Adedipe, Bamimore win 2024 NLNG Golf Classic
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Adedipe, Bamimore win 2024 NLNG Golf Classic

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Oluwaseun Adedipe and Lady Kafayat Bamimore have clinched the top prizes in the men’s and ladies’ categories of the 2024 NLNG Golf Classic.

TheNewsZenith reports that the Golf Classic Invitational took place in Bonny, Rivers State over the weekend.

It tee-off on Friday at the prestigious Bonny Island Golf Club (BIGC) and ended on Sunday.

The 2024 competition, sponsored by the Nigeria LNG, was the fifth edition in the series.

The competition, staged at the lush green course attracted about 100 golfers, who competed for
honours in the different categories.

At the end of hostilities, both Adedipe and Bamimore clinched the top prizes of the tournament.

They emerged winners in the Men’s Division 1 (for handicap O to 18) and Ladies Division 1 Categories (for handicap O to 28) respectively.

Adedipe played a total gross score of 77, playing off handicap 10 and returned a net score of 67 to claim the men’s top prize.

His closest challenger, Smart Tobin, who played a total of 82 gross with handicap 12, returned a
net score of 70, beat BIGC Captain Abubakar Hussaini on count back to finish as first runner-up.

Hussaini played a total gross of 77, with a handicap of 7, and returned a net score of 70 to settle for the second runner-up position in the category.

An elated Adedipe said even though he has won several trophies in BIGC, winning the NLNG trophy for the first time was a sweet feeling.

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“I have been in this game for more than 10 years. Golf is a game I love so much because it
gives me joy.

“l’m just delighted every time I’m on the go course. Playing helps me relieve stress
and many other things,” TheNewsZenith quoted him as saying.

He said he has won several other trophies in BIGC, but this was his first time winning this particular trophy, after several attempts.

“I won the men’s best gross prize in 2023 and also won the men’s longest drive this year,
is the icing on the cake and makes the victory even sweeter,” he said.

Meanwhile, In the Ladies Division 1 category, Bamimore playing off handicap 28, posted a gross score of 100. She returned a net score of 72 to claim the ladies’ top prize.

BIGC Lady Captain Darlene Cobham with a total gross of 101, playing off handicap 28 and
returning a net score of 73. She finished as first runner-up in the category.

The second runner-up prize went to Nkechi Nwafor,  who played off handicap 25. She posted a gross score of 100 and 75 net.

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The BIGC best gross prize went to the BIGC Captain, Abubakar Hussaini after he posted an impressive 77 gross.

Former BIGC Lady Captain, Nnena Ahube, who just returned from Morocco, won the ladies’ best gross prize. She had represented Nigeria in the All-African Challenge Trophy.

It was a very close contest in the BIGC/NLNG Men’s Division 2 category, as the winner, Oludare
Oyegbami played a total gross score of 92.

This was after he played off handicap 19 and returned a net score of 73 to beat BIGC Vice
Captain, Michael Ukaegbu is on count back.

Ukaegbu played a total gross score of 90, with a handicap of 17. He also returned a net score of 73 to beat Michael Lgoni to the first runner-up spot.

Roland Guobadia, NLNG Corporate Transformation (CT) Lead, said that the event was a special occasion for the NLNG.

According to him, the competition aims to bring all NLNG stakeholders and partners in the
country together in an atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie.

Goubadia said the competition would also strengthen the bond and industry through the
game of golf.

The BIGC Captain, Abubakar Hussaini, expressed his gratitude to all the participants
for honouring their invitation despite their busy schedule.

Hussaini noted that this year’s edition was a special one as it marked NLNG’s 25 years in
operations and 35 years of incorporation.

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