Second Round of Bank AL Habib’s 12th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Tournament 2023 was played on Friday, 20th January at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC).
Muhammad Shehzad who tied lead with six other on day one, shot 67, five under par and maintained lead to second day with a gross of 136, eight under par. Muhammad Zubair and Defending Waheed Baloch are his close challengers with joint score of 68, four under par. Pakistan’s Ace Golfer Shabbir Iqbal is sharing second day’s third position with Ashiq Hussain by carding a joint gross of 140, four under.
Waheed Baloch, Muhammad Shehzad and Muhammad Zubair started well on second day. Waheed started with four birdies on red course but on blue side his single bogie stopped him from lead. Muhammad Shehzad started from blue and carded one under par. Shehzad’s four birdies on the red side helped him to lead on second day. Muhammad Zubar shot three under on blue side and one birdie on red side.
After the cut on second day, 40 Professionals will participate on Saturday till the final round. Competitions for Senior and Junior Professionals will also start from Saturday.
Golfers experience clear visibility at well-maintained KGC greens. The early cold weather turned pleasant as sun rises. No golfer was able to claim the hole-in-one Toyota Corolla and Suzuki Alto on second day.
