Shabbir maintains lead in Bank AL Habib's seventh Rashid D. Habib Memorial Golf

Pakistan's National Golfer Shabbir Iqbal maintained his lead with 138 gross on second round of Bank AL Habib's 7th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Championship that is being played at Karachi Golf ground here on Friday.
M. Munir of Islamabad is following Shabbir with his gross 140 and he did 4 under par on Friday. Moazzam Siddique of DHA alongside Amjad Yousuf, Ahmed Saeed (KGC) and Matloob Ahmed of Lahore Garrison golf are joint second with M. Munir with 140 gross. Shabbir did only one birdy on first hole and then hit all par. Munir came closer to Shabbir by playing an excellent round of 4 under par. Muhammad Zubair of Karachi Golf Club also performed well today with 5 under par.
Waheed Baloch of KGC and rank 4 national golfer shot 1 under par today and missed lots of put. He hopes he can have a recovery round on third day to match the leaders. On Friday 104 golfers competed in the Rs Six million prize money golf tournament. The golfers from all over Pakistan played at partly cloudy weather with clear visibility. The course is in excellent condition where the players despite wind were able to attack the pin because of hold on the greens.
This year, the Main tournament will be played over 72 Holes from 11th to 14th January 2018 with cut over final 2 days as per Pakistan Golf Federation's (PGF) rules. The Senior National Professionals & Junior Professionals will also be playing in their respective categories concurrently.
As before, Appearance Money amounting to Rs 500,000 will be distributed among top five golfers of Pakistan. The golfers have two more days to call their lady luck and put a hole-in-one for taking away Bank AlHabib's brand new 1300cc car. The final round will be played on Sunday, 14th January, 2018, followed by Prize Distribution ceremony.