Karachi(August 21, 2017): Muhammad Ashfaq of Airmen Golf Club won the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Open Golf Championship with his 12-under-par (276) and clinched the trophy here on Sunday at Karachi Golf Club (KGC).
Nine-time winner Shabbir Iqbal, who was leading on the final day, lost in the end by scoring a bogey to finish one stroke behind 11-under-par (277).
Ashfaq, who won the championship for the first time with his 12-under-par (276) won Rs727,700 out of the total prize money of seven million, while Shabbir won Rs489,250 and Matloob Ahmed, who finished on third spot, won Rs 304,000. Hamza Amin and Muhammad Munir tied at fourth spot with their three-under-par (285).
In the senior professional category, Javed Inayat won the first price of Rs153,600, while Imdad Hussain finished on runner-up spot winning Rs106,800. In the junior professionals, Zeeshan Khan won first prize of Rs64,800, followed by Minhaj Maqsood winning Rs37,500.
However, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony.
The four-day championship was played from August 17-20. The categories in the championship included 36 holes each for caddies, semi professionals, senior professionals and junior professionals.
Commending the untiring efforts of Pakistan Navy, KGC staff and the organisers for conducting the championship in a befitting manner, Admiral Zakaullah said that the successful conduct of the 22nd CNS Golf Championship was the manifestation of highest level of patronage enjoyed by this game.
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