Story & Picture: Della Russel Ocloo, Tema
JOSEPH Molapo last Saturday emerge winner in the Heritage Classic tournament played at the Celebrity golf club by beating over seventy golfers who participated in the event.
He played a net score of 72 to take home the claret jug which was won in the maiden edition by Renne Kwame who failed to stage a defence for the trophy.
Ashis Gajjar who scored a net of 73 came second by beating Owen Kusi Baoateng on count-back.
Ann Beverly-Brown who won in the ladies category in the maiden edition retained the trophy scoring a net of 68 demoting Lady Scientific Florence Etwi-Barimah who manage to secure a net of 76 to the second position whiles Joy Arkutu came third with a score of 78.
The competition, which is a yearly memorial for the late Justice Charles Edward Henley Coussey was sponsored by Wish Bone Incorporated, a non-governmental charitable organisation dedicated to the advancement of the needy in society.
Participants from sister golfing clubs in the metropolis who took part in the one day 18 hole event raise funds to support the New Horizon Special School located at Cantonments in Accra .
The patron of Wish Bone, Mr Pierre Coussey, who is the new captain of Celebrity Golf Club, said he had always sought to establish a flagship competition for the club, and saw the event as a worthy cause to expose the club’s potential and also double up its efforts to help society.
Competition Secretary, Mr Oswald Amuzu, express joy participants genuinely volunteer to donate to the project for which the tourney which has become a permanent feature on Celebrity’s golf calendar.
Club President Dr Kobina Quansah paid glowing tribute to late Justice Charles Edward Henley Coussey for his enormous contribution to the growth of the sports which according to him has been relegated to the background following negative perceptions the sports is elitist in nature and appeal to the government to pay utmost attention to golf as part of its measures to face-lifting and popularize the lesser known sports in the country.
Caption: Anne Beverly- Brown receiving her prize from Mr Pierre Coussey Club captain and Patron of Wish Bone
Caption 2: Joseph Molapo in a shaking hands with Club President Dr Kobina Quansah whiles Lady Captain Briggette Harrington displays the Claret Jug won by him.
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