Umar wins 1st BON Amateur Senior Citizens Golf Tourney

Abubakar Umar has emerged as the overall winner of the 1st BON Amateur Senior Citizens Golf tournament in Abuja. The tournament which was organised by Bose Onwuegbu Ngozi (BON) Sports Promotions and Events Ltd was held over the weekend at the TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja.

Umar playing off handicap 20 with a gross score of 85 and 65 net won the overall best net prize in the senior and very senior citizens in the male category. Josephine Ayu playing off handicap 21 with a gross score of 86 and 65 net won the best net prize in the senior and very senior ladies category.

Major General D.D. Ahmadu playing off handicap 18 with 87 gross and 69 net finished as runner-up in the senior men’s category while Shola Messe who played off handicap 18 with 88 gross and 70 net settled for the second runner-up prize.

Major General C.O. Okoro (rtd) playing off handicap 17, with 89 gross and 72 net finished as runner-up in the very senior citizens category, while Martins Adaboh with 85 gross won the best gross prize in the category. Brigadier General David Lubo (rtd) who played off handicap 15 with 81 gross and 61 net won the prize for the best net in the category.

Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh who was represented by his Special Assistant on Strategy, Orok Efang, said the Ministry was happy to support and collaborate with BON in ensuring that the senior citizens are not left out in sporting activities.

“I think it is a good thing to engage the elderly ones in recreational and sporting activities such as golf as it helps them to keep fit and stay stress free. What we have been able to do is to see sports not just as a recreational activity but also to see it as beneficial to our overall health and well-being. So, I think that events like these are very key for the category of people which it was put together for and I must commend the organisers in this regard,” he said.

Onwuegbu in an interview with Sporting Tribune said the tournament was organised because of her love for the elderly ones in the society adding that the tournament would be a yearly event.

“The senior citizens cut across the military, para-military and civilians. So, the tournament was put together to carry our senior citizens along, make them happy and ensure to feel a sense of belonging.

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