No fewer than 160 golfers including former Plateau State Governor, Senator Simon Lalong, and former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have registered for the maiden Kwara Governor’s Open Golf Tournament.
The Tournament Director, Barrister Oludare Akanbi, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin, said the tournament which will draw golfers from various clubs across the country will run from Friday November 15 to Sunday November 17.
According to him, the marketers and organisers of the event, Sluqfort Nigeria Limited have put arrangements in top gear to ensure a hitch-free competition that will get golfers competing over 36 holes.
Daily Trust reports that although the Ilọrin Golf Club Course is 18-hole, the development means players could complete two full rounds on the same 18-hole course, with a break in between.
Akanbi added that participants in the tournament will arrive on Friday, November 15, to a welcome cocktail at the Ultra-Modern Mohammed Lawal Club House, ahead of the competition which tees-off officially on Saturday beginning from 9am.
“Expected to perform the ceremonial tee-off is Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who is also the Patron of the Club.
“The best 100 players from the first day round will qualify to play on Sunday while the closing ceremony and presentation of prizes will follow by 7pm,” Akanbi stated.
He also said Sluqfort Nigeria Limited, the marketing outfit for the event, was able to attract lots of sponsors and donors to identify with the event.
The Director disclosed that there would be gross and net prizes for both male and female categories as well as veterans and super veterans.
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