LAHORE-Asim Tiwana and Mohtishim Aftab emerged winners in the gross and net categories, respectively in the CA Pakistan Golf Tournament 2021 held here at Royal Palm Golf Course on Saturday.
Probable winners in the gross category included many aspirants like Hassan Hamid, Faisal Syed, Dr Zafar Nasrullah, Abdul Islam Nazir, Shoaib Shams and Ahmed Rafi and they certainly battled through the 18 holes actively and earnestly, but it was Asim Tiwana’s brilliance that enabled him to surface as the winning celebrity of the day. His gross score was a meritorious par 72 and was compiled through the help of two birdies and fourteen pars and two bogies. Others who did well in gross category were Shahid Abbas, Ali Naeem and Hussain Hamid.
In net section, Mohtishim Aftab played superb golf during the course of the 18 holes battle and proved to be the aspirant of prominence through brilliant, accurate and errorless shot making. With a net score of 66, he turned out to be the outstanding one. Other performers in net category were Ahmed Baksh Tarrar, Imran Mairaj and Hassan Naseem.
In ladies section, Maimoona Azam won first net, Shaheen Irfan second and Momina Tarrar third. Iman Ali Shah first gross, Jimyung Jan second and Tehmina third. In handicap 18 category, Imran Moid grabbed first gross while Amir Hameed finished second and Haseeb Gardezi third. Shoaib Shams won the nearest to the pin while the longest drive was hit by Khalid Chaudry.
Governor Punjab Chaudry Sarwar graced the concluding ceremony as chief guest and awarded prizes to the winners. Other notables present on the occasion were ICAP President Iftikhar Taj, Hafiz M Yousaf, Lt Gen (r) M Tariq, Lt Gen (r) Hilal Hussain, Rana M Usman, Royal Palm VP Ahmed Iqbal and participating golfers.
The governor acclaimed the services of the Chartered Accountants community to the nation and appreciated the efforts of ICAP for showing excellence not only in academics but also in extra-curricular activities. He also appreciated the zeal and zest of the participants and said that ICAP should explore other sports too.
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