Golf Master Class for ACCA Ukraine Members

On 11th of July, 2008 ACCA Members in Ukraine visited Kiev Golf Centre, where Master Class took place. It was a great opportunity to end working week in a pleasant atmosphere of a golf club where beginners were offered an opportunity to master the art of hitting the ball.

The event started with cocktails and was followed with a short official part, during which Oleksandr Cherinko was presented with a certificate of Top Affiliate for December 2007 examination session. Oleksandr attained the highest mark by a student in Ukraine in Papers P1 to P7 of the ACCA examinations, with a total mark of 359. The corresponding certificate and gift was presented to Oleksandr by Grant Thornton Ukraine Managing Partner Vitaly Kazakov (FCCA). The prizewinner was also congratulated in a speech of Andriy Droniuk (FCCA), representing another sponsor of the event – FARLEP Invest.

After the official part, Russell Aden, the golf instructor at Kiev Golf Centre, told to attendees the golf basics, such as golfer’s posture, club grip and techniques of hit. Russell acknowledged that the attendees, of whom almost everyone was the beginner, achieved good results in their first day, proving the well-known fact that talented people are talented in everything.

The event participants also had an opportunity to compete in golf mini-contest, after they had practiced a little. Andriy Molyboga (ACCA) became the winner in this contest, whose ball was the closest to pin.