CHIEF Justice (CJ) Mohammed Chande Othman has appealed to fellow judges
to start learning golf after he was impressed with the game in the just
ended Waitara Golf Trophy.
He said after he himself joined the golf
fraternity weeks back, he said he will serve as golf ambassador to
convince other judges to learn the sport after finding it was good for
the body’s health and networking.
Chande who has recently started
practising the game, made the remark while handing over trophies to
winners of this year Waitara Trophy tournament at the Tanzania People’s
Defence Forces (TPDF) Lugalo golf club in Dar es Salaam over the
weekend.
To ensure that nothing delayed his
decision, Lugalo awarded him golf kits so that he can start soon than
later. Othman who was chief guest at the 18-hole stroke play nett annual
event handing over overall trophy to host Juma Likuli who beat other
117 challengers from different clubs. Playing off handicap-5 Likuli
carded six-under par 66 nett to win the title.
Othman said golf is very interesting
game that one can blame only him or herself for poor results as you play
without referee. He also appealed to sponsors to come forward and
assist professional golfers so that they can raise high Tanzania flag
internationally. Lugalo Golf club founder General (retired) George
Waitara said that Lugalo is ideal place for the judges and other top
officials to learn and play golf.
“One of the main aims of constructing a
golf course here was to give chances to government officials to
participate in sports for both health leisure benefits,” he said.
Waitara invited judges and other officials to come forward and join him
and others at the newly constructed course.
The tournament also saw handicap-7
Claude Mtavangu win Division A top prize with 67 nett as Hendrick Nyenza
handicap- 3 come second with 68 nett. In Division B top prize went to
Iddi Ramadhani with 67 nett, while Noel Mheni finished second with 69
nett. Adam Ngamilo claimed the Division C after netting 74 strokes and
Alfred Kinswaga penned 75 strokes.
Senior top prize went to Said Nkya who returned 73 strokes ahead of Boniface Nyiti who finished second with 74 strokes.
The ladies top prize went to Sophia
Mathias who carded 74 nett and Vicky Elias was second with 76 nett.
Arusha Gymkhana’s Nuru Mollel continued to dominate Lugalo event in
professional golf title with one under par gross 71 strokes.
source-www.dailynews.co.tz
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