Shabbir wins 31st CAS Open Golf

Muhammad Shabbir of Islamabad won the 31st CAS Open Golf Championship that concluded here at the Airmen Golf Course, PAF Base Korangi Creek, Karachi. Matloob Ahmed and Nadeem Inayat secured the second and third places in the professional category respectively. The prize distribution was held at the same venue and Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force, was the chief guest on the occasion and also awarded trophies and prizes to the winners. The championship that commenced on January 26, featured more than 300 leading golfers from all over the country. The various categories of players, participating in the championship included professionals, amateurs, veterans and senior/junior professional and ladies. The championship continued for four consecutive days and 18 holes were played each day. Chief of the Air Staff Open Golf Championship was introduced in 1977 and ever since it has been an annual feature in PGF and PAF annual sports calendars.
The results of 31st CAS Open Golf
Championship are attached.
Results: (1st, 2nd and 3rd), Junior category: Net; Master Afnan shehzad, Master Anas Paracha, Master M Yaldaram, Gross: Master Rao M Hasan, Master Syed Hadi Ali, Master Saud Irfan
Ladies Category: Net: Lt Farhat Muneer, Mrs Tahira Raza, Miss Maha Ahmed
Gross: Mrs Tahira Nazir, Mrs Sumeera Durrani, Mrs Imran Haider
Veterans Category: Net: Brig Pervaiz Akbar, Gp Capt Aftab A Khan, Col Shehzada Zaman,
Gross: Col Shahid Mehmood, Murtaza Qasim, Col Younus Changezi
Invitees Category: Net: AVM Riaz Ul Haq, Sqn Ldr Iqbal, AVM Sohail Gul, Gross: AVM Atta Ur Rehman, Air Marshal Asim Suleman, Lt Gen Zaheer Ul Islam
Amateurs’ Category: Net; Yasir Khokhar ( Score 222), Danish, Snr Tech Parvaiz, Gross: Waseem Rana (Score 228 in three rounds), Sajid Khan, Ali Hai
Senior Professional: Ghulam Nabi (Score 151), (There is a tie on 2nd position) Asghar Ali, Ghani Khan
Professional Category: Winner M Muhammad Shabbir (Gross Score 3 under Par), Matloob Ahmed (Gross Score 217), Nadeem Inayat (Gross Score 220), Closest to Pin Lt Gen Ijaz Ch and Longest Drive AVM Ashfaq Araeen.