No fewer than 126 young golfers are scheduled to partake in the IBB Golf Junior Open Championship.
The IBB Golf Club Junior Open Championship is a tournament meant to introduce young golfers to the proper way of playing golf, help them develop their skills, particularly now that the game of golf has been included at the Olympics.
The tournament, which is hosted by the prestigious IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja, is open to young golfers between the ages of five and 19.
Already, 126 young golfers from 21 golf clubs and 14 states of the federation have registered for the championship scheduled to tee off onAugust 18.
The kids will be coached by registered professional golfers from different parts of the Nigeria.
Lady Captain Lami Ahmed says it is important to introduce the game of golf to children at an early age if they are to make it to the professional level.
Ahmed said: “The ladies section have different programmes targeted at the children.
“For example in May, we had over 70 children here at the club to celebrate the children’s day and just last week, we concluded a three weeks intensive summer training for young golfers focusing on age five to 19.
“Today, we are starting the junior open golf championship targeted at helping the young golfers develop their games, particularly now that the game of golf has been included in the Olympics.”
The Junior Championship is one of the developmental programmes instituted by the Ladies Section of the IBB Golf and Country Club aimed at producing future Olympians for Nigeria.
Ahmed, who became the club’s Lady Captain in May, says her ultimate aim is to eventually bring golf closer to Nigerians.
Several trophies and other gifts will be won by the kids at the end of the two-day championship.
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