Kojo Barnni won the 2025 Goldfields Damang Open Golf Tournament
Tournament hot favourite, Kojo Barnni lived up to expectations after winning the 2025 Goldfields Damang Open Golf Tournament on Friday, November 14, at Damang in the Western Region .
He took over the leadership on day two of the competition and played some fine golf on his familiar and favourite course which many golfers described as difficult.
Barnni played 71 and 71 on the first two days and finished the third and last day with 72 and 70 respectively.
Despite challenges from the likes of Francis Torgah, Maxwell Osei Bonsu, the home crowd golfer mastered courage to finish off with 284 for the trophy.
Speaking with a section of the media after he had received his trophy and GH₵60,000, Barnni who had won three previous tournaments at Damang admitted that though the course is thickish, he had to play wisely.
Achimota golfer, Lucky Ayisah winner of last year’s Genser tournament placed second and pocketed GH₵ 35,000, after finishing with a score of 290 while Maxwell Owusu Bonsu from the Royal Golf Club and another Achimota golfer, Vincent Cofie tied for the third place and shared GH₵34,000.
Veteran Emos Koblah won the seniors category after playing 219 over three day at Damang and took home GH₵30,000. He was followed by E. K Osei who took GH₵20,000, while third placed Anthony Gbenyo got the third spot prize money.
For the first time in the history of the tournament professional ladies competed and saw 13 golfers from different countries. The ladies segment which was also keenly contested for four days had Senegalese Oumy Diaye beating South African M. Zethu who took the second position while Ivorien Vivian Kouame placed third.
They also took home handsome cash prizes of GH₵25,000, GH₵17,000ghc and GH₵13,000 respectively.
Vice President of the PGA Ghana, Alhaji Ahmed Padori thanked all who contributed to the successful event, including the course managers, and media.
Hans De Beer, President of the PGA commended Goldfields Ghana and Ibrahim Mahama’s Engineers and Planners for their sponsorship.
He urged the golfers to keep competing for another Tiger Woods to be produced.
He also acknowledged past presidents who have steered PGA over the last 50 years in Ghana, and announced that the Genser tournament and AGM will come on very soon in Kumasi.
Sampson Arthur, Gold Fields Ghana’s Operations Manager at Abosso, said his outfit’s return as sponsors goes beyond mere support, adding that they look forward to deeper collaboration with the PGA.
Lady Captain Felicity Geabour appealed for support for female professional golfers.
Pupils from Abosso Methodist JHS also graced the tournament to have some insights about the game of golf.
