Golf: Kwara Open tees-off

Date: 2017-11-06

Professional golfers will converge on the Ilorin Golf Club from Monday for the practice round ahead of the 5th Kwara Open which tees-off on Tuesday.

The Director of the Professional Golfers' Association of Nigeria, Samson Lawal, assured that top-ranked Nigerian professionals would be available for the 72-hole championship.

"We are glad Kwara Open is making its return to our calendar. We thank Governor (Abdufattah) Ahmed for keeping to his words, during the closing ceremony of Kwara at 50 Open Golf tournament, to revive the event," Lawal said.

"I believe the peace that exists in the state and the hospitality of the good people of Kwara State would be factors that will pull our members down for this event."

The tournament would be a ranking event, where professionals will be looking to pick up points for ranking on the PGA of Nigeria's Order of Merit.

The event is sponsored by the BUA Group, Sterling Bank Plc, Medview Airlines, Airtel and the Kwara State Government.

Top among players expected at the event include, Sunday Odegha, the nation's number one ranked golfer and OcheOdoh, Nigeria's only player with world ranking points.

Others are Daniel Pam, former number one player and winner of the maiden IMEGA regional qualifier, Sunday Olapade and homeboys Mustapha Aminu and Kabiru Mohammed.

Top category one players would also feature along with professional players, while category two players, veteran players, ladies and guest players would wrap up the event on Saturday and Sunday after 36 holes round of play in their respective categories.

Organiser of the event, LuqmanOwolewa, informed that the event has generated interest across West Africa.

"We have entries for the event from some countries including Ghana and Togo among others and we would be glad to host them and further establish Kwara State as the golf hub in the region," he said.

Captain of the club, Lai Maliki, said the course is in good shape and the club facilities are ready to host golfers for the week.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

BECE     Bello Bature     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Post Utme     Borgu     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Folaranmi Aro     Haleeman Salman     SWAN     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Cornelius Fawenu     Okoolowo     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Bola Olukoju     AbdulRauf Keji     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Ahmed Alhasssan     KWASEIC     Hakeem Idris     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     ASKOMP     Olatunji Moronfoye     College Of Education     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Playing Host     Mohammed Abdulahi     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Basit Olatunji     CLAY POT     Fatimoh Lawal     Bello Oyebanji     Saeedat Aliyu     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Yekini Adio     Funmilayo Mohammed     Oba Of Jebba     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     20 Billion Bond     Bolaji Nagode     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Idiagbon     Tsaragi     Owo Isowo     Arandun     Alfa Yahaya Road     LEAH Charity Foundation     Sam Onile     Lanwa     Plat Technologies     Quarry Royal Valley     Michael Nzwekwe     Okanlawon Taiwo     Alaro     Tinubu     Mohammed Abduraheem     Musbau A. Akanji     Bayo Ojo     YAKOOYO     Shuaib Jawondo     Bareke     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Ethical College     Buari Edun     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Ilorin     Isiaka Gold     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Kwara State Pension Board     Hassan Taiye Salam    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lanwa     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Yinka Aluko     Bayer Nigeria Limited     First Lady     Toyosi Thomas     Toyin Falola     Ajikobi     Matthew Babaoye     Ilorin East     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     NIPOGA     Kulende-UITH     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     JAMB     FOMWAN     Durbar     Kannike     Pacify Labs     Mogaji Aare     Noah Yusuf     SSA Youth     Omu-aran     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     NaAllah     Afolayan     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Sanusi Abubakar     Jumoke Gafar     Babatunde Ajeigbe     SWAN     The Herald     Ilorin Muslim Community     LABTOP     Tunji Oyawoye     PharmAccess Foundation     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Lafiagi     Galadima     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Sam Onile     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Oladimeji Thompson     Gambari     Ilorin International Airport     Salami Adekunle     Women Radio     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Salman Alada     Wahab Egbewole     Maryam A. Garuba     KWASAA     Mohammed Yisa     Olam Food Ingredients     VADA     Seed Technologies     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Idris Garba     Kayode Yusuf     KSIRS     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Olushola Saraki     Tunde Akanbi     Ahman Pategi University     Muhammadu Buhari     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Popo-Igbonna     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Lanre Aremu     AGILE Programme     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Harmony Holdings     Olabanji Orilonishe     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Yahaya Seriki