Monday Eze at the weekend emerged the over all winner of the 55th First Bank Lagos Amateur Open Golf competition, which came to a thrilling end at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938.

To come tops in the keenly contested event, Eze grossed a two-day score of 151, to win the competition by three-shots.

The victory was the second for the Ikoyi Club based amateur golfer.
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The first came in 2014 when he edged Policeman, Milo Ajah, for the title. He narrowly missed the 2015 edition before fighting back to claim the 2016 edition.

The 25-year old Eze in his victory speech thanked the tournament sponsor, First Bank, for the opportunity to showcase his skill, saying that he would forever cherish the opportunity.

Abuja-based Johnson Okoh was second in the competition with a gross of 154-over two days, while Goodsmark Isife, a former junior champion, came third in the competition.

Isife carded an opening 79 and closed with 77 to come third.

Tournament defending champion, Uche Eze, came fourth, while 2014 runner-up, Ajah duck in the fifth position.