The annual tournament which features golfers from various states and clubs across the country is organized to honour the outgoing Captain, Mr. Hakeem Akintoye.
In a brief chat with the media in Lagos on Thursday, the Club captain said the event is a global practice by all golf clubs to appreciate the ongoing committee and usher in a new one to stir their activities in the next one.
Akintoye also thanked members of his committee for their steadfastness and for believe in him in the last one year of managing the frontline club.
“We have a long standing convention that we try to uphold and has become our tradition to organize this event every year as it is one of the biggest on our calendar.”
Reeling out some of the club’s achievements in the last one year, Akintoye stated that they participated in a good number of tournaments both at the club and other clubs around the country.
He added that the club have also put in place measures to break the barrier of golf as elitist game with their catch them young initiative. The idea is aimed at taking golf to schools and give children the opportunity tomplay golf.
Meanwhile, the Club’s Competition Secretary, Mr. Bidemi Babatunde Ojo broke down the number of participants in various categories of the tournament.
According to him, the competition has 90 Cardis, 105 Staff, 65 Veterans, 7 Professionals, 70 Ladies, 120 Kitties, while 260 golfers are expected at the grand final this weekend.