Policewoman wins Glo Golf Tour Amateur prize in Abuja

It was double honours for top amateur female golfer, Rachael Danjuma, a Warrant Sergeant with the Nigeria Police Force, as she clinched both the Ladies’ top prize and the Longest Drive in the Amateur category at the Abuja edition of the on-going Glo Golf Tour.

Playing off Handicap 9, Danjuma finished with a stableford score of 32 to win the ladies’ category crown. She also won the Longest Drive prize among Ladies at Hole 10 with a 208.5m shot.

Yaduma Aphia was the first runner up in the ladies’ competition, recording a stableford score of 31 with handicap 18.

Globacom on Wednesday evening presented Danjuma, Aphia and other amateurs who won in the tournament with their prizes at a ceremony held at the IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja.

Attended by Chairman Board of Trustees of the Club, General Domkat Bali, and other members of the Board including General IBM Haruna and Senator John Shagaya, the presentation was a spectacular event interspersed with music and comedy and proved a most befitting way for both the pros and amateurs to relax after the day’s play.

In the men’s category, Sunny Gberevbie emerged winner in Division 1 handicap 6-15, putting a stablepoint score of 39 with handicap 15. In the second place was Chinaka Clement with handicap 14. He finished with stablepoint score of 38. Samuel Galadima was 2nd runner-up with handicap 7, finishing with stablepoint score 37.

For the men’s Division 2 (Handicap 16-28), Ade Young with handicap 16, won with a stablepoint score of 35, while K.K. Yusuf with handicap 19 eased into second place with 35 points. 2nd runner-up was Enebong A with handicap 17. He finished on 34 stablepoint score.

There were also auxiliary prizes for Nearest To The Pin, Ladies won by another police sergeant Wilfred Amina at Hole 8 (5.69ft), Nearest To The Pin, Men won by Tunde Ogunleye at Hole 8 with 1.14ft as well as Longest Drive, Men which went to Temitope Odihili on Hole 10 with 259.1m.

The winner of the Abuja edition of the Glo Golf Tour West Africa 2012 will emerge at the end of the fourth day which is Friday.

The grand finale of the Glo Golf Tour will be held in Oturkpo Benue State from December 6 to 9. The Pro-Am purse for the tour is N62.5million, the biggest in Africa.