Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 22: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asserted that Kashmir has all the trappings of becoming a top-class golfing destination, provided the existing courses where facilities match global standards are effectively marketed in the country.
Chief Minister was speaking during the prize distribution ceremony of the CM’s Golf Tournament at the picturesque Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC).
Comparing the courses at Pahalgam and Royal Springs with the very best, the Chief Minister said golf was very dear to her father and she will pursue his dream of making Kashmir the foremost golfing destination in the county.
Earlier, the Chief Minister distributed prizes among the winners of the CM’s Golf Tournament which included Ishfaq Hussaini for the longest drive, Nitin Wazir for closest-to-pin, Abrar Khwaja for straight drive and Tanveer Malik & Rizwan Bashir for highest margin. A special award was also given to veteran golfer Mir Nasararullah.
The team led by Najam-u-Saqib won the winner’s cup while the team led by Deen Wali was given the runners-up cup. As many as 84 golfers participated in the day-long event.
Later, the Chief Minister inaugurated flower show at Botanical Garden in which around 10,000 exotic flowers of different varieties ranging from roses, gladioli to lily and Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (MAPs) were displayed by flower growers from all over the valley.
Emphasizing upon online marketing of flowers, the Chief Minister urged the farmers to take benefit from various government schemes for promotion of floriculture, in view of the ideal climatic conditions available in the valley. She also asked the Floriculture Department to familiarize the farmers with the latest techniques in flower cultivation, conservation and exhibition.
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