Oluwaseun Adedipe and Lady Kafayat Bamimore have clinched the top prize in the men’s and ladies’ categories at the 2024 edition of the NLNG Golf Classic Invitational which was held in Bonny, Rivers over the weekend.
The two-day event, sponsored by Nigeria LNG which was the fifth in the series, was held at the Bonny Island Golf Club (BIGC).
Adedipe and Bamimore, at the end of hostilities, clinched the tournament’s top prizes as they emerged winners in the NLNG Men’s Division 1 (for handicap 0 to 18) and Ladies Division 1 Categories (for handicap 0 to 28) respectively.
Adedipe played a total gross score of 77, playing off handicap 10 and returned a net score of 67 to claim the men’s top prize. His closest challenger, Smart Tobin, who played a total of 82 gross with handicap 12, returned a net score of 70, beat BIGC Captain Abubakar Hussaini on count back to finish as first runner-up.
Adedipe said winning the NLNG trophy for the first time was such a sweet feeling.
“I have been in this game for more than 10 years. Golf is a game I love so much because it gives me joy. I am just delighted every time I am on the golf course because playing helps me relieve stress and so many other things.
“I have won several other trophies in BIGC, but this is the first time I am winning this particular trophy, having come close on several occasions. I won the men’s best gross prize last year and also winning the men’s longest drive this year, is the icing on the cake and makes the victory even sweeter,” he said.
In the Ladies Division 1 category, Bamimore, playing off handicap 28, posted a gross score of 100 and returned a net score of 72 to claim the ladies’ top prize. BIGC Lady Captain Darlene Cobham with a total gross of 101, playing off handicap 28 and returning a net score of 73 finished as the first runner in the category while Nkechi Nwafor, playing off handicap 25, posted a total gross score of 100 and 75 net to settle for the second runner-up prize.
No fewer than 100 golfers competed for honours in different categories while the managing director, Nigeria LNG, Dr Philip Mshelbila, along with other dignitaries, such as BIGC Captain, Abubakar Hussaini and Lady Captain, Darlene Cobham graced
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