Open Golf Charity : Yaounde Welcomes Caravan

The fourth and last stage of the caravan for the second edition of the Open Golf Charity Elessa Lothin-Sen Foundation (OGCELSF) arrived at the Yaounde Golf Club recently. After the Golf Country Club of Kribi, Likomba Golf Club, Tiko and Practice Golf in Douala, it was the turn of the Yaounde Golf Club. The parade was received by golfers from Yaounde and other clubs across the country. 
Speaking at the occasion, the President of the OGCELSF, Louis Deschamps Elessa Lothin said the objective is to support professionals and cadies in the form of charity. He said players will come from other African countries. Already, the Elessa Lothin-Sen Foundation has registered players from Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and Zimbabwe, among others. In a bid to encourage professional and amateur golfers in Cameroon and Africa, the Elessa Lothin-Sen Foundation has doubled the prize money for professionals and the cadies. For the professionals the prize money has increased from FCFA 2.8 million to FCFA 6 million and for the cadies from FCFA 350,000 to FCFA 700,000. The fir...