The Chief Operating Officer of EIB Network, Klaus vonBackustein, defeated other 75 golfers to win this month’s Bok Nam Kim golf competition sponsored by Republic Bank over the weekend at the Air force Station Burma Camp Golf Course, Accra.
vonBackustein who placed third in the previous month came back strongly to win April’s competition with an amazing Gross of 82 points
The men’s category had two groups of all 75 golfers with EIB’s COO hitting a Front of 44 points, Back of 38 points; Gross of 82 points and a Net of 58 points in Category B to outwit his closest contender Dr Ernest Asimenu, Head of Private Banking, Stanbic Bank, who recorded a Gross of 77 points.
Hutton Addy won the Men’s Category A.
According to the organisers, this month’s competition has been a success, and plans are already underway to make next month’s event even keener.
However, Reid Wiles who is the Competition’s Secretary believes hard work from vonBakustein paid off and called on the media to do more for golf, because the sport has grown and its part of the top sporting activities in the world.
Speaking to the media after the award, vonBackustein said despite being a new golfer, the feat will propel him to match great golfers in the coming days and called on some CEOs for a challenge to match his exploits.
Meanwhile, in the women’s category Aliyah Iddris came tops with a Gross of 81 points to place first beating the likes of Ghana’s number one female golfer Mona Captan.
Winners’ Scoreboard for Monthly Medal April 6th
MEN’S Category A
Handicap/Front/Back/Gross/Net
1ST Hatton ADDY 12 43 39 82 70
2ND Solomon ALLOTEY 14 40 48 88 74
3RD JF COBLAVIE 13 48 40 88 75
MEN’S Category B
Handicap/Front/Back/Gross/Net
1ST Kv Backustein 24 44 38 82 58
2ND E ASIMENU 18 39 38 77 59
3RD S KUMAR 16 38 40 78 62
LADIES
Handicap/Front/Back/Gross/Net
1ST A IDRISS 25 43 38 81 56
2ND J LE 27 41 45 86 59
3RD A BOACHIE 30 43 47 90 60
Source: Starr Sports
