1001 Tunisie: How was your participation in the Espirito Santo Trophy in Antalya?
Hanna El Bennna: It was the first time I participated in an international competition. I was very proud to represent Tunisia and also all my friends in our golf school. Besides, everyone congratulated me and encouraged me before my departure. I received lots of messages on facebook.
It was great to see other teams, other players worldwide.
I have not played very well for the level of the play was very high and a lot of players have a professional level. The course was difficult with the departures “back tee” (remote), which added to the set of the usual distances. Le first day I was with very good players so I was terribly stressed, the following days with poorer players so I was “broken” in my game. In fact I have not been able to manage my career. But it was the 1st time, so it’s a very rich experience.
It was also good to share with Feriel (Association Carthage Soukra) and Ghorzlène Association (Hammamet) this adventure because it taught me what a sports team representing one’s country means.
Why golf and where do you get this passion?
Golf is my meeting with the Djerba Golf Sports Association and the promotion center in 2006. Since then I have been all weekends to Djerba Golf Club with my friends.
I like golf for the environment, because it is a difficult sport that always forces me to strive and persevere, because it allowed me to have a circle of friends who share the same passion, because it opened my horizons by offering me the opportunity to travel within the country to other golf courses and other youth.
What do you need to go further and higher?
Of training, a lot of practice to improve my game. I also have to gain a better physical condition including endurance because golf is a sport that requires a sustained effort (the courses are usually held on a minimum 3 hours). I also have to gain my mind and learn to manage stress.
Why golf is not he emerges in Tunisia?
I think it is because it is perceived as a “rich man’s sport” (that is true, isn’t it not?) But also because it drags more than sports and recreation image in addition to the”old.”
In a few words, who are you?
I turn 18 in December. I am a young djerbienne from the village of Cedouikech. I am in the final year of secondary education and will therefore sit for my degree this year. I am the youngest of a family of four. Later I hope to practice a profession in relation to the golf to work in this environment that I love and continue to practice this sport.
Interview by Amel Djait
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