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TGU unveils three key areas of developing golf in Tanzania

By  The Citizen Reporter

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Mwananchi Communications Limited

Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Golf Union (TGU) has unveiled three areas to be implemented for the development of the game in the country.

TGU chairman Gilman Kasiga mentioned the areas as including the development of juniors, seniors and coaches. According to Kasiga, the junior programme will be implemented by all clubs with the aim of producing more juniors in the game.

He said there are few clubs with junior programmes, but, he added, that is not enough, He noted that they need to train as many young players as possible for the benefit of the nation.

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He said the junior development plan intends to offer everything a junior golfer needs to improve and step into tournaments and achieve better results and form a strong national team. He said in seniors, they will accommodate more of them from various private and government institutions to play golf.

“We would like to see permanent secretaries in various ministries and senior staffs in various firms start playing the game. Golf is different from other sports as it can be played from the age of four to the age of 90. By doing so, there will be a lot of networking for the game including building healthy bodies and having other benefits,” said Kasiga.

He noted that they will also conduct various training programmes aimed at increasing the number of coaches.

“All this is in our five-year strategic plan, whose chief goal is to develop the game right from the grassroots level,” he said. According to Kasiga, the strategic plan aims to develop golf trainers with teaching abilities at all levels in order to meet the international standards and increase their number.

He said any development is highly dependent on the presence of qualified trainers, and TGU has a responsibility to support the move.

“You can produce many talented players, but without going along with the growth of trainers’ standards, it will be difficult to reach the desired goal,” he said.

In developing ladies, he said the body has planned to cooperate reasonably with the Tanzania Ladies Golf Union (TLGU) under its president Queen Siraki in achieving the goal.

He said they are quite aware that ladies have been at the forefront of representing the nation well in international competitions.

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