The N10 million total purse Acutech Classic Pro-Am marked the club’s first professional championship in 22 years.
Korblah, who has been a member of the Professional Golfers’ Association for over a decade, said the win excites him because Ikeja Golf Club is a very tricky course that brings out the best of any golfer.
“I think thanks should go to the sponsors and members of Ikeja Golf Club and the Acutech team for the sponsorship of this event.
“It’s a great pleasure winning the event and I have Gift Willy and Oche Odoh to thank for this win. It a great honour.”
Gift Willy of Python Golf Club ended the game with four over par for the 54-hole play, one shot behind Korblah. Oche Odoh of IBB International Golf and Country Club finished in third place, totaling five over par.
Chairman of the sponsoring company, Zed Jituboh, said he delights in seeing the professional golfers showcase their best skills, adding that he believes Nigeria’s professional golfers are talented enough to rank among their peers globally.
“Nigeria’s professional golfers are underrated and it is my desire that through what my team at Acutech has started with this Pro-Am Classic we can inspire other stakeholders to make some investment in this direction and hence promote the talents we have,” he said.
The Acutech Pro-Am Classic is the third event on the Nigerian Tour and each of the event has produced a different winner.
The PGA Championship and The Meristem were the first events of the year before the Acutech Pro-Am Classic.
According to Director of the Professional Golfers’ Association of Nigeria, Tony Philmoore, this year signals the new beginning that the association has been clamouring for.
“We have worked and pitched the PGA to stakeholders, especially the values that we have built in the deliverables for golf sponsorship and support for promotion of golf talents,” he said.
Jituboh was also inducted as a patron of the PGA of Nigeria during the closing ceremony.
