The Ghana Golf Association (GGA) has completed a one day workshop for journalists aimed at equipping them with basic understanding of the sport.
The workshop which was held on Friday, October 25, 2024, at the Bok Nam Kim Golf Club at Burma Camp introduced participants to tools, techniques, rules and language needed to tell the golf story in a proper way.
The participating journalists were also taken through the basic steps of taking a shot on a golf course, the different types of strokes which are designed to achieve specific results based on the golfer’s position.
Leonard Kwaku Okyere, president of the Ghana Golf Association thanked the journalists for their participation and help to spread the word to Ghanaians that golf is not an exclusive sport for the rich.
“I thank you for coming and hope that we help push golf to the wider Ghanaian audience. I also want to clear the misconception that golf is only reserved for the rich.”
“The only difference between golf and other sports is that you need a little bit of patience and it can also let us know when you are an honest person or dishonest based on what you do on the course,” Leonard Kwaku Okyere said.
The Ghana Golf Association also announced that their upcoming tournaments as follows;
1. Asantehene Open Golf Championship (Kumasi)
2. Ghana Open Golf Championship (Kumasi)
3. Accra Golf Championship
4. Tafo Golf Open Championship (Tafo)