The second edition of the Acutech Pro-Am Golf Championship will tee off on Monday (today) at Ikeja Golf Club in Lagos.
With a total prize of N15m at stake, Nigeria’s topmost professionals are already assembled at the host course over the weekend to make an early impression on the 2024 ranking and a sizable chunk of the prize money.
Former Nigeria’s number one players, Francis Epe, Oche Odoh, and Mike Ubi, would be headlining the playing rounds when the 56-hole hostilities get off.
Chairman of Acutech Support Systems Limited, Zed Jituboh, said the event is part of the company’s attempt at investing in its operating environment through sports development.
“The Acutech Pro-Am Golf Championship is the platform we have created to help drive the development of the game of golf. We have other initiatives around golf too, but this event is solely to expose and reward our talents in professional golf.”
Jituboh says Acutech is partnering with professional golf to run the championship and looks forward to expanding its deliverables.
Ghana’s Emos Korblah, the winner of the inaugural edition of the event, said after his practice round on Sunday that he looks forward to defending the championship.
“Ikeja Golf Club is one golf course that is highly underrated. The course challenges every bit of your golfing skill. The fairway design and several factors will be at play this week. I always look forward to playing it, and I hope they defend this title this week.” Korblah said.
Operations Director of the Professional Golfers’ Association, Uche Ezebuiro, also said that the body is continually working with willing corporate bodies to develop the game and showcase the best of Nigeria’s golf talents.
“This year, in the bid to align our body and operations to global best practices, we are making some tweaks here and there to afford our members a better professional golf experience. Acutech is one of our topmost development partners, and we look forward to attracting more partners this season.”
