500 players for IBB Golf Club captain’s inaugural tourney

The lush green course of the prestigious IBB International Golf and Country Club Abuja will come alive once again on Friday July 15, 2022 with over 500 golfers participating in the Captain’s Inaugural Tournament (Harmony Cup).  Speaking during a press conference to herald the two day tournament, the chairman of the Captain’s Inaugural committee, Andrew […]

The lush green course of the prestigious IBB International Golf and Country Club Abuja will come alive once again on Friday July 15, 2022 with over 500 golfers participating in the Captain’s Inaugural Tournament (Harmony Cup). 

Speaking during a press conference to herald the two day tournament, the chairman of the Captain’s Inaugural committee, Andrew Yakubu, said the tournament is open to all golfers. 

“Traditionally when a new captain comes in, he has two major events in the middle of so many other activities he drives during the year. He starts his tenure with the Captain’s Cup. The captain has tagged this tournament Harmony Cup to kick-start his activities. 

“The game of golf is not necessarily an elitist game and that is why when we have tournaments, we look for sponsors. The whole idea is to remove this barrier. This tournament tries to open up a level playing field for participants.

“You don’t have to be rich to play this game. We have discovered talents who couldn’t afford things and we sponsored them and they are making waves across the world. We hope to discover new talents during the two-day tournament. 

“We have over 17 sponsors for the tournament and it is open to every golfer who may not be members of the IBB club. We are expecting captains and lady captains from golf clubs around the country,” he said. 

The new captain, Michael Onoja Ekoja who is the 25th captain of the club was elected in April this year after its Annual General Meeting.