Kapil's awesome drive overshadows Yusuf win

In his long career as a Test cricketer, Kapil Dev must have played a million drives, but none of them would compare to the one he unleashed during the pro-am of the inaugural Rs 100,000 Bhatiary Open Golf 2001 tournament.

At the par-72 Bhatiary Golf and Country Club, the former India cricket skipper let loose a Herculean effort of 326 yards to easily win the 'Longest Drive' competition. The drive became the talking point of the pro-am, even overshadowing the victory of Yusuf Ali and his team of Raiyan Rab, Brig Ilyas Rasul and Lt Col Inamul.

The winning team tallied 14-under 130, three strokes better than the runner-up team led by pro Rahul Ganapathy and comprising amateurs Lt Col Mustaba, golf captain of Bhatiary Golf & Country Club, Zulfiquar Ali Khan and Lt Col Nizam Ahmed.

The tournament, which was the first ever professional event in Bangladesh, ended with approximately half a million lights decking up the 18th fairway and the entire clubhouse. The chief cuest, honourable Minister of Works, Civil Aviation, Toursim and Housing, Engineer Musharraf Hossain gave away the prizes to the winners of the pro-am as well as the main event at a grand ceremony after the pro-am.