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President of the Organizing Committee of the tournament, Mr. Hans De Beer
All golfers, caddies, and media personnel who will participate in this year’s Gold Fields Professional Golfers Association (PGA) golf tournament have undergone COVID-19 testing prior to the start of the competition on Wednesday, November 25. 2020.
The president of the tournament’s organizing committee, Hans De Beer, said that the tests carried out by the organizers are part of a series of measures that have been put in place to ensure the success of this year’s championship.
De Beer further revealed that the use of face masks and social distancing protocols will also be strictly enforced for the duration of the tournament ending Saturday, November 28, 2020.
“Each and every person involved in the tournament, golfers and their caddies, the media, if they cannot show us their COVID-19 proof they will not be able to participate in the tournament,” De Beer said in an interview.
He added that there will also be a daily evaluation of COVID-19 symptoms during the tournament and in the event that someone tests positive, they and anyone they have been in contact with will be quickly isolated.
Still high standards
De Beer said that although this year’s event was reduced in terms of the number of participants, the standards in terms of quality of the golf course and prize money remain the same.
He stressed that the committee has learned from international golf championships and will maintain those standards throughout the championship.
Participants
A total of 32 golfers, including 24 regulars and eight seniors, will battle for honors, including trophies and 167,000 GHS in prizes.
The winner of the regular event will win a cash prize of 40,000 GHS and the blue PGA Gold Fields jacket, while the winner of the seniors event will win 9,000 GHS in prizes.
Also up for grabs is any golfer who makes a hole in a prize at the 7th hole at a prize of 20,000 GHS.
Notable golfers in the regular contest include Kojo Barnni, Vincent Torgah, Emos Korblah, Emmanuel Osei, Kwame Ligbidi, Yaw Barry Dzadey, Prince Q. Amponsah, and George Osei.
The rest are Enoch Owusu, John Mawuli, Wincott Ankrah, Francis Torgah, Philip Paitey, Godwin Sai, Stephen Klah, David Doe, Quinton Sherlock, Robert Degbe, Anthony Gbenyor, Lucky Annan Ayidah, Theophilus Govinous, Maxwell Owusu Bonsu, Kwabena Poku, and Amponsah Richard.
The eight veteran golfers in the senior contest are Victor Brave-Mensah, Frank W. Asorgba, James Larry, Paul Nyarko, Peter Korsah, Akwasi Prempeh, Chichi Charles and Padori Ahmed.
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