Tuesday, September 1, 2009

UNKNOWN AYORNU STROLLS TO LIPTON GOLF TRIUMPH (GRAPHIC SPORTS PAGE 11)

Golf’s Lady Scientific Florence Etwi-Barimah and an unknown Solomon Korley Ayornu, turned on the style last Saturday at the Tema Country Golf Course when they over powered a field of 70 golfers to win the second edition of the Lipton Golf Championship in the female and male categories respectively.
Ayornu dethroned last year’s winner Ernest Opoku in the monthly medal play with a net score of 69 to win the competition in the one-day 18 hole event.
Ebenezer Moore score a net of 71 to place second by beating Joshua Peprah on count-back.
Etwi-Barimah, on the other hand was in her elements when she retained the trophy she won in the maiden edition with a net scored of 75 beating Grace Amoah who scored 79 on count-back to beat Esther Antwi to the third position.
They each received a trophy and sponsors souvenirs.
Manager of the Club, Mr Ebenezer Adablanu, expressed gratitude to Unilever for the initiative and called for greater support from other corporate organisations and the National Sports Council to take the sport to higher heights.
Mr Akofa Atta, head of Brand Building at Unilever indicated that Lipton was prepared to sponsor programmes and events that were in line with it’s vision.

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