The planned competition, christened Nigerian Tour, is expected to attract international participation. Philmoore praised the scintillating performance of the PGA of Nigeria players at the HSDGCC Classic, which held from June 23 to 25 with many record-breaking scores. xThe winner, Sunday Olapade of Ikoyi Club, Lagos, shot -13 over three days; Vincent Torgah of IBB Club, Abuja shot -11 for the second spot; Francis Epe of Ikoyi Club, Lagos and Kamalu Bako of Kano Club tied on -8 for the third position and Andrew Oche Odoh was fourth on -6 for the fourth position. “The PGA of Nigeria is coming up with it’s own tour christened, ‘Nigeria Tour,’ which will be like the USPGA, European Tour; Sunshine Tour of South Africa etc. In his remarks, Tournament Director, PGA of Nigeria, Johnbull Dengbofa, explained that the current progress in the association was as a result of teamwork, rather than individual effort, adding that it should be sustained for the set target to be achieved.

Source: The Guardian July 02, 2021 03:00 UTC