 30 points each.
The prize distribution ceremony on Sunday was preceded by a putting competition. Around 30 ladies took part in the putting competition and prizes were awarded in 3 categories: Silver (handicaps 24 and below); Bronze (handicaps 25 and above) and Beginners (without handicaps). In the beginners category Mrs. Shireen Rizwan with 8 points was declared as the winner and Miss. Haniya Ahmed with 6 point was the runner-up. In the Bronze category Mrs. Tahira Raza with 10 points was declared as the winner and Miss. Maha Ahmed with 9 point was the runner-up. And in the silver category Mrs. Hea Kyung Park with 17 points was declared as the winner and Mrs. Tahira Nazir with 13 point was the runner-up.
