BY Afolabi Gambari
The India Cup 2021 tournament has begun at the golf section of the Ikoyi Club, Lagos with the Caddies and pros having completed their pre-tournament days on Monday and the Ladies on Tuesday.
The final round involving the qualified male golfers will hold on Saturday, while the guests and veterans event will take place on Friday.
Sunil Thadani, chairman of the Indian Golfers Foundation, said the 18-hole course was in good shape. He also said that the clement weather was expected to add colour to the event.
“The week has been interesting with caddies, professionals and ladies completing their rounds. A lot of good scores have been recorded and we expect the weekend rounds to throw up equally remarkable performances from the top amateurs that have been scheduled to play,” Thadani said.
Segun Ologun in the male Caddies and Linda Gabriel in the female Caddies returned best scores to win their respective categories on Monday while Francis Ekpe shot a score of 65 to win the pro’s category.
Vincent Ikem and Paul Patrick shot a 69 each to tie for the runners-up spot in the pros round.
On Tuesday, Cynthia Gboneme won the Ladies Stableford prize, scoring 39 points.
In the net score category, N. Mika won the first prize of a business class return ticket to a destination of her choice on Qatar Airways while Comfort Olateju claimed the runner-up spot in the event.
The organisers said the prize giving and a banquet dinner would hold on Saturday to round off the India Cup 2021 week.
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