At the conclusion of the first 18 holes of this three rounds 54 holes 36th Punjab Open Golf Championship, Matloob Ahmed of Lahore Garrison played superbly enough to gross an impressive 3 under par score of 69 while a similar score of 69 was also achieved by Shabbir Iqbal of Islamabad.
In the process, both managed to demonstrate their intentions to dominate the title bearing Punjab Open event and prevail over many skill loaded fellow professionals. Teeing off from hole number one, Matloob Ahmed owed his brilliance to seven birdies on holes 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13 and 15 and eight regulation pars achieved through classy play.