LAHORE (SNP Report): The 41st Millat Tractors Governors Cup Golf Tournament 2024 presented by Millat Tractors Limited gets underway at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course from today (Friday) to December 8, 2024 (Sunday) and on these three days, the amateur golf champions will vie for glory and honors.
This was stated by Shaukat Javed, Convenor Golf, in a press conference attended by the distinguished sponsor Sikander Mustafa Khan, Chairman Millat Tractors, Ahsan Imran, CEO of Millat Equipment, Raza Saeed, Captain Golf of Gymkhana, Bela Azam, Lady Captain, Khawaja Pervaiz Saeed, Director Media of the Tournament, and Imran Ayub, Coordinator Millat Tractors. He also stated that for the facilitation of players, events for senior amateurs, veterans and ladies were held and concluded on the earlier two days.
Shaukat Javed elaborated that this Championship is now in its 41st occurrence and the association between Millat Tactors and Lahore Gymkhana has prospered and progressed and become engaging as well as congenial. As for the golf event itself, the championship has evolved into a prestigious national event of the golf calendar much sought after not only by national level golf playing amateurs but also by developing players who seek recognition as players of merit and expertise.
A special feature of this golf championship is that the main trophy is on net score and provides a gleaming opportunity to middle handicappers to get recognized by acquiring this title. Over the years several players who achieved success in this championship have elevated their playing status nationally.
Khawaja Pervaiz shared that the amateurs eligible to compete in this championship should have a handicap of twelve and below and the format will be stroke play and competition will be over three days and 54 holes. It was also explained that prizes on offer are three gross and three net. And an outstanding feature of this championship is that the Governors Cup title will go to the participant with the best net score.
Shaukat Javed affirmed that the championship owes its continued existence to Chairman, Millat Tractors, Sikandar Mustafa Khan whose love for golf has left an impact on the yearly progress of this event. A personality of infinite decorum and grace, Sikandar Mustafa Khan is a successful entrepreneur and can be regarded as an icon of the world of tractors.
Sikander Mustafa Khan was hopeful that quality golf will be witnessed during the flow of the championship. He assured that Millat Tractors is all for development of golf and will continue to endorse and patronize this prestigious national golf event.
Captain Golf of Gymkhana, Raza Saeed, said that Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course is one of the oldest golf courses in Pakistan tracing its origin to the 19th Century. It is an 18 holes championship course, with a par 72 spread over 85 acres. It is a tree lined course demanding excellence and accuracy from start to finish. The final round will take place on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course, followed by the prize distribution which will be held at Golf Course Lawns at 330 pm.
Notable amateurs competing are Jamal Nasir, Ahmed Ibrahim and Shamir Majid. Other prominent ones are Noman Ilyas, the number one ranked amateur of Pakistan. A few more are Brig Omer Ijaz, Ilyas Ahmed, Shahid Abbas and defending champion M Shoaib. Prominent ladies are Bushra Fatima, Suneya Osama, Ghazala Yasmin and Zahida Durrani.
Rules: This Championship will be governed by golf rules as approved by Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as well as local rules.
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