First round of Bank AL Habib's 7th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Championship was played at Karachi Golf Course on Thursday. Defending Champion Muhammad Shabbir Iqbal is leading with 5 under par after competing with 106 golfers who participated today at Rs 6 million prize money tournament. Matloob Ahmed of Lahore Garrison Golf is following Shabbir with 69 3 under par. Azam Khan from Quetta is holding third position alongside Ahmed Saeed and Amjad Yousuf of Karachi Golf Club with 2 under.

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 three more days to call their lady luck and put a hole-in-one for taking Bank AlHabib's brand new 1300cc car. The final round will be played on Sunday, 14th January, 2018, followed by Prize Distribution ceremony.

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