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FIRSTBANK COMMITS N7 MILLION TO LAGOS
OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
First Bank of Nigeria Plc has committed the sum of N7 million to
the hosting of the 45th FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf
Championship. The tournament, which teed off at 06.15 hours on
Saturday, October 14, 2006 on the lush Golf course of Ikoyi Club
1938, Lagos ran through Sunday, October 15, 2006.
The annual tournament, the oldest Amateur championship in the
country, featured 14 elite clubs across the country. These included Ikeja, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt, Ilorin, Aba, Benin, Kano,
Kaduna, Calabar and Ekiti Golf Clubs. Others were IBB Golf &
Country Club, Abuja; Air–Assault Golf Club, Makurdi; and Dolphin
Golf Club of Lagos. About 260 players participated at the
tournament.
Since the tournament debuted 45 years ago, FirstBank has
sponsored it for 41 consecutive years, thus making the Bank the
oldest and largest financier of elite golf tournaments in Nigeria.
Also, the championship has produced professional golfers like Sunday
Okpe, Willy Gift, Oche Odoh and I. Ocheje who is the current
defending champion.
Apart from the giant trophy that was presented to
the overall winner, other valuable prizes included refrigerators, TV
sets, musical systems, air conditioning systems, and a complete set
of golf club with trolley and bags.
Besides the Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship, the Bank
has, over the years, been supportive of sports development in the
country. For instance, the Bank has continued to sponsor the
Georgian Cup, the most prestigious Polo Trophy in Africa, initiated
by FirstBank, then British Bank for West Africa, in 1917, and is a
major sponsor of Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship
and the Elephant Golf Championship.
Also recently, the Bank assisted the University of Lagos to host the
1st West African University Games Tennis, Athletics and
Table Tennis (WAUGTATT) Championships.Back to Top
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