Ahmad Baig was resolute in his pursuit of the Asian Development Tour Rumanza Pakistan Open today, despite four bogeys he was able to turn in a one under par round 71 to clinch the trophy by three shots.

He started optimistically with a brace of birdies, but that advantage was gone in the next two holes, although he clawed a shot back to make the turn at one under, still six shots clear of his nearest contender.

Italy’s Michele Ortolani (69) put up a brave effort on the back nine, but he was unable to overcome the advantage held by Pakistan’s number one golfer and finished with a total of 275 after the four rounds.

Malaysia’s Khavish Varadan (69) ended the day one shot further back in solo third place on in the US$85,000 tournament, the second outing of the ADT’s 2025 season.

Sam Rook of England posted the low round of the day with a 67 to lift himself into a share of fourth place, alongside Argentina’s Miguel Carballo (70), Eric McIntosh (71) of Scotland and Sweden’s Erik Jonasson (71).

Niklas Regner (70) of Austria ended the tournament in eighth place, his eagle on the 16th hole breaking the cycle of birdie and bogey that patterned more than half his scorecard, finishing ahead of the USA’s Grant Godfrey (71) in ninth.

Morocco’s El Mehdi Fakori posted an even par score on the final day to finish in 10th spot, one shot ahead of Pakistan’s Matloob Ahmad (70).

Twelfth place was shared by Minhaj Warraich (69) of Pakistan and England’s Luke Joy (73), one shot ahead of Korea’s Jungsoo Wang (69), who posted the day’s only bogey free round, and Pakistan’s Aadam Syed (72).

Main picture: Pakistan’s Ahmad Baig pictured with the winner’s trophy after his victory at the ADT Rumanza Open Pakistan. The US$85,000 tournament is being held at the Rumanza Golf & Country Club in Pakistan from February 19-22, 2025. Picture courtesy Rumanza Pakistan Open.