MTN Ghana has held a one-day golf clinic for the sport’s
lovers who wish to know the basic rudiments of the game.
About 10 golf fans had an on-course practical lesson for
about half a day. They learnt how to position themselves to
hit the ball for maximum effect, putt into a hole and some
of the technicalities of the sports whiles learning the
terminologies alongside.
Held alongside the last golf event on MTN’s golf calendar,
the CEO’s Invitational Tournament at Celebrity Golf Club
at Sakumono, the participants expressed their appreciation
to MTN and added they will partake in the next clinic.
Emmanuel Gyasi, Business Segment Manager at MTN Ghana said
MTN held the clinic to allay fears that golf is only for the
elite in society.
“The motivation for the clinic is that complaints come
every time that golf is only for the elite and what we have
decided is to give opportunities to anybody who loves the
game and has a desire to learn to attend these clinics for
some education,” he said.
He added that the clinics also serve as a platform to teach
people to become amateurs or professionals and therefore add
up to the number of golfers in the country.
“We want to increase the number of golfers in the country
and we hope these clinics will help produce bigger numbers
so that competitions will have more players,” he added.
He hoped that the clinics will be run on regular basis.
“We work with the golf clubs and as long as they can allow
we will keep doing this at every tournament. Once the clubs
allow we will do it. It is a way to actually increase the
number of golfers in the country.”
Evans Oppong of GT Bank, a learner who has being practicing
for five months, said he joined the clinic because he
doesn’t consider himself to be perfect enough to join any
competition.
“I feel I need some more practice and being part of this
clinic has enhanced my knowledge and depth of the game. I
have a teacher who is guiding me and teaching me how to
position myself to avoid back pains when I swing.”
He added that now his training in the background is over and
can now join the main tournaments.