Lt. Col. Usman Ibrahim has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Green Fairway Amateur Golf Championship in Abuja.
The one-day 18-hole championship held over the weekend took place at the TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja.
Ibrahim, playing off handicap 19, returned a gross score of 79 and 60 net to emerge the overall best net winner of the 18-hole championship, which had no fewer than 150 golfers in participation.
An elated Ibrahim said he was happy to have emerged as the winner of the tournament, adding that assisting the less privileged in society was a passion he is always happy to identify with and promote.
“I feel elated; I feel happy. It is not every day you play a competition and win.
“It’s very difficult to come out tops amongst over 170 golfers who competed in the tournament.
“The tournament itself, which is all about finding a way to assist the less privileged, is something I am also passionate about, and that makes the victory even more exciting for me,” he said.
Meanwhile, Timothy Mike emerged the overall gross winner after playing 69 gross.
In the men’s category one for handicaps 0 to 11, Isaac Umoru, playing off handicap 4 with 71 gross and 67 net, won the best gross prize.
Saturday Otubo, with 73 gross, emerged as the best gross winner in the category, while Philip Kuma, playing off handicap 11 with 80 gross and 69 net, finished as runner-up net.
In the Ladies category for handicaps 0 to 36, Eunice Pam, playing off handicap 17 with 79 gross and 62 net, emerged as the best net winner.
S.J. Marcus, with 82 gross, won the best gross prize, while Ogechukwu Emmanuel finished as runner-up net after playing off handicap 36 with a gross score of 98 and 62 net.
In the auxiliary award category, Dare Williams and Ogechukwu Emmanuel won the longest drive prize for the men and ladies categories, respectively.
While Francis Okosun and Lizzy Samuel won the nearest to the pin award for the men and ladies categories, respectively.
Also, Jimmy Patrick took home the award for the bravest golfer of the championship.