Results Amateur Category – Smart City 63rd National Amateur Golf Championship (16 – 21 Apr 2024)
Results Amateur Category – Smart City 63rd National Amateur Golf Cham.
Amateur National Golf Championship results are appended below:-
The Pakistan Golf Federation, also known as the PGF, is the national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf in Pakistan.
There are around 49 private golf clubs and 19,000 members of PGF.
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History
Early years (pre-Partition–1960)
Golf was introduced in the Indian subcontinent during the British colonial rule. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, Lahore Gymkhana golf course was the oldest course in the West wing, located at Mian Mir and containing only 9 holes. Peshawar Golf Course was also in existence then, and had hosted the Deane Cup in 1906. All the major cities in West Pakistan had a golf course. On the other hand, East Pakistan only had the Kurmitola Golf Course in Dhaka.
The pioneers of golf in the country were Tajuddin Salimi of the Lahore-based Pakistan West Railways Club, Rashid Habib of Karachi Golf Club, and Major Mohsin Ali (from East Pakistan). Until 1958, the main centres of golf activities were the Lahore Gymkhana, Pakistan West Railways Golf Club (both in West Pakistan), and Tea Estate Golf Clubs in East Pakistan.
When the World Amateur Gold Council was formed in May 1958, Pakistan was not among its founding members. The first World Amateur Team Championship was organized by The R&A at Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland in October 1958. Pakistan’s absence from these major developments compelled its regular golfers to realize that a governing body for the sport should be established.
Pakistan Golf Union (1960–1982)
During the initial years of independence, golf was only played by civil service and military personnel. To promote the game among the general population, Pakistan Golf Union was formed on 17 May 1960 with Dacca Golf Club, Karachi Golf Club, Lahore Gymkhana Golf Club, Pakistan West Railways Golf Club (Lahore), Peshawar Golf Club, and Rawalpindi Golf Club being the founding member clubs.
These clubs elected the first council of management on 9 July 1960. Justice Alvin Robert Cornelius was its first President, and Tajuddin Salimi its first secretary. Other members were R.D. Habib (vice president), R.W. Kent, R. Grant, Safdar Rashid, Brigadier K. Wasiuddin, and M. Heald.
Pakistan’s first participation in an international competition came in the 1962 Eisenhower Trophy, with the four-member team of Habib, Salimi, M.M. Hashim Khan, and M. Ibrahim Musa representing their country. Following this, two domestic tournaments were established – the National Amateur Golf Championship (NAGC) in 1961, and the Pakistan Open in 1967.
Foreign teams set to compete in 63rd National Amateur Golf
Foreign teams set to compete in 63rd National Amateur Golf
