Maiden Meristem Open draws over 80 golfers to Lakowe Lakes course

Golf Manager, Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Femi Olagbenro; Head, Brand and Corporate Communications, Meristem Securities, Adefemi Taiwo; Group Managing Director, Meristem Securities, Wole Abegunde; Deputy Group Managing Director, Meristem Securities, Sulaiman Adedokun; and Media Director, PGD Tour, Sam Emehelu, during the unveiling of the Meristem Open programme…yesterday.

Tournament tees off Nigeria’s professional golf developmental tour

Over 80 players have registered for the maiden Meristem Open Golf Tournament, a new professional golf development tour sponsored by Meristem Securities.

The event will begin at the prestigious Lakowe Lakes Golf Estate, Lagos, tomorrow and end on Saturday.

The Meristem Open has a prize purse of N10 million and would be decided over 56 holes.

Speaking on the Tour, which the sponsors want to use to help golf development, Meristem’s Head, Brand and Corporate Communications, Adefemi Taiwo, said, “Nigeria’s athleticism, industry, and sporting talent have long been evident in the game of golf, and this project is set to help us underscore that.

“We are very confident that the PGD Tour can be a platform upon which the best golfing talents would get wings to fly, and, bring value and honor to all stakeholders.

“Meristem, as a wealth manager, will commit its resources (human, management, financial) to the Tour, while leveraging key relationships to drive this vision. It is for us, a corporate responsibility to help this group of athletes who have a lot of potential locked within them get closer than they have ever been to achieving their full potential.”

Meristem Securities wants other corporates to support the growth of the game through the Professional Golf Development Tour.

“With all said, the inaugural