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Members and friends of the Ikeja Golf Club will on Monday take to the greens in honour of the club’s captain, Jibola Awoseyi, whose tenure is coming to an end.

The West Africa Junior Golf tournament, meant for players within the age range of five and 19, will tee off today at the Ikeja Golf Club.

With 84 points carded, Team Eko Support Services emerged winner of the maiden Corporate Golf Challenge organised by Concierge Sports at the Lakowe Lakes Golf & Country Estate, Lekki, Lagos.

The first official Professional Golfers’ Association of Nigeria (PGAN) sanctioned Tour event to be hosted at the high profile Smokin Hills Golf Resort Ilara Mokin in Ondo state has been confirmed to hold from May 19 to 22.

MICCom Golf Club assistant professional, Sunday Olapade, at the weekend won his first professional title when he picked the Francis Olo Pro-Am Championship at the Oturkpo Golf and Country Club in Benue State.  With a 68, four under par at the opening round of the four-day event, Olapade eventually tied with Ghana’s Emos Korblah after…

TOMORROW'S tee-off of the maiden Corporate Golf Challenge, which is at the behest of Concierge Sports, promises to be an exciting and fun-filled affair as management of the sponsoring outfit say approximately 100 players have appended their signatures thereby committing themselves to the tourney.   Slated to take place at the Lakowe Lakes Golf &…

ALTHOUGH Nigeria’s only hope at the African Open got dashed on Tuesday with Oche Odoh placing 23rd in the qualifier that admitted only top 10 players, the event still tees-off with high hope of producing an African winner.  After five successive home winners since its inception, history suggests that a strong international field could well…

AUSTIN Aigbotsua and Juliet Mimgba on Wednesday came tops in the men and ladies net categories respectively of the 15th First Bank Valentine tournament, which came to a thrilling end at the Ikeja Golf Club..    To come top in the men’s event, Aigbotsua netted a score of 69, while the big hitting Mimgba shot…

IMMEDIATE past vice captain of the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938, Tony Onwu, has been named captain. He was returned un-opposed at the Annual General Meeting concluded on Wednesday.   He takes over from media guru, Mr. Ted Iwere, whose tenure elapsed at the AGM.    “It is a great honour to be saddled…

AT least six countries have indicated interest to take part in the forthcoming First Lagos International Junior Open Championship. Countries that have so far expressed interest are Ghana, Gabon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo and Uganda. More are still expected.   The international tourney is at the behest of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), and in…

A NIGERIAN delegation is expected to participate in the 2015 CEO Clubs Golf tournament holding at the Dubai Creek and Yacht Club next month.    The event, which will feature delegates from across the world, including captains of industry, CEO Clubs Network members, government officials and exhibitors, among others, according to the coordinator of the…

With the euphoria that trailed the just concluded Ikeja Ladies Open Golf Championship yet to subside, the Ladies Section is once again in for another big event as the 2015 edition of the annual Valentine tournament has been scheduled to hold at the club next week.   Speaking ahead of the competition, which would be played…