Lt. Col. Usman Ibrahim don win the first edition of the Green Fairway Amateur Golf Championship wey hold for Abuja. The one-day 18-hole championship happen over the weekend at TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja.
Ibrahim, wey dey play with handicap 19, return gross score of 79 and net score of 60 to emerge as the overall best net winner of the 18-hole championship. No fewer than 150 golfers participate in the tournament.
Ibrahim talk say he dey very happy to win the tournament, and he also talk about how he love to help the less privileged in society. “I feel elated; I feel happy. It is not every day you play a competition and win. It’s very difficult to come out tops amongst over 170 golfers who competed in the tournament,” he say.
“The tournament itself, which is all about finding a way to assist the less privileged, is something I am also passionate about, and that makes the victory even more exciting for me,” he add.
Meanwhile, Timothy Mike emerge as the overall gross winner after playing 69 gross. In the men’s category for handicaps 0 to 11, Isaac Umoru win the best gross prize with 71 gross and 67 net.
Saturday Otubo win the best gross prize in the category with 73 gross, while Philip Kuma finish as runner-up net with 80 gross and 69 net.
In the Ladies category for handicaps 0 to 36, Eunice Pam emerge as the best net winner with 79 gross and 62 net. S.J. Marcus win the best gross prize with 82 gross, while Ogechukwu Emmanuel finish as runner-up net with a gross score of 98 and 62 net.
Dare Williams and Ogechukwu Emmanuel win the longest drive prize for the men and ladies categories, respectively. Francis Okosun and Lizzy Samuel win the nearest to the pin award for the men and ladies categories, respectively. Jimmy Patrick take home the award for the bravest golfer of the championship.
