A keenly contested day one saw 54 golfers surpassed the 94 gross landmark required to secure a coveted place in the grand finale of the pinnacle tournament of the club.
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Ude emerged winner of the competition with a score of 79 gross off 15 handicap with a score of 64 net.
It begins with the April Monthly Mug competition, which has been specially packaged to excite club members.
The second prize at the event went to Jimoh Ogundare, who earned a business class ticket to a five-star hotel in Kigali, Rwanda; while the third went to Tony Onwu for a weekend stay at the swanky Marriott Hotel, Lagos.
The annual tournament which features golfers from various states and clubs across the country is organized to honour the outgoing Captain, Mr. Hakeem Akintoye.
The kitty, which holds on Saturday June 12, at the Ikeja Golf Club, will have friends and colleagues of Babaeko in attendance.
Now, sports activities are gradually returning with top leagues such as La Liga, English Premier League, Serie A, NBA, IAAF meet, Grand Slam and some other tournaments gearing up for a face-off.
The prize, named the Adewunmi Ogunsanya Hole-in-One Prize, is one of the big draws at the event, which holds on Saturday at the Ikeja Golf Club in Lagos.
The 99 were selected from over 500 golfers, who registered for the event, which will follow the stroke play format.
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, are expected to grace the Gala Night marking the 50th anniversary of the prestigious Ikeja Golf Club on Saturday, December 1.
The announcement was made at a press conference held in the Committee Room of the club at Ikeja, GRA.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the annual three-day competition, aimed at discovering young golfers aged 15 and below, was used to mark golf enthusiast, Alhaji Awa Ibrahim’s birthday on October 19.