In the first round of this Millat Group sponsored, three rounds Governors Cup Golf Event, a total of 117 competing golfers teed off in the morning at the Gymkhana Golf course and though most of them were loaded with hopes of a top class performance, the demands of the highly charged atmosphere had the better of their aspirations and as the first round progressed the scores started to baloon, because of errant hitting, triggering dismay and disarray.
Yet there were others like Waleed Zubair of Gymkhana and Aamir Choudry of the host club who applied their golfing skills like champions of the occasion and after a delightful first round ended the first day with an impressive round of five under par net 67, a score that reflects excellence and is far better than the scores their fellow competitors brought home, rewarding them with a joint top position on the leaderboard.
Waleed Zubair has certainly worked on his short game and fitness and apparent were the results of his hard work.
Perfect tee shots, accurate approach shots came with clocklike precision and except for the triple bogie disaster on hole number 7, everything else was noteworthy.
And rightly, Waleed said, “I’m delighted to have shot a net 67. It’s a very satisfying round considering that Gymkhana Golf Course is not playing easy. I’ve been working a lot on my putting lately and in the first round I felt very comfortable with that”.
As for Aamir Choudry, he said, “I was lucky to enjoy a solid start. Before my round I aimed for an even par score so a five under net is great, thanks to good putting”.
These two competitors are ahead of all the other competitors and performed really well during the first round, but although they are placed on top of the leader board, there are two contenders only one stroke behind.
Mohsin Anwar (Gymkhana) is placed at a score of net 68 and Maj Asad Zia (Gujranwala) also placed at net 68, which means that the competition is cut throat and there can be upsets on the second day keeping in view the fact that Mohsin Anwer is a player with immense capabilities and no nerves.
Other contenders who did well in the first round are Robin Bagh (Sargodha) placed at net 69, Khalid Mehmood (Sargodha) also placed at net 69.
Competitors placed at a score of net 70 are Sardar Murad Khan(Gymkhana), Wamiq Shakeel(Rawalpindi), Mian Tariq Pervaiz(Gymkhana), M. Asim Bucha, Sheharyar Anwar, and Sardar M. Leghari, all three from Gymkhana and Faisal Syed(Royal Palm).
The Senior Amateurs and Ladies will tee off on Saturday and play the tournament over 36 holes.
