Ayomike is 2023 Ikoyi Club champion

Tim Ayomide, at the weekend, proved why he is one of the most rated players at the Ikoyi Club 1938 when he beat the field to win the 2023 edition of the club’s championship.

Playing off handicap-5, Ayomike grossed a total of 151 over 36-holes to win the coveted trophy.

He shot an opening 4-over par 75 and closed with 5-over 76 to win the triumph by 4-shots over former champion, Peter Eben-spiff, who closed with a 75 for 155-over two days.

Akeem Lawal was further down on the winners’ list after grossing 160 over two days. His score was 5-shots adrift of the second placed Eben-spiff and 9-shots off the Club Championship winner.

Perennial winner, Remi Olukoya, grossed 161 for the fourth position.

Speaking at the prize presentation ceremony, Ayomike said winning the trophy didn’t come as a surprise because he planned for it and it came to pass.

“I had a game plan and it worked out fine,” he said, adding that he hopes to successfully defend the trophy.

Other winners in the keenly contested tournament were Oladotun Isiaka, who won the net category and Oranye Ezekwugo, who came second with a net score of 149.

Satisfied with the outcome of the competition, Ikoyi Club 1938 Golf Captain, Wahab Aminu-Sarumi, thanked the organising committee for a job well done. He described the Club Championship as the section’s number one tournament, saying it has no reason to play second fiddle to any other tournament in the section.

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