Afif hoping to make cut for SEA Games golf squad

(From left) Qistina Balqis Azhar and Muhd Afif Fathi, posing with their trophies after winning their respective girls and boys crowns at the 100PLUS Malaysian Junior Open golf championships at the Templer Park Country Club in Rawang on Wednesday

PETALING JAYA: Youngster Muhd Afif Fathi (pic) is staking a strong claim for a spot in the four-man national golf team for the Aug 19-31 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games.

The 16-year-old amateur finished an impressive joint 11th at the PGM Panasonic Malaysia Championship at the Kelab Rah­man Putra in Sungai Buloh on Saturday. He was the second best Malaysian player in the 132-man field at the co-sanctioned Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.