GOLF IS NOT FOR RICH PEOPLE ONLY

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I share the view that the sport does not belong to the elites only, but for all regardless of one’s financial standings. Tournaments as MTN Asantehene Gold Cup, Spoons Classic, and CEO tourney, among others have become permanent competitions on the country’s sporting calendar yet people would not engaged in golf simply because they think it is for class of persons enjoying superior intellectual only.

Some people have this myth that, Golf is for a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. Even though it is true in some case whereby some golfers comes are from rich home, but that should not stop people from engaging in such sport activity. Actually, people get rich through golf.

To me, Ghanaians have considered golf as a lesser spot as being bandied about by the sporting media. Because only few people are involved such sport activity makes golf boring to promotes. People are not interested in golf because they think it is for the rich people, the equipments used to play are expensive. But that is not the case here. One can get the equipment as cheap as hundred Ghana cedi (GHC 100.00)    

I think that what golf is about integrity, commitments and consistency not financial standings. I referred to integrity, a key requirement in golfing as one of the values the game offers. Playing golf comes with so many commitments, and so should be accorded the attention it deserves.
Walking from one hole to the other helps so much calories and the most important virtue golf teaches is veracity which is main part in human life in this world.

And as part of plans to ensure the sport is deep seated and embraced by all regardless of one’s social background, Ghana Golfers Association has to institutionalize golf competitions from primary school to tertiary on its calendar every year.