First round of MTN golf tournament held

By Bernard Yaw ASHIADEY

The first round of the MTN “Spoons” Match Play golf tournament has been held at the Celebrity Golf Club in Sakumono, Tema.

Sixty-four golfers participated in the first round, out of which thirty-two emerged champions and have thus qualified for the next round which will be held between the 5^th to 14^th February.

Speaking after the event, MTN Chief Executive Officer, Micheal Ikpoki, who also partook in the games, said golf is a special game and stressed that MTN will maintain the partnership between them and Celebrity Golf Club (CGC) to continue promoting golf in the country.

“I love and play golf, so I am really happy to be among other professional players. MTN will continue to support the growth of the sport in Ghana,” he said.

He added that with this partnership, 2012 will be a more exciting and interesting year in the golf calendar.

Mr. Ikpoki also used the occasion to talk about some of their new products for their customers. MTN Business which seeks to promote the ICT level of SMEs and also MTN’s new Blackberry services – Blackberry Social, Complete and Absolute Plan.

Vice Captain of the CGC, Akwesi Opoku, expressed his appreciation to the high turnout of the golfers for the tournament.

“Thank you very much for coming out in your numbers, we appreciate your presence. This goes along way to show how golf is increasingly catching up on us,” he said.

He added that it will be just a matter of time for a Ghanaian to be competing on the international stage alongside celebrated golfers like Tiger Woods.

Mr. Opoku added that the Celebrity Golf Club will be hosting the flagship tournament in the country-Ghana Open- later this year.

The Celebrity Golf Club is an eighteen hole golf course that has been in existence for over thirty years and have hosted several invitational tournaments like the Cocacola monthly tournament.