Spokesman Report
Lahore : The three rounds 5th PGA Ladies Amateur Golf Championship endorsed and backed by the The Springs Apartment Homes and Punjab Golf Association (PGA)enters the final phase at the alluring and golfingly engaging par 72 Royal Palm Golf Course after the completion of two animatedly played golf rounds by the ladies whose handicap falls in the bracket zero to 14 .During the competitive activity on Saturday , the early morning tee off was through a shot gun start and participating ladies reaped the benefit of congenial weather ,relishing their accurate tee shots as well as shot making from the fairways. In intimidating form was Parkha Ejaz of Defence Raya who plays to a handicap of one .Excellence oozed out of every shot that she hit and one noticed composure and equilibrium in her putting ,an aspect that is so very essential for producing good scores.Parkha ended the second round with an admirable card of par 72 and that added to her first rounds gross 76 gives her an aggregate of 148 for two rounds .A leader she certainly is after two rounds but enjoys an advantage of just one stroke over her formidable rival ,Hamna Amjad of Rumanza Golf Course ,a zero handicapper who also played exceptionally well to achieve a score of gross 75 in the second round and an aggregate of 149 over the two rounds .A few other prominent ones in line for positions other than the first are Rimsha Ijaz (Defence Raya ) placed at a score of 157 ,Aania Farooq from Airmen Golf Club ,Karachi at 158 ,Bushra Fatima of Lahore Garrison at 161 ,Ghazala Yasmin at 162 and Suneya Osama at 165.
In the race for honors in handicap category 15-24 the contest is over two rounds and 36 holes.The notable one in this handicap category is Shabana Waheed (Garrison) at a score of net 72 ,with Momina Tarrar (Royal Palm )at 75 and Fauzia Umber (Gymkhana ) at net 76.
Handicap category 25-36 aspirants found Shazia Imran (Royal Palm) in enormous form and her score of net 64 looks commanding .The next best in this category is Minaa Zainab and her score for 18 holes is net 72 followed by Meerab Rizwan and Sobia Waseem at net 76.
Seniors Category ladies concluded their competitive race .The winner gross was Mrs Shahzadi Gulfam and Winner Net was Mrs Ayesha Hamid.Prize Winners in Girls age group 11-14 years were Aleema Almas Rashid ,first ,Natalia Nadeem Khan ,second and Areej Atif ,third.Winning girls in age category 10 and below were Aminah Ali Khan ,first ,Syeda Noor Zahra ,second and Noor Bano Chaudry ,third.
The 5th PGA Ladies Amateur Golf Championship will conclude on Sunday at Royal Palm Golf Course.At the conclusion of the Championship ,the prize distribution will take place at 3 pm at Royal Palm Golf Course Lawns.Mrs Javairia Bhatti ,wife of Chief Justice will award prizes to winners.