LAHORE: Rimsha Ijaz, one of the top ladies golfers of Pakistan, emerged as the new leader in the Ghazala Ansari Golf Championship 2022 that concluded here at the historic par 72 Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course.
The second day and concluding day of the Ghazala Ansari Ladies Golf Championship 2022 started with the singing of the National Anthem, with emotion charged, patriotic ferver by all participants of this historic event.
This was followed by the screening of a video, featuring Ghazala Ansari hitting the traditional Inaugural Shot at a golf course in London.
This dramatic innovation, conceived by Dr Asma Shami and brilliantly executed by Munaza Shaheen, left everyone spellbound, especially that 74 years old Ghazala’s shot carried over 200 yards.
In Category A, Rimsha Ijaz, who had played 78 on the first day, showed her class on the second by playing one under par. With the help of 5 birdies, on holes 5, 8, 9, 10 and 16, she registered a score of 71.
Her two days combined score of 149, placed her on top of the Leader Board in Category A. Her elder sister Parkha, who was in the lead yesterday with a score of 77, today dropped to second position by carding a score of 74, which gave her a two days total of 151.
