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It carried prize money of Rs100,000, while the first runner-up will bag Rs60,000 and the second runner-up Rs30,000.<br \/>\nThe Pakistan Golf Federation was also making an effort to live-stream the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players from four nations, including hosts Pakistan, will vie for glory in different category events KARACHI: The 62nd National Amateur Golf Championship will tee off on Wednesday at the Lahore Gymkhana featuring players from three countries besides hosts Pakistan for the first time in history. 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