Bank AL Habib's 8th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Championship will begin on Thursday, 10th January 2019 at Karachi Golf Club (KGC). The total prize and appearance money has been increased to Rs 7.2 million, a press release announced.

This year, the main tournament will be played over 72 holes from 10th to 13th Jan 2019 with cut over final 2 days as per Pakistan Golf Federation's (PGF) rules. The senior national professionals and junior professionals will also be playing in their respective categories concurrently. In addition, a two days match for local Professionals & Caddies of KGC is also underway.

This tournament is one of the most prominent golf events in PGF's calendar with one of the highest prize money and is sponsored by Bank AL Habib.

The final round will be played on Sunday, 13th January, 2019, followed by Prize Distribution ceremony.-PR

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