Accra, Sept. 16,GNA-A two-member team from Sinapi Aba Savings & Loans, will from November 1-5,represent Ghana at the 2021 World Corporate Golf Challenge at the Oitavos Dunes, Cascais – 5-star golf facility in Portugal.
The team from Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans; Kwabena Selorm Boampong and Clement Ofosu-Ntiamoah, earned the right to represent the nation after winning Ghana’s final of the 2021 World Corporate Golf Challenge with 72 points in Kumasi over the weekend.
The local competition which took place at the Royal Golf Club, attracted golfers from across the country with diverse experience. It was organised by the International Chamber of Commerce Ghana and media partners; the Business and Financial Times, GTV Sports and The Multimedia Group.
It was played with a unique format as it saw two golfers representing each company in a stable ford shotgun format over 18 holes.
Other winners
The other winners of the competition are Benny Mimis and Paul Chen, who represented Smile Centre, finished the competition as first runner-up with a score of 71 stable ford points.
The second runner-up was the team from Axcero Advisors; Gustav Ben Barth and Alex Kwapong who came with a score of 62 stable ford points.
Sponsors of the event were PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana, Consolidated Bank Ghana, Adidas Ghana, Ghandour Cosmetics, CAGL, Smile Centre, Ecobank and Pantech.
The lead sponsor of the tournament, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana, presented the winning trophy and the ticket to the World Finals.
Other competing companies included Consolidated Bank Ghana, Alliance Insurance, Cal Bank, Ghandour Cosmetics, CEITEC, SURM, Klogg, Goldfields Ghana, Premier Fields, GCB, DLC, JK Agyemang & Sons and City Generation Bank.
Mr Clement Ofosu Ntiamoah, who spoke on behalf of the winning team, expressed his appreciation to the organizers and the leadership of Sinapi Aba Savings and Loan for the opportunity to exhibit their skills saying, « it was tough but we are happy at the end of the day ».
He pledged to prepare very well for the upcoming world-class competition to be held in November in Portugal.
Mr Emmanuel Doni Kwame, Secretary-general, International Chamber of Commerce Ghana, commended the sponsors and the stakeholders for their roles in leading to the successful organization of the event.
Background
The world final which will be holed over 5 days, will provide guests with an action-packed programme filled with tournament play – World Finals, VIP Legends Cup, social events, official licensee conference, local excursions and endless business networking opportunities.
Sponsors of the event include PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana, Consolidated Bank Ghana, Adidas Ghana, Ghandour Cosmetics, CAGL, Smile Centre, Ecobank and Pantech.
Other competing companies included Consolidated Bank Ghana, Alliance Insurance, Cal Bank, Ghandour Cosmetics, CEITEC, SURM, Klogg, Goldfields Ghana, Premier Fields, GCB, DLC, JK Agyemang & Sons and City Generation Bank.
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