Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson on Thursday took his first training session in the game of golf at the Yenagoa Golf Course and Estate located at the Tourism Island in New Yenagoa City.
The first Military Governor of old Rivers State and Chairman of the Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council, Alfred Diete-Spiff, and his coach, Celina James, guided Dickson on his first foray into the game of golf.
The Governor, who was edgy at the beginning, took a number of practice swings from the tee, before hitting his first ball into the fairway, maneuvering a bunker close to the green.
At the green, he also tried a couple of potting shots, hitting the pin a number of times to attract some applause from the lovers of golf.
In a chat with reporters after the training session, an excited Dickson thanked Diete-Spiff for finding time to take him on his first lessons on the golf course.
He noted that the former military governor was one of the motivational and inspirational factors to the development of the golf course and the estate project undertaken by his administration.
He said the Yenagoa Golf Course and Estate would be the best in the country, stressing that about 300 high-end plots are available for interested members of the public to acquire for development.
Governor Dickson also renewed his call on investors and individuals to take advantage of the huge potential of the state, especially in the newly proposed Yenagoa City and leisure and vacation homes in the golf course and estate.
He explained that the state government embarked on the project not only to make the sport popular in the state, but to also encourage the youths to channel their energies to sporting activities like golf, polo, among others.
Diete-Spiff, the traditional ruler of Twon-Brass in Brass Local Government Area, commended Dickson for his enthusiasm in golf and his fair attempts at grasping the technicalities of the game.
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Ex-Military Governor ‘Drills’ Dickson At First Golf Lessons
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