The 4th FGA Ladies Golf Championship for Yasmin Mubarak Cup concluded at the Islamabad Golf Course with Aania Farooq from PAF Airmen Golf Club Karachi scored the lowest Gross round bringing the last two days leader, Rimsha Ijaz from Raya Golf Club Pakistan to the second position in Gross.
On the final day, the Category A girls and ladies contenders produced a stirring but extraordinary round of golf.
Parkha Ijaz from Raya Golf Club overtook Hamna Amjad from PAF Golf Course, who was ahead of her after the first two days, and came third in Gross.
In Net, Hamna Amjad from PAF Golf Course won in back count, Arooba Ali from Rawalpindi Golf Course came in second and the third Net position went to Tehmina Ahmad from Islamabad Club Golf Course.
The scores were as follows:
Gross
1st Aania Farooq – 229
2nd Rimsha Ijaz – 232
3rd Parkha Ijaz – 235
Net
1st Hamna Amjad – 229 (back count)
2nd Arooba Ali – 229
3rd Tehmina Ahmad – 230
The highlight of the tournament was the newly introduced Yasmin Mubarik Challenge Cup being lifted by Aania Farooq. The Yasmin Mubarik Challenge Cup, which is being introduced to honour the lifelong golfing achievements of our former National Champion and will continue as a challenge cup for years to come, was handed out to Aania Farooq by none other than the most respectable Yasmin Mubarik herself. She graced the occasion with her presence and humbly thanked her family and friends for supporting her through her golfing career.
As for the other events the Inter Club Team Tournament was played between teams of 8 clubs from across Pakistan. The best Net scores of 3 players from each club were taken over 2 days to declare the winning team. The Islamabad Golf Club team won the team match at the end of two rounds with a Net score of 408, the Rawalpindi Golf Club team came second with a Net score of 419 and the third position went to the Sona Golf Club team at 429.
Also, today the course hosted invitational guests who played a round of 9 holes. Results of the winning invitees are given below:
Gross
1st Malik Afsar – 36
2nd Ahmad Zafar – 39
3rd Akbar Bilgrami – 40
Net
1st Iram Aamir – 27
2nd Muneeza Rizwan – 29
3rd Mrs. Reema – 31
At the end of the tournaments, both Category B (Handicap 14-24] and Category C (Handicap 25-36) players who also finished well were:
| Category B Gross 1st Jasia Tasawar – 168 2nd Zeenat Ayesha – 179 3rd Areeba Rizwan – 185 Net 1st Uzma Khurshid – 131 2nd Rukhsana Shahid – 136 3rd Hussain Bano – 144 | Category C Gross 1st Fauzia Shahid – 193 2nd Zarmina Khan – 197 3rd Shazmina Khan – 198 Net 1st Bilquis Haseeb – 135 2nd Sobia Waseem – 138 3rd Meerab Rizwan – 140 |
Ayesha Fauzan, the Tournament Director thanked Federal Golf Association and the management of Islamabad Club for their encouragement and invaluable support. She also thanked the sponsors for coming forward and supporting women golf. She also mentioned President PGF, Gen. Hilal’s “remarkable efforts in promoting golf in ladies and junior girls.
