Published on, Sept. 8 -- September 8, 2025 12:14 AM

The 64th National Amateur Golf Championship 2025 ended in dramatic fashion at the Defence Authority Country & Golf Club, where Saad Habib staged a brilliant comeback to claim his first national title. The four-day championship, held from September 4-7, featured leading amateurs from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, with valuable World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points at stake.

Saad's journey to victory was anything but straightforward. After a strong start, a disastrous hole 8 in round two dropped him to 15th place. Lesser players might have crumbled, but Saad responded with a steady 73 in round three to climb to sixth, setting up a final-day charge. Battling gusty winds that uns...