FirstBank Sponsored OBJ Golf Tournament Holes out in Abeokuta
It was a fun-filled weekend for members of Abeokuta Golf Club when the famed FirstBank of Nigeria Limited sponsored OBJ Golf Tournament made an exciting return to the club after it was skipped in 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2021 edition, which attracted golfers from across the country, produced Olajide Owolabi as champion. Owolabi whose score of 68-net earned him victory in 2019, carded 69-net score to win the 2021 edition. Tolu Olugbemi who returned 70-net score by 1-shot was the runners up.
Harrison Karuiku came in third position after 71-net score beating the fourth placed O. Olayinka who also signed for 71 on count-back.
Happy with FirstBank’s commitment to the tournament, former President Olusegun Obasanjo commended the financial institution for its roles in promoting golf and sports in general across the country.
“I want to show my appreciation to Abeokuta Golf Club and FirstBank of Nigeria Limited for keeping faith and maintaining this event and for keeping it on the nation’s golf calendar,” Obasanjo noted with appreciation.
He therefore urged the sponsor not to waiver, stressing that it should continue to sponsor the tournament the same way it has been bankrolling the Lagos Open, Kaduna Polo, (Georgian Cup), Dala Hard Court (Tennis), Sardauna Northern Durbar Horse Racing Competition in Kano, Basketball and Athletics.
Speaking earlier, Tunde Owolabi, who represented the Group Managing Director of FirstBank, Adesola Adeduntan at the event, pledged FirstBank’s commitment to sponsorship of the annual tournament.
The OBJ Golf Tournament debuted in 2015 and has been played consistently ever since.
