Kingsley Afful, Lucky Ayisah excel on the 89th Ghana Open in Kumasi
Amateur golfer, Kingsley Afful {and professional} golfer, Lucky Ayisah had been topped champions on the just-ended Ghana Open held on the Royal Golf Club, Kumasi.
This 12 months’s occasion marked the 89th version of the distinguished golf championship on the Ghana Golf Association’s calendar.
After three rigorous days of {golfing}, Kingsley Afful returned a gross rating of 227 to emerge the general winner within the males’s newbie championship division, he was intently adopted by Daniel Asamani who additionally returned a gross rating of 234. Edward Dane Donton and Daniel Ntim had been tied third with a gross rating of 235.
In the newbie senior’s class, three gamers had been tied for the highest place with 15 stableford factors after 9 holes of play. However, after countback, Kwadwo Okyei-Gyeabour enjoying with course handicap of 12 was adjudged winner adopted by Samuel Okyere enjoying with handicap 11 who got here second on countback on the final six holes. Kwaku Boachie Sarpong enjoying with handicap of 9 got here third.
The professionals performed 72 holes over 4 days and on the finish of the event, Lucky Ayisah got here tops beating the likes of Emos Korblah, Daniel Affum, Vincent Torgah, Barry Dzadey and Kojo Barnni.
Ayisah returned with a gross rating of 278 to win the skilled competitors adopted by evergreen Emos Korblah with a gross rating of 279, Daniel Affum and Vincent Torgah had been tied for the place third with a gross rating of 284.
A complete of 39 professional golfers from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and Senegal entered the competitors however 15 of them didn’t make the reduce after day two.
In the seniors’ class for the professionals, Kwame Korsah returned a gross rating of 157 after enjoying 36 holes to emerge the general winner. He was adopted by James Larry with a gross rating of 162, and Kwaku Effah Poku ending third with a gross rating of 165.
Emelia Flynt with handicap 30 gained the Support Ladies’ class with 43 Stableford factors adopted by Romina Alviz with handicap 30 and a rating of 40 Stableford factors. They had been adopted on the third place by Adiatu Tiamiyu who performed with handicap 27 and completed with 40 Stableford factors.
In the help males Group A, Ben Blay Ofosu-Barko with handicap 21 completed first with 41 factors adopted by Anthony Appiah enjoying with handicap 20 completed with 41 stableford factors. Barima Osei Kwadwo II with handicap 14 completed third with 30 stableford factors.
In Group B, Baffour Kwame Kusi II with handicap 23 completed first with 43 stableford factors adopted by Anthony Kwabena Turkson with 39 stableford factors enjoying with handicap 22, and Nathan Annobi with 38 stableford factors enjoying with handicap 24.
The 89th Ghana Open which was performed in honour of the Asantehene, Otumfo Osei Tutu II was supported by the Ghana Eximbank, Genser Energy, Millenium Insurance, Fistbank Ghana, Zonda Tech Ghana Lid, Micasso, Caveman Watches, Telecel, PassionAir, X-Men, Emirates Airline, TEKLED, Bel-Aqua, Garmin, Villa la Aphro, Johnny Walker, Royal Senchi, and Schweppes International.
President of the Ghana Golf Association, Mr Kwaku Okyere, thanked the sponsors for approaching board and counseled the golfers for collaborating within the competitors, and congratulated the winners for placing up a spirited efficiency.
He talked about that the GGA was on the right track to develop golf on the grassroots and would proceed to liaise with the varied golf golf equipment to enhance on their junior golf programmes including that the GGA was open to any collaboration to develop the game and get extra individuals concerned.
He thanked The R&A for the immense help provided to the Association since taking up the mantle of management in 2023.
