Tournament information | |
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Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
Established | 1967 |
Course(s) | Defence Raya Golf and Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,165 yards (6,552 m) |
Organized by | Pakistan Golf Federation |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour Asian Development Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$80,000 |
Month played | October |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 269 Airil Rizman (2007) |
To par | −19 as above |
Current champion | |
Muhammad Shabbir | |
Location map | |
Location in Pakistan |
The Pakistan Open is a golf tournament organised by the Pakistan Golf Federation that was first played in 1967. [1] In 1989, it was an included on the Asia Golf Circuit, [2] and in 2006, 2007, and 2018 was part of the Asian Tour. [3]
Pakistan has a number of golf courses from pre and post-Independence. As the Asian Tour continued to expand, Pakistan was chosen to host a tournament. In 2006, it was part of the Asian Tour schedule for the first time, on an initial three-year deal, [4] however the 2008 Open was postponed due to security concerns within Pakistan at the time the event was scheduled to go ahead. [1]
Chris Rodgers of England won the inaugural event, and in doing so claiming his maiden Asian Tour title. He finished 15 under par, 4 ahead of Indians Jeev Milkha Singh and Amandeep Johl. [5] In 2007 Malaysia's Airil Rizman claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with a two stroke triumph over Scott Hend of Australia. [6]
In May 2022, it was anticipated that the tournament would return in December 2022 on the Asian Tour as the CNS-Pakistan Open with a record prize fund of US$500,000. [7] However, this never came to fruition.
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