Seasoned golfer, Hudson Kamtwanje, on Wednesday beat 48 other golfers to emerge champion of the Medical Aid Society of Malawi (Masm) Ball Pool played at Blantyre Sports Club.<\/p>\n
Playing off handicap 13, Kamtwanje scored 20 points to count out Collen Smith who settled for second position.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Kamtwanje could not hide his excitement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a long time since I had a podium finish so I am very happy.<\/p>\n
I trained very hard and I was confident I would win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He went home with a trophy and a Game shopping voucher from Masm.<\/p>\n
Up-and-coming golfer, Gift Gondwe, settled for third place also with 20 points.<\/p>\n
In the ladies\u2019 category, Harriet Marrian emerged the champion after scoring 20 points, one ahead of Bose Kamphulusa who was second with 19 points.<\/p>\n
Masm Chief Commercial Officer, Andrew Ngomwa, said they organised the tournament to brief the golfers on new developments at Masm, including the scrapping off of shortfalls on medical bills.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need our customers to understand that they will no longer be charged shortfalls when they access medical assistance in hospitals,\u201d Ngomwa said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also wanted to encourage them to take some interest in understanding what our various schemes offer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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