In the Royal Palm Ladies Golf Championship participated by lady golfers of Lahore and contested at the Royal Palm Golf Course yesterday, the winning honours were shared by Ghazala Yasmin of Garrison Golf Club and Ana James Gill of Royal Palm.
The championship was divided into three categories, one for players who play to a handicap ranging between zero and fifteen, the second category for ladies who play to a handicap of 16 to 24 and third is for those who have a handicap between 25 and 36. This division facilitates the aspirants to compete in a congenial environment and opens up the possibility of emerging victorious and gradually feeling right minded about their progress.
As for the competition itself, the race for gross honours in the handicap category zero to 15 was an intense combat between Ghazala Yasmin and Parkha Ijaz and at the end of the eighteen holes hostility, Ghazala Yasmin won the first gross while Parkha had to be content with the second gross prize. And in the net section it turned out to be a head to head trial between Ana James Gill and the highly talented Iman Ali Shah. Net honors went to Ana whereas Iman was the runners up .
Results of other categories:
Handicap Category 16-24; Shahnaz Moeen,
Gross first;Ayesha Moazzam, Gross second; Shahzadi Gulfam
Net section; Shabana Waheed, Net first; Shaheen Irfan, Net second; Sana Zeeshan
Handicap category 25-36; Rabia Rashid, first gross; Maimoona Azam, second gross; Uzma Atif, third gross; Minaa Zainab, first net; Brig Nasira, second net;Sumar Nisar, third net;
There was also a match for juniors. Winning junior was Zoha Zeeshan, second position went to Yasmeen Zaman and third to Aliha Amjad.
At the conclusion of the Royal Palm Ladies Golf Championship the prizes were awarded by Justice Abid Aziz.