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  • Oyome is Ikoyi Ladies Golf Championship winner

    Oyome is Ikoyi Ladies Golf Championship winner

    The President of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria, Evelyn Oyome, emerged the Overall Gross Winner of the ‘Queen of the Greens’ Ikoyi Ladies Golf Championship, which was held at Ikoyi Golf Club, Lagos.

    The two-day event saw Oyome grossing 168 strokes, outperforming Fatumata Coker and Lynda Obieze, who scored 174 and 175 strokes, to claim the first and second runner-up spots.

    Pat Ozoemene secured fourth place with 176 strokes.

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    Carol Majoro, Ronke Iyiola, and Ifeoma Obata trailed behind, grossing 186, 188, and 197 strokes,  to claim the fifth, sixth, and seventh positions.

    Seline Hainsworth took top honours in the Overall Net category with 144 strokes, closely followed by Dammy Oruwari, who secured first runner-up with 145 strokes, and Karin Ekpe, who claimed second runner-up with 150 strokes.

  • Winners emerged in International Pairs Golf Championship

    Winners emerged in International Pairs Golf Championship

    The excitement that pervades the return of the International Pairs Golf Championship to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital climaxed on Sunday with the pair of Usenobong Akpabio, Edidiong Idiong emerging winners of the 2023 edition of the annual competition.

    Playing like a team infused with the winning bug, the duo carded 77-stable points over 36 holes to emerge winners. They started their game with opening 38-stableford points and closed with 39-stableford points for 77 points to win the competition by two points.

    For their efforts, the pairs will be representing Nigeria at the world finals of International Pairs billed for Royal Obidos Spa & Golf Resort in Portugal on November 6-10, 2023.

    While the Uyo-based golfers relished their victory, hard fighting pair of Okechukwu Igwe and Saadi Baloni of IBB International Golf and Country Club Abuja also gave a good account of themselves, coming second in the fiercely contested competition. They signed for 75 Stableford points.