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Golf leader shifts focus to development

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Moving forward: Musa (left) wants to prioritise golf development

Golf is regarded as a sport for the elite; members of the community who can afford to pay greens fees, caddy fees, buy golf clubs and meet travelling expenses. It is a mindset that the new Botswana Golf Union (BGU) president, Derrick Musa, intends to change and bring more people to play golf, reports Staff Writer CALISTUS KOLANTSHO

Musa, who came into office in February, says he is not new to sport administration, as he was the secretary-general of Jwaneng Comets Football Club in 1988.

“We were the first club to win the inaugural Chappies League.

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