Air Staff Open Golf Championship concluded

KARACHI, Feb 18 (APP):Closing ceremony of 37th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Open Golf Championship-2018 held here Sunday at Airmen Golf Course, PAF Base Korangi Creek.
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) graced the occasion as chief guest, a statement of PAF said.
Fifth and the final day was a nail biting competition between Matloob Ahmed and Zulfiqar Ali but Matloob Ahmed won the Championship with a gross score of 285 (03 Under par).
Second position was secured by Zulfiqar Ali with the gross score of 287 (01 Under par). Whiled third position was tied between Muhammad Shabbir and Waheed Baloch with the gross score of 288(par).
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, congratulated winners of all the categories in the championship. The Chief of the Air Staff also appreciated the management committee, officials and personnel of Airmen Golf Course for making this event a success.He appreciated the efforts of civilians specially, who worked days and nights to uplift this Golf Course. Sohail Aman  also announced Rs 2 million for the education of their children as well.
In Ladies, Ainu Farooq won Gross title 6th consecutive time with the score of 91 while in Net Category Ayesha Fauzan stood first with score of 97.
Airmen Golf Course is one of the most challenging golf course in Pakistan that presents though playing conditions with narrow fairways and numerous bunkers spread all over the course.
Total 325 golfers,including 112 Professionals participated in the Championship from all over the country for Rs 8 Million prize purse, which is biggest prize money in Pakistan.Matches in the category of Professionals,Senior/Junior, Professionals, Amateurs, Airmen Golf Course Members, Ladies, Veterans and
Invitee were played during the championship.Chief of the Air
Staff Open Golf Championship was introduced in 1977 and ever
since it has been an annual feature in PGF and PAF annual sports
calendars.