Ikoyi Membership’s Sunday Olapade, final Friday received the second Custodian Golf Traditional on the Lakowe Lakes Golf Membership in Lagos, to file his first win on the Skilled Golf Developmental Tour.
He shot 73, 68, 73 (214), two beneath par, to pocket the N3m star prize on the 54 holes affair.
“It was a troublesome occasion, given the standard of the gamers on the sector. I believe arduous work paid off for me, and I need to thank God for this chance to win this occasion.” Olapade stated after holing the profitable put at Lakowe.
Nigeria’s former primary, Kamalu Bako who topped the occasion’s leaderboard with a 68, 4 beneath par on the opening day, struggled to a second-place end with 4 strokes adrift of Olapade’s profitable rating. Francis Epe, present PGD Tour chief, positioned third with 224, 4 over par end, struggling the identical destiny.
Ghana’s Augustine Manasseh led the international gamers’ cost for the title that ended him at 222 (+6) after the 54-hole play, which may solely fetch him a joint fourth-place end alongside Otukpo-based George Inalegwu.
Group Managing Director of Custodian Funding, Wole Oshin stated the occasion is an avenue to point out assist for the abundance of expertise in skilled golf within the nation.
“This occasion is our platform to assist skilled golf. We imagine different company and people can see the potential in them by the sunshine occasions like this shine on them,” Oshin stated.
“The purse was elevated to N20m this 12 months in response to the excessive variety of international gamers request to be a part of the occasion from the entries and information analysed from the primary version.”
PGD Tour’s Commissioner, Femi Olagbenro, additionally famous that the tour is gaining momentum, and in addition hinted about plans to boost the deliverables for all stakeholders.
“We’re bringing freshness to the tour on so many fronts, the tweaks we’re engaged on with the venue and attempting to onboard new sponsors whereas making certain all events get the appropriate worth for his or her funding.”
