J.O. Amoako scored 45 points to win the maiden Ghana Commercial Bank Limited golf championship played at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra on Saturday.
Ebenezer Mensah was second with 40 points, Paul List placed third with 39 points, beating Richard Adotey and Fritz Degbe on count-back while the sixth and seventh positions went to Richard Aziama and F.K.Owusu-Adjapong who tied on 38 points while the former had a count-back advantage.
Elizabeth Quartey won the Ladies' event with 39 points, Yaa Konadu Safo-Debrah took the second position with 37 points, beating Beatrice Hampton on count- back while Esther Amedzro also beat Florence Etwi-Barimah on count-back to take the fourth position after they had both scored 36 points.
The one-day 18-hole stableford competition opened to amateur golfers from Tema, Achimota and Celebrity Golf Club, attracted over 136 players.
In an address read for him by Mr Kofi Aggrey, Public Relations Officer, the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Joe Aggrey said his Ministry would do everything possible to ensure that the lesser sports are developed.
He called on the private sectors to join hands with the government in ensuring that the lesser sports get the needed attention to facilitate their growth.
In another competition played at the same venue on Sunday, Dan Dennis returned 69 net to win the Seniors Get-Together championship. Richard Kumi Ampofo placed second with 70 net, S.D. Odame was third with 71 net beating Kojo Duku on count-back while L. Wiholm also beat David Hampton on-count back after they had both returned 72 net.
Beatrice Hampton won the Ladies' event with 70 net, Francisca Vandyck was second with 71 net, Elizabeth Ezan was third with 73 net and Essie Cobbina placed fourth with 75 net.
Mr Mike Ezan, President of the Ghana Golf Association praised the senior members of the Club for their patronage and expressed the hope that they would do better next year.
