Golf: Nigeria's Olapade defeats Ghana’s Augustine Manasseh in Custodian Golf Classic

Golf: Nigeria's Olapade defeats Ghana’s Augustine Manasseh in Custodian Golf Classic

Hassan Abdulsalam 19:52 - 31.03.2024

Olapade displayed consistent play throughout the 54-hole tournament, carding a combined score of 73, 68, and 73 (214) to finish two under par.

Ikoyi Club's Sunday Olapade emerged victorious at the second Custodian Golf Classic, held last Friday at the Lakowe Lakes Golf Club in Lagos. This win marks his maiden title on the Professional Golf Developmental Tour (PGDT).

Olapade displayed consistent play throughout the 54-hole tournament, carding a combined score of 73, 68, and 73 (214) to finish two under par. This impressive performance secured him the N3 million star prize.

“It was a tough event, given the quality of the players on the field. I think hard work paid off for me, and I want to thank God for this opportunity to win this event.” Olapade said after holing the winning put at Lakowe.

Ghana’s Augustine Manasseh led the foreign players' charge for the title that ended him at 222 (+6) after the 54-hole play, which could only fetch him a joint fourth-place finish alongside Otukpo-based George Inalegwu.

Nigeria’s former number one, Kamalu Bako who topped the event’s leaderboard with a 68, four under par on the opening day, struggled to a second-place finish with four strokes adrift of Olapade’s winning score. Francis Epe, current PGD Tour leader, placed third with 224, four over par finish, suffering the same fate.

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