The
2016 Gambia Open golf competition being hosted at the Fajara Golf Course and
Kololi Beach Club respectively by the Gambia Golf Association got underway on
Monday 12 December 2016.
Practice
took place on Monday and Tuesday, 12 and 13 December 2016 at the Fajara Club
and Kololi Beach club.
The
cocktail draw for the tournament also took place at Kololi Beach Cub yesterday.
The
professionals will play their round one of 18 holes at the Fajara golf course
today, Wednesday 14 December before going on to play their second round of 18
holes at the Kololi Beach Club in the evening of the same day.
The
caddy competition of 18 holes will also be played on the same day at the Fajara
golf course.
The
final day of 18 holes for professionals will be played tomorrow at the same
golf course.
Amateur
day one (18 holes) will be played on Friday 16 December 2016 at the Kololi
Beach Club while the day two also of 18 holes will be played on Saturday at the
Fajara golf course.
Lunch
and presentation of prizes will be held on Saturday 17 December 2016 at Fajara
Club while the golf open day will take place on Sunday at the Fajara golf
course.
Meanwhile,
the winner of the professional category will receive D50,000, second place will
collect D23,000, third place will pocket home D12,000, fourth place D5,000,
fifth will be rewarded with D3,000 and from the sixth to twelfth positions each
receive D1,000.
First,
second and third place holders in the amateur men category one and category two
as well as ladies will be rewarded, they said.
Amateurs
without certified handicaps who come first, second and third in the men competition
will be rewarded as well as the first and second in the ladies of the same
competition.
There
will also be special prizes open to both categories of amateurs such as Men
Longest Drive on hole No 1 at Fajara Club who will receive a Trophy; Ladies
Longest Drive on hole No 3 at Fajara Club will also receive a trophy.
The
winner of the Longest Putt on hole No 13 at Fajara Club will also receive a
trophy.
Nearest
to the Pin on hole No 5 at Fajara Club will also be rewarded with a trophy
while those with the lowest score at both Kololi Beach Club and at Fajara Club
will go home with something.
There
will also be prizes for the first, second and third place holders in the
caddies competition.
The
GGA said that in signing the Entry Form, participants in the 2016 Gambia Open
shall indemnify and not hold liable, GGA, the sponsors, the organizers or the
host clubs for any loss or damages to their equipment or personal belongings or
harm or any form of injuries that the participants of the 2016 Gambia Open may
suffer as a result of their participation in this tournament.