Hakeem Ishola, on Saturday, emerged winner of the inaugural edition of the Ikeja Golf Club Stableford Cup.
He scored 44 points playing off handicap 14 to come top
among a pool of 120 golfers from various golf clubs across the country who
participated in the tournament.
Ishola, who won a trophy and a golf bag for his feat,
expressed his delight at becoming the winner of the maiden edition of the
tournament and attributed his victory to constant practice.
“I am very happy and I am proud of myself for this feat, I
feel it is my day and I am glad I made the best of it,” Ishola said.
Commending the incumbent Ikeja Golf Club Captain, Shina
Akinyemi and the rest of executive committee members, Ishola said, “This is a
wonderful event. Akinyemi has raised the bar with the competitions,
organization, the souvenirs, the prices and participation. All of these have
taken the bar a notch higher.”
The runner-up was ChiChi Alamu who scored 41 points to also
emerge as the highest ranked female, while Rasheed Adebisi scored 40 points to
earn the second runner-up prize.
In his address, Ikeja Golf Club Captain, Akinyemi expressed
his gratitude to Overland Properties Limited, Qshop, Saros Lifecare and Rockstar Energy drink for sponsoring and
refreshing the tournament.
He also thanked all participants for showing their support.
He assured members of the Ikeja Golf Club of his administration’s resolve to
invest in quality facilities and activities that would improve the club’s
state-of-art facility and strengthen the members’ bond.