24 Jul 2014

Elephant Hills Golf club member from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Cathy Almy and Chobe Golf Club’s Muller Keabetswe have emerged as this year’s women and men’s champions at the annual Mowana golf open tournament.

Almy won the overall best player in the ladies category with 64 points while Keabetswe won the men’s category with 68 points after play offs. His runner up, Kabo Kemoreile was also from his club while the runner up in the women’s category was Minkie Molatlhegi from Gaborone Golf Club.

The tournament, which was part of the Botswana Golf Association (BGA) calendar event brought together golfers from Zimbabwe, Zambia and from Jwaneng, Sowa town, Gaborone and Chobe locally.

In accepting his prize as the best in men’s category, Keabetswe said that he had worked hard in preparing for the tournament and had sworn to his colleagues that he would win the prize, which he did after playoffs to break a tie in the category.

The captain for Chobe Golf Club, Richard Strugneoo thanked Mowana Safari Lodge for hosting the tournament and availing a worthy golf course as it made them work harder. Meanwhile, the annual tournament ran from the 19th to the 20th July during the Presidents’ holidays. ENDS