Omar Khalid to Feature in British Amateur Championship

Pakistan’s top-ranked golf player, Omar Khalid, is set to participate in the British Amateur Championship as well as the qualifiers of the 15oth British Open.

Omar Khalid is the youngest Pakistani golfer to top the charts in the country and now the 17-year-old has set his eyes on international glory.

Omar Khalid is not only the youngest and best-ranked golf player in Pakistan but also the youngest player to win the National Amateur Golf Championship as he won the 60th season of the prestigious tournament at the age of sixteen.

Omar, at 16 became the youngest ever winner of the National Amateur Golf Championship, is now the youngest Pakistan No.1.  He is the youngest National Amateur Champion of Pakistan.

British Amateur Championship

While British Amateur Championship is one of the oldest tournaments in the history of golf, the British Open has been around for centuries and is regarded as the most prestigious golf competition. The Amateur Championship sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur. It normally has the widest international representation of any individual amateur event, with 38 golf federations from all six continents represented in the 2018 championship.

British Deputy High Commissioner, Mike Nithavrianakis, shared the news on his official Twitter account, wishing Omar Khalid a successful tour of England as he wrote, “Pakistan’s best golfer, Omar Khalid is heading to the United Kingdom where he has a spot in the British Amateur Championship and qualifiers for the 150th British Open. Let’s wish him all the best. He has already made Pakistan proud. Safe travels to him and his family.”