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Epe defeated 86 golfers, including invited professional and amateur players from across the country, who all competed on the challenging 42-hectare, nine-hole course.
Nigeria's top golfer, Francis Epe, etched his name in the record books over the weekend when he set a new course record.
At the opening tournament of the Acropolis Gardens and Residence Golf Course in Okija, Anambra State, Epe fired a scorching twelve under par 60.
The prestigious event attracted 86 golfers, including invited professional and amateur players from across the country, who all competed on the challenging 42-hectare, nine-hole course.
Thirty-six handicapper, Nkechi Nwaokolo with a 112 gross score won the lady’s category with her net of 76 beating Rita Izojie with two strokes at 78 net, while Nkechi Musa-Tolani picked the third prize returning a 79 net score in 18 holes.
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How I emerged champions - Epe
Nigeria's number-one golfer disclosed that his strategy was clear to win the championship.
According to Epe, “The course is well laid out and played to my strength. I just told myself that, I was going to avoid all the sand traps and water hazards, and I also chipped in twice in the round. In all, I had 12 birdies and six pars. It was a bogey-free round.”
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Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi, the promoter of the Acropolis Gardens and Residence Golf Course facility said that the goal was to re-introduce Okija, his community, to the world.
“Okija has many interpretations in people’s mind, we want people to rethink what this place is; when it is mentioned. The Acropolis Golf Course is one of our many planned projects to make this happen,” he told journalists, at the official tee-off to commission the facility.
Tony Philmoore, Director of the Professional Golfers' Association of Nigeria, expressed his enthusiasm about the championship.
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“I dare say that this facility is one of the best in the country, as the director of the PGA in Nigeria, I am very proud that the promoters of this project did not hold anything back in making sure they gave a world-class infrastructure. I and the present PGA executives will be working with this team to make sure they realise their goal.”
Epe’s record of twelve under par was four shots ahead of Python Golf Club’s Gift Willy, who claimed the runner-up prize in the professional category with eight under par 64, while Benin Golf Club’s Chukwudi Okoro placed third; shooting 67.
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Azudialu-Obiejesi said his fulfillment was seeing the class of people that showed up for the inaugural event, and how far some of them have had to travel to feature at the event.
“Acropolis Gardens and Residence Golf Course is now open and we have a befitting world-class 155 rooms capacity at the Acropolis Gardens and Residence Golf Course to cater for their accommodation while they are here. We are planning to hold a series of events at least once in a quarter that would involve the professionals going forward.”
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