LAHORE - Rimsha Ijaz of Defence Raya, who transcended her rivals by managing an impressive score of gross 76, claimed the 9th JA Zaman Open Golf Championship first gross prize at the conclusion of the 18 holes for ladies on Tuesday here at the Lahore Gymkhana Club. Rimsha played to a handicap of one which is an achievement for a Pakistani golf playing lady amateur and with her steadfast play succeeded in bringing off victory for herself and as she completed her 18 holes. Hamid Zaman, head of the Zaman Family and sponsored this championship, was there to applaud her and compliment her remarkableperformance. The runner-up in the ladies gross was Hamna Amjad, another astounding lady golfer with a zero handicap. Her score for 18 holes was gross 78. Third gross position went to the little one from Lahore Garrison, Bushra Fatima, who played to a six handicap, and her playing capabilities are extraordinary. Maybe in a year time, she will be amongst the best lady players in the country. Her gross score in this contest was 81. In the race for honors in net category, the high achiever was Shahzadi Gulfam of Lahore Garrison.
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Her first net prize was attributable to a net score of 69. The second net was won by Tehmina Ahmed of Lahore Gymkhana, scorebeing net73. Ana James of Royal Palm won the third net position with a score of net 74. As for senior amateur event, the competitors have to compete over two days or 36 holes. They played 18 holes on Tuesday and after 18 holes, the leader is Sardar Murad of DefenceRaya and he is placed at a gross score of 78. One stroke behind him is Najam Hafeez of Lahore Gymkhana and looks determined to play formidably in the 18 holes contest today (Wednesday). Also placed at a score of gross 79 are two daunting golfers Zafar Nasrullah and Dr Arshed Mehmood. The competitive race for honors is certainly intimidating. A few others in the race are Tariq Mehmood and Col Raja Asif Mehdi. Today (Wednesday), the senior golf professionals will also enter the race for show of golf playing skills while the champion professionals will appear from Thursday and will compete over four rounds, 18 holes each round.
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