GOLF promotion and development outfit, Falcon Golf Development Company (FGDC) has acquired the rights to market one of the world most prestigious tournaments in Nigeria, World Corporate Golf Challenge.
Chief Executive Officer of the FGDC, Remi Olukoya revealed that the sealed last year in Portugal.
The deal also brings to two, such international competitions organised by the outfit; the first being International Pairs which enters its Sixth year in 2020 and the newly acquired World Corporate Golf Challenge.
Unveiling the development in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer of FGDC, Olukoya said the decision to acquire the rights for the event was made to boost Nigeria’s image internationally and to further contribute to the development of golf in the country.
The World Corporate Golf Challenge began in the United Kingdom in 1993 to help enhance relationship among corporate organisations worldwide.
Because of its success in the UK, the concept was rolled out around the world, reaching golf playing countries like Indian, Norway, Malaysia, Sweden, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, and Australia amongst others.
Few years later the event berthed in Nigeria and was sponsored then by Econet Corporate Golf Challenge and at one time by Vodacom.
It was so popular at the time that one of the national finals held at Achimota Golf Club in Ghana. When the promoter at the time Habeeb Fasinro left for politics, its fortune dwindled.
“Now, almost ten years since it was last played, FGDC has brought WCGC back in a bigger and better way,” Olukoya assured.
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