Foremost Ibadan Golf Club hosted its first post-pandemic golf event, tagged Ileya Golf Kitty at the Onireke beautiful golf course of the club in Ibadan recently with appreciable attendance of members.
The golf tournament according to the Captain of the Club, Ola Ibironke was held in conformity with all the regulations of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as the game of golf is already a sport in compliance with social distancing.
Ibironke in his speech described the event as a pilot study towards gradual returning golfing activities back in the club, which has yielded good results with the cautious conduct of all participants.
“I want to applaud all members and guests that participated in this august event put together to test waters towards returning competitive golfing actions back in the club. And I must commend the strict adherence of the golfers to NCDC regulations which involves non-contact greetings (avoiding shaking of hands and hugs) and maintaining at least two metres physical distance between yourself and individuals”, IGC Captain noted.
Meanwhile Ogunbameru L emerged winner of the Best Net men with gross scores of 74 and 71 net while Evelyn Oyome playing an astonished handicap 6 won Ladies Best net with gross scores of 78 and 72 net as Dr. Olurin and Alaniyan claimed top spot in Best net veteran and Best gross categories respectively.
The Club will be holding its annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday 7th August at the club’s upper and lower pavilions. “Each space of our upper and lower pavilions will host 50 members each to give room for social distancing, as we were supposed to have held this AGM since April but had to postpone it because of the pandemic”, said Ibironke, IGC Captain.
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