Ahmed Baig awarded professional golfers card.

LAHORE -- Ahmed Baig, the celebrated and brilliant one of the Pakistan golf scene, was formally awarded 'professional golfers card' by Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) President Lt Gen(r) Hilal Hussain.

The award was presented at a ceremony at Skyview Golf Club, said PGF spokesman here on Tuesday. Award of the professional golf card is a huge honor for this golfer of talent and ability and will enable him to participate in open golf tournaments in Pakistan and overseas.

As a result of this award that was earned by him through accomplishments as an amateur golfer, which included winning the Bangladesh National Golf title recently, Ahmed Baig traveled to Dubai Tuesday to join the famous and prestigious Butch Harmon School of Golf, where he will undergo five days exclusive training and practice at various golf courses before launching himself in the qualification phase of the MENA Golf Tour which commences golfing activity at the Ayla Golf Club, Aqaba, Jordan from January 30,2019, he said.

Incidentally, this institution is widely regarded as the best golf coaching place in the world. Its philosophy is based on helping entrants to understand their own unique game and readily available to talented players is state of the art computer and video equipment to analyze every aspect of the golfers swing. 'This training academy has worked with successful players like Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Adam Scott and Ernie Els,' said the spokesman.

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