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| Winner of the first tournament of the Glo Golf Tour West Africa, Vincent Torgah of Ghana, receiving his cheque from Globacom's Channel Development Manager, Midwest, Chudi Nwoye (left) and Captain of the Ibori Golf and Country Club, Asaba, George Ugboma on Sunday, November 11 |
The
first tournament of the maiden edition of the Globacom-sponsored Glo Golf Tour
came to a thrilling end at the Ibori Golf and Country Club on Sunday with
Ghanaian Vincent Torgah emerging the winner.
To
come out tops, Torgah carded a closing 74 for 292 total over 4-days, winning
the glamorous tournament by two-shots.
Tournament
favourite, Emos Korblah, also of Ghana, finished in second place after grossing
a four-day score of 294, losing the tournament’s top prize to Torgah.
Nigeria’s
Andrew Oche Odoh also gave a good account of himself. Playing four-shots off
the pace going into the final round, Odoh fought back for a closing 74 to come
third in the tournament.
The
Odohs almost made it a family affair as Martin Odoh, also from the famed Odoh
family, finished fourth in the field of over 90 professional players drawn from
Nigeria and the West African sub region.
Martin
started his game with an opening 71, shot a second day score of 74, carded 79
on the third, but recovered on the final day to finish forth.
Benin’s
Francis Isuku proved he was still a force to be reckoned with in golf as he
placed fifth behind Martin Odoh.
Cameroonian
top seed Ebela Desire was also in the tick of the action. Though he failed to challenge
for the top prize, but his 6th place finish was encouraging for a visitor. The
golfers played for a total purse of N15m in Asaba.
Speaking
at the closing ceremony, Torgah described the competition as the beginning of
great things for golf in the sub region.
While
thanking sponsors, Globacom for supporting golf, Torgah noted that the support
will go a long way in growing the game in Africa.
The second leg of the Glo Tour series will tee
off in Sagamu, Ogun State from Wednesday
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