The competition was launched by Minister Adoum Garoua on Sunday.
The 6th edition of the Yaounde international open golf tournament kicked off on Sunday May 3rd with the participation of over 60 athletes drawn from 16 countries with the largest contingent coming from Nigeria. Speaking during the opening ceremony at the Yaounde golf club, the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Adoum Garoua, urged the officials of the federation to make the sport accessible to all saying golf has ceased from being an elite sport to one that can be practiced by anybody.
The president of the Cameroon golf federation, Assiga Ahanda Yves Martin said the objective this year will be to beat Nigeria which has won four of the six editions of the tournament so far. Cameroon’s hope for victory lies on Bella Desiré who emerged runner up during the last edition of the competition which took place in Tiko and Yaounde simultaneously to mark 50 years of Cameroon’s independence and reunification. Also on hand to welcome delegates was the president of the Yaoundé golf club, Siegfried Etame Massoma who said it was an honour for the Yaounde golf club to host the tournament.
After the ceremonial opening on Sunday, the competition began in earnest with ‘caddy challenge’. This will be followed today by the training for the professional tournament while tomorrow will see the first round of the professional tournament begin. The fourth and last round of the professional category as well as the second round of the amateur tournament will take place on Saturday. The tournament ends on Sunday with the award of prizes to winners and a grand gala at the Camtel hall.
