LAHORE – The Royal Palm Golf Tournament, contested over 18 holes on a chilly December Sunday at the Royal Palm Golf Course, saw golfers of talent and distinction appear in full strength in the stroke play competition.
Against tough resistance from his fellow competitors like Abbas Ali Khan, Nadeem Hassan Asif, Hussain Hamid, Shahid Abbas and Abdullah Sharif, the ultimate gross winner Mohsin Zafar proved to be a golfer of deeds, his excellent shot making dwarfing the prowess of players who tried their best to cow him down. Off the tees, on all par 4’s and 5’s Mohsin never let go of his control and the tee shots were accuracy-oriented and distance loaded; the blemishes did come here and there on the greens but then 11 pars in a round is impressive performance and fetched him the title trophy.
Royal Palm in their endeavour to promote sports held this event even in the absence of a sponsor and plans to continue holding regular competitive events not only in the golfing arena but also in cricket, football, tennis and squash.
In this monthly golf event the participation was large indeed and while the top performer was Mohsin Zafar, others who performed well are Abbas Ali Khan, winner of runner up slot in gross section, Mahd Zafar a teenager and winner of net first slot with a net score of 73, his runner up mate being Imran Miraj.
Prize winners in handicap category above-15 are: Ale Imran, first gross, Naseer Akhter, 2nd gross, Kamran Butt, 1st net and Silal Ahmed, 2nd net.
At the conclusion of the tournament Lt. Gen Muhammed Tariq, Captain Royal Palm Golf Club awarded prizes to the winners.
