*Though his busy schedule meant he could not stay to receive his gold winning prize, Emile Short did beat both 2nd placed Martin Osei and 3rd C. C. Lo on countback, after all three finished on a net of 71, to win the Coca Cola monthly medal competition at the Celebrity Golf Club in Sakumono, near Tema, last Sunday.*
Playing to a Handicap of 25, Mr. Short who is Ghana’s CHRAJ (Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice) Commissioner, grossed 96 to overcome former Celebrity Club Captain Martin Osei who grossed 78 playing to a Handicap of 7. Mr. Lo shot 83 gross playing Handicap 12.
The CHRAJ boss received a gold medal with accompanying Coca Cola products as his prize, with Mr. Osei receiving the silver medal whilst C. C. Lo got the bronze as both men also went home with products of the Coca Cola sponsors.
Also taking home a gold medal and Coca Cola products was Francisca Vandyke who finished tops of the Ladies’ competition. Playing Handicap 22, Mrs. Vandyke shot a net of 74 after also grossing 96 to beat Grace Amoah and Esther Antwi into 2nd and 3rd spots respectively.
Grace Amoah shot to net 79, grossed 106 playing Handicap 27 to take the runner-up spot as well as a silver medal and Coca Cola products.
3rd placed Esther Antwi went home with the bronze medal and Coca Cola products following a net of 83 and 101 gross playing to a Handicap of 18.
Pierre Coussey, Captain of the Celebrity Golf Club, praised the Coca Cola sponsors for their support for the Club’s monthly medal competition, a relationship that started way back in January. “We thank the sponsors for their continued and loyal support, we appreciate very much the good relationship we enjoy with them.
“This is the 10th month of Coca Cola’s sponsorship and on behalf of management, trustees and executives of the Club, I thank everyone for coming and we pledge to hold an even bigger competition next month,” Mr. Coussey said in his closing speech. *Source: Prince Dornu-Leiku / SportsInGhana.com *
