Sindh Open Golf set to tee off today.

KARACHI -- The Sindh Open Golf Championship tees off here at the Arabian Sea Country Club on Friday, the tournament marking the first of three back-to-back events in the city.

Young sensation Ahmed Baig will defend his title at the three-round event, which is now in its 22nd edition, but the country's latest wunderkind Omar Khalid - who won the National Amateurs earlier this month - will miss out due to his exams.

The Sindh Open will be followed by the DHA Open and the CAS Open during a three-week swing as golf resumes in the country like the pre-Covid times.

It's more than 18 months since Ahmed won the Sindh Open for his first professional title. The tournament wasn't held last year due to the coronavirus outbreak and returns this year at an unusual time with the golfing calendar rejigged for this season.

Competitions will be held in professionals, amateurs, senior professionals, junior professionals and senior amateurs categories, tournament organisers informed at a news conference at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday. The event carries a total prize money of Rs3million.

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