Disabled golf to feature in local tourney

The organisers of the Windhoek Lager Africa Jacket Golf Championship plan to incorporate disabled golf into the tournament in future.The competition, which is sponsored by Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) through their Windhoek Lager Beer brand, sees 11 African countries compete amongst each other for top honours.NBL manager of sponsorships Ian Stevenson told the media last week there is a lot they can adapt in the competition and they are still ironing out all the small details.“The Windhoek Lager Africa Jacket would like to include disabled golf but there are a lot of categories when it comes to disabled golf,” he said.The Windhoek Lager Africa Jacket Golf Championship started with its maiden edition in 2013.In its third edition in 2015, it introduced a women's category to the competition for the first time.Stevenson added that at the moment things are not yet clear, but they would want to start with amputee golf as there is already a Namibian golfer, Chris Wood, who plays golf on the international stage for South Africa. “The aim at the moment is increasing the interest of golf in the country and like we did in the past when we introduced three different divisions - A division handicaps up to nine; B division handicaps from 10-16; and C division handicaps from 17-24,” said Stevenson.He stated that Wood, who will be relocating to Namibia this year, will be tasked with the job of starting up an amputee golf body in the country.This year's Windhoek Lager Africa Jacket Golf Championship takes place on 23 and 24 June. NAMPA

Disabled golf to feature in local tourney

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