Zuma golf resort to host 70 players for Nigeria’s Independence Kitty

The serene environment of Zuma Golf Resort, Niger State will on Saturday, October 25, host elite golfers from across the country for Nigeria at 65 Independence Kitty.

The tournament, being jointly-sponsored by Galaxy Backbone and Shola Mese Foundation, is the inaugural event to commemorate the country’s nationhood and is organised by the FCT Golf Association (FCT-GA), Abuja.

Chairman FCT-GA, Akabom Enebong, in a statement made available to Sporting Tribune, said golfers will relish playing the course located off the Abuja- Kaduna road with the iconic Zuma Rock as a backdrop. He said although the Association projected for a field of 50 golfers, almost 70 golfers had so far indicated interest to be part of the festivity.

He, however, added that available souvenirs would only be limited to the first 30 golfers that registered for the tournament.

According to Enebong, the overall winner shall be the player with the best net score over 18 holes while in addition, there will be tangle prizes like longest drive and nearest to the pin, among others, that will be given out at the prize giving ceremony to reward golfers who excel at the tournament.

He also clarified that the tournament could have come out much earlier, but was delayed because the FCT-GA lost a very important stakeholder.

He stated that the tournament, aimed to promote unity among golfers and celebrate the journey by the country since the path of nationhood in 1960, is also organised to give golfers a hint of what the FCT-GA intends to achieve under his watch, particularly in relation to grassroots development and making golf attractive to more people in the FCT.

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