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By: Abiodun Adewale
A line-up of approximately 80 players from Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Cameroon will compete for the N20m prize in the second Custodian Classic at the Lakowe Lakes Golf Club in Lagos from Thursday, March 28 to 30.
This year’s edition is also in partnership with the PGG Tour and will be played over 54 holes, while the top 30 players will qualify after 36 holes of play in the final round.
Group Managing Director of Custodian Investment Plc Wole Oshin said the event was a show of the company’s commitment to social investment.
“The Custodian Classic has become a part of our social investment towards capacity development of the Nigerian youth, a demographic pivotal to our nation’s future. It is our way of communicating faith in the abundance of talents in the country.”
A Director of the PDG Tour, Femi Olagbenro, also welcomed the partnership as a way of enhancing the tour’s stability and fostering player development.
“The transition to Lakowe Lakes Golf Club as host of the event signifies the tour’s evolution. What we are building is a very dynamic platform where players will have to fight hard for every win and eventually challenge their productivity and abilities. We have tried a new venue for every returning event so far on this second season of the tour, and this is what we hope we can continue,” Olagbenro said.
The inaugural edition was won by Ghanaian Vincent Torgah at the Ikoyi 1938 Golf section.
