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Other Sports of Monday, 24 December 2001

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Mensah wins Club Beer golf

John Mensah, a Machine Operator of Wonder Foods Limited, returned 134 net to win this year' Club Beer Open golf championship which ended at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra on Sunday.

E.K. Osei took the second position with 139 net, beating Wing Commander Gyimah-Kwakye and T.K. Agama on countback, while Kofi Dickson was fifth with 140 net.

Elizabeth Quartey won the Ladies event with 145 net, Victoria Apomasu was second with 145 net losing on countback, Valentine Manteaw came third with 147 net beating Florence Etwi-Barimah on countback while Esther Amedzro took the fifth position with 148 net.

Victor Brave-Mensah won the Professionals event with 284 gross, Emos Koblah was second with 285 gross, John Dorman was third with 291 gross while Baba Akologo placed fourth with 2296 gross.

The two-day Scratch event, opened to professionals and amateur golfers throughout the country was sponsored by Accra Brewery Limited (ABL). Mr Raymond Stark, Managing Director of ABL gave the assurance that his company would continue to sponsor the event and would put more attractive prizes at stake next year.