Vincent Torgah receiving his winner’s cheque from Alex Oppong Baffoe
Celebrated Ghanaian golfer Vincent Torgah overcame unfavorable weather conditions to win the West Coast PGA Championship at the Celebrity Golf Club Sakumono in Greater Accra.
The competition attracted fifty golfers, consisting of forty-two regular pros, twelve seniors, and three ladies, who competed in the three-day championship which teed off on August 21.
Vincent Torgah, who was billed as one of the favorites, lived up to expectations by emerging as the winner of the three-day championship, beating forty-one regular pros after playing 71, 69, and another 71 to win the golf event.
Torgah needed to battle it out with some notable fine golfers such as Alfred Kwame from Achimota Golf Club, E.K. Owusu, J. Klah, V. Coffie, Francis Torgah, and Kojo Barnini before wrapping it up on the final day.
In an interview with a section of the media after picking up the winner’s cheque, an excited Torgah admitted that the championship was tough due to the rather strange course situation and the unfriendly weather conditions.
He, however, admitted that the tournament served as a good learning curve for many golfers and hopes to build on his performance during the next PGA playoffs event.
Alfred Kwame finished second after playing 71, 71, and 72, ahead of E.K. Owusu, who came in third, playing 216 over three days, while J. Klah and V. Coffie grabbed the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Experienced golfer Amos Korblah played 147 over two days to win the senior category of the championship, beating eleven others, including Robert Degbe and Center of the World’s Teye Lartey, to the second and third positions, respectively.
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