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Captain of Ikeja Golf Club, Babatunde Ojo, has hailed the 2025 edition of the Ikeja Golf Corporate Challenge Cup as a huge success, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Speaking during the presentation of prizes to winners, Ojo revealed that the tournament was organised as part of the club’s yearly golfing calendar to foster competition among corporate entities while promoting the spirit of the game.
“It brings together different corporate entities where we compete. It also gives us the avenue to share in the spirit of playing the game of golf. This year’s edition has been quite interesting,” Ojo stated.
“We have a lot of new corporate entities who are participating for the first time and in total, I believe we have about 25 companies ranging from different sectors in the national economy. So it is quite AThe competition, which featured a 36-hole event with 25 corporate teams of four players each, saw Yusuf Adams emerge as the winner of the Xpress Payment Solution category with a total score of 233, ahead of Biodun Hassan, Oseni Jide, and Jimoh Ogundare.
Competition Secretary of Ikeja Golf Club and chief convener of the Corporate Challenge 2025, Ejiro Ogomigo, emphasised the diverse sectoral representation at the tournament, which featured teams from construction, manufacturing, and consultancy firms.
“In this edition, we have billboards from first to third positions, which are quite expensive. So if you are paying to play in a tournament for a token, and then you get a billboard that costs 10 times the value that you have put in, I think it is a win-win position for those that have won the championship,” he added.
The Ikeja Golf Corporate Challenge has continued to gain prominence as a platform for networking among corporate organisations while promoting the sport of golf in Nigeria’s business community.
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