Kwame, Klalai Win Audi Golf Cup

Winners of the competition pose with theh officials of Stallion Motors

Rene Gameli-Kwame, captain of the Achimota Golf Club, and his partner E. Klalai, beat former lady captain Nana Bema-Tackie and partner Eddie-Addo to win the second Stallion  Motors-sponsored tourney at the Achimota Golf Course last week.

Rene Kwame and co won the event on count back from Nana Bema-Tackie and Eddie Addo both having tied with 41 stable ford points apiece at the end of the 18-hole play which had ex CHRAG boss Emile Short competing alongside others.

D. Eustace and L. Roberts were third returning a 37 stable ford points and playing to handicap 12. The pair of Comfort Amuzu and Esi Cobbina, both past lady captains, took the booby prize with a 16 stable ford points.

The competition was last won by ex-club captain, Mike Aggrey and partner Frank Adu Jnr.

Kwame, in his welcome address, commended the sponsors for putting up the event  for the second successive year and prayed for more of such sponsorships.

He extended an appeal to institutions and members to contribute to the club to enable it carry out a number of projects including provision of a new practice net to help move the club up.

Captain KA Butah (rtd), president of the club, announced that the club was expecting a consultant from the UK to assist in the planning and executing a number of developmental projects to befit the club as the premier golf course of Ghana.

The Managing Director of Stallion Motors, Sameer Gupta, on behalf of the company, expressed his gratitude to Achimota Golf Club for giving them the opportunity to be part of the event.

The Marketing Director of Stallion Motors Manish Daryanani on his part described the event as an excellent opportunity to put on the show for the benefit of the club, other members as well as customers and their range of cars.

A minute’s silence was observed in memory of professor Ben-George, past president of the Ghana Golf Association and Ebenezer Adablanu, manager of the Tema Country Golf Club who both died two weeks ago.