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Odemwingie: Former Stoke City and West Brom star turns professional golfer

goal.com, 13 October 2019, 09:36
The former Nigeria international is now qualified to pursue a career in golf, seven months after he called time on his football stint

Former Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion forward Peter Odemwingie is now a professional golfer.

The 38-year-old, who retired from football in April, took to social media to announce his membership into the Professional Golfers Association (PGA).

Formerly an amateur, his status has been upgraded to a PGA assistant professional. Odemwingie has also been given a slot for training at the University of Birmingham foundation degree in professional golf studies.

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I AM VERY PROUD TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS GREAT ASSOCIATION! ⛳️ Congratulations, as of today your registration with The PGA has been accepted and a place on the PGA Training Programme and University of Birmingham Foundation Degree in Professional Golf studies has been allocated to you. Your amateur status has now been relinquished and you are now officially classified as a PGA Assistant Professional. Your PGA Membership number is 0160371 ⛳️

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