Beginners Golf Classic thrills Abeokuta captain

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, (middle); Group Executive, Retail Banking (Lagos & West), First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Tunde Owolabi (right); and Captain of Abeokuta Golf Club, Kola Adeneye, during a courtesy visit to Chief Obasanjo, ahead of the Bank’s sponsored Open Golf Championship organised by Abeokuta Golf Club, in Ogun, recently.<br />

Captain, Abeokuta Golf Club, Bashorun Ladi Adegbite, has commended organisers of the first Beginners Tournament hosted by the club over the weekend, saying, “it was a welcome development.”

Adegbite, in his address, during the closing ceremony of the one-day event, affirmed that he was happy people were beginning to respond to the call of ‘thinking outside’ the box to improve the game of golf.

He congratulated the founder, Mubasiru Sanusi, “for the audacity to conceive, develop and execute this nouveau concept of golfing competition for Abeokuta,” adding, “may this not be the last one.”

The captain relished the positivity of his quest for people to be innovative. “This out of the box idea has produced results; it has met the criteria of golf as a sport, providing an ideal level playing field for beginner golfers to compete.”

In his response, Sanusi, said “the aim and objectives of Beginners Golf Classic is to celebrate new golfers at end of year,” adding: “They have competed and boosted their interest in the game; it is an avenue to enjoy golf tips that will improve their game.”

Mubasiru believes that with more sponsorship from individuals and corporate organisations, there would be great improvement in the competition.

The competition had many winners among the numerous participants, including S. Lasisi, whose 69 nett won the Men’s category, while V. Oriyomi with 68 nett won