CELEBRITY’s EBO Dacosta and veteran Esther Antwi of the host club emerged winners of the Captain’s Prize tourney played at the Tema Golf Club last Saturday.
Ebo who played on handicap 18, netted a total score of 71, while Esther with handicap 13 returned a net score of 67 in the ladies category to win the topmost prize.
Achimota based S.D Odame who scored 64 to place second, while Managing Director of Cal bank, Frank Adu Jnr netting 74 beating Rev Essau Kwame Amezado on count back to place third.
Beatrice Vetch-Bempong returning a score of 71 place second by demolishing Scratch queen expert Mona Myers Lamptey who net 73 by beating Achimota’s Margaret Anderson on count back to place third.
Emmanuel Kwaku Osei grossing 139 emerged winner in the professional division taking home a cash of GHC400. He was closely followed by Victor Brave Mensah who grossed 141 beating Vincent Torgah on count back. They each received a cash prize of GHC300, with Baba Akologo placing fourth with a gross score of 145.
Achimota’s Mathias Dorfe playing on handicap 16, netted a total score of 64 to emerge winner in the men category B, while Osafo Sampong and Ampiaw Osei scored 70 and 71 to place second and third in that order.
Lady Captain of Celebrity, Briggette Harrington returned a net of 73 beating the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Pavelyn Musaka on count back in the ladies group A.
Club captain, Leonard Kwaku Okyere paid glowing tribute to members of the club as well as visiting golfers for a well attended tournament.
He revealed the club has made significant progress in the development of the course following a greening project launched sometime ago as parts of measures being make to improve facilities at the course.
President of the Ghana Golf Association, Dr F.K Frimpong commended the management of the Club for the momentous improvement of facilities at the site and charged members to be worthy ambassadors towards the promotion of the sports.
He regretted women membership within the golfing fraternity is not encouraging and charged lady golfers to embark on massive campaign that would see younger women taking up membership.
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