Ikeja golf clubThe 2025 edition of Ikeja Golf Corporate Challenge Cup ended at the weekend with Yusuf Adams emerging winner of the Xpress Payment Solution category with a total of 233 scores ahead of Biodun Hassan, Oseni Jide and Jimoh Ogundare in that category.
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In the two-day Xpress MTS event, Ufuoma Oghoje finished top with a total of 222 scores ahead of Abdulrasheed Adebisi, Afolabi Kola and Mojeed Aberuagba, just as Fred Appah topped the ADL Solutions event with a score of 222 ahead of Amusa Kelani, Ayuba Abubakar and Lynda Obieze. Omini Ofen topped the Consolidated Hallmark Insurance event with a score of 220 ahead of Bayo Alli, Ojo Babatunde and Eddy Efekoha.

The Yoke Solution event was won by Gbenga Ayodele, who scored 219, ahead of Arun Sharma, Fawze A Talal and Bidemi Babatunde Ojo. Captain of Ikeja Golf Club, Babatunde Ojo told The Guardian during the presentation of prizes to winners that the Ikeja Golf Corporate Challenge Cup was put together as part of its yearly golfing calendar.

“It brings together different corporate entities where we compete. It is also give us the avenue to share in the spirit of playing the game of golf. This year’s edition has been quite interesting. We have a lot of new corporate entities who are participating for the first time and in total I believe we have about 25 companies ranging from different sectors in the national economy. So it is quite an interesting tournament this year. The tournament is getting better every year. My tenure will end in March.
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And we have been having a series of tournaments. It has been a busy golfing year for us,” Ojo stated. On his part, Competition Secretary of Ikeja Golf Club, Ejiro Ogomigo, who is chief convener of the Corporate Challenge 2025, revealed that different dimensions have been taken in terms of the energy “we put into it.”

“It is 36-holes event. We have 25 teams and each team has four players each. The players have been going across the entire country, with a majority from Ikeja. And the entire players, (first to third), have the winnings, which is a billboard at different trade locations in the golf course. This gives participants brand awareness.

“We have teams from construction, manufacturing as well as teams from consultancy. In this edition, we have billboards from first to third positions, which are quite expensive. So if you are paying to play in a tournament for a token, and then you get a billboard that costs 10 times the value that you have put in, I think it is a win-win position for those that have won the championship,” he stated.
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