By; AYO OJEDOKUN, Lagos
About 180 golfers are expected to feature in the Ibadan Golf Club (IGC) Captain’s Inaugural tournament, planned to usher in Tunji Oladosu as the new captain of the club scheduled for 24 to 25 June 2022.
The Chairman of the Inaugural committee, Barrister Idowu Salami disclosed during a press briefing organized ahead of the event in Ibadan that the tournament will also witness big social interactions between cream de’la cream in the society that are expected at the event.
He said, “The inaugural tournament is always organized to celebrate and usher in the Captain of the Ibadan Golf Club. When a new captain comes on board, it is in our tradition to celebrate him. And golfers all over the country are expected to grace the occasion.
“The arrival, registration, and cocktail is on Friday, June 24 while the tournament will snowball into the closing ceremony and presentation of prizes on Saturday. The tournament will be an epoch-making event and players from Ikeja Golf Club, Ikoyi Golf Club, IBB Golf Club, Ibom Golf Club, Ekiti Club and host of others”.
Barrister Salami also revealed that the new Captain of the Ibadan golf club, Mr. Tunji Oladosu was nominated to complete the tenure of the past Captain Ola Ibironke popularly known as ‘Dudu Heritage’ who suddenly passed away before the completion of his tenure.
He stated that the new financial year for 2022/2023 tenure begins on 1st April 2022 and is expected to end on 31st March 2023.
Speaking in the same vein, Wale Osungbohun, the second vice Captain of IGC stated that the tournament will be full of fanfare, stating that the Ibadan golf club is known to be among the leading golf clubs in Nigeria. Other member of the tournament committee include Otunba Abimbola Davis.
