Pakistani Turns Pro Golfer

With all the tragic news of suicide bombing, target killings and political instability emanating from Pakistan it is hard to believe that the country has viable golf community as well. And a twenty year old Pakistani who recently returned after completing undergraduate degree from US turned a pro golfer giving country some hope and a rising star.

Pakistan‘s youngest golfer Aleem-ur-Rehman, this week announced that he will be playing in all open championships as a professional player. Announcement came after he outperformed his peers and many senior players at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course, winning a slot in the prestigious CNS Open Golf Championship to be held in Karachi from July 15.

Young Aleem emerged as the top contender in the trials carding a round of 5 under par 67, including 8 birdies. He demonstrated superb play on the fairways and the putting greens.

During his stay in the US, Aleem took golfing lessons and paid attention to the tips and tricks from the global golf experts.

Aleem is the youngest Pakistani golfer to turn professional. It remains to be seen how far Aleem will travel and whether he will make name in global golf tournaments but he absolutely helps soften Pakistan�s image as a country on the brink of disaster.

It is rather erroneous that the city where Aleem launched his professional golfing career witnessed the gruesome suicide bombing that killed 45 people at the shrine of saint Syed Ali Hajwairi,popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh. Grieving Pakistanis look at younger generation of Aleem for delivering good news – and this young man is doing his part.