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Nigerian Open
The Nigerian Open was a golf tournament in Nigeria, played between 1969 and 1999. It was generally played at the Ikoyi Club in Ikoyi, Lagos.[1] From 1997 to 1999 it was played at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.[citation needed] It was an fixture on the Safari Circuit until 1993, and also a Challenge Tour event between 1990 and 1993.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Established | 1969 |
| Course(s) | Ikoyi Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Safari Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £126,446 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 1999 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 255 Peter Tupling (1981) |
| To par | −29 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Johan Sköld | |
| Location Map | |
Ikoyi Club Location in Nigeria | |
In 1981, England's Peter Tupling set the record low 72 hole score in professional tournament golf, when he won the title with a 29 under par total of 255.[2] Notable past champions include major winners Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle and former Ryder Cup player Gordon J. Brand.
Winners edit
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Johan Sköld | 278 | |||||
| 1998 | José Cantero | 274 | −14 | ||||
| 1997 | Ricardo González | ||||||
| 1995 | Lateef Lasisi | ||||||
| 1994 | Emos Korblah | 275 | |||||
| 1993 | CHA | Gordon Manson | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | Frédéric Regard | [3] |
| 1992: No tournament due to rescheduling | |||||||
| 1991 | CHA | James Lebbie | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Paul Eales | [4] |
| 1990 | CHA | Wayne Stephens | 198[b] | −15 | 6 strokes | Chris Platts | [5] |
| 1989 | SAF | Vijay Singh (2) | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Gordon J. Brand Jeff Pinsent Ian Spencer | [6] |
| 1988 | SAF | Vijay Singh | 281 | −3 | Playoff[c] | Mike Miller | [7] |
| 1987: No tournament | |||||||
| 1986 | SAF | Gordon J. Brand | 272 | −12 | 8 strokes | Malcolm MacKenzie | [8] |
| 1985 | SAF | Bill Longmuir (3) | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | David Jagger | [9] |
| 1984 | SAF | Ewen Murray | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Bill Longmuir | [10] |
| 1983 | SAF | Gordon J. Brand | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes | Gary Cullen | [11] |
| 1982 | SAF | David Jagger (3) | 274 | −10 | Playoff[d] | Ian Woosnam | [12] |
| 1981 | SAF | Peter Tupling | 255 | −29 | 6 strokes | Bill Longmuir | [13] |
| 1980 | SAF | Bill Longmuir (2) | 264 | −20 | 4 strokes | Tommy Horton | [14] |
| 1979 | SAF | John Morgan | 269 | −15 | 5 strokes | Pip Elson Tommy Horton | [15] |
| 1978 | SAF | Sandy Lyle | 269 | −15 | Playoff[e] | Michael King | [16] |
| 1977 | SAF | David Jagger (2) | 273 | −11 | Playoff[f] | Malcolm Gregson | [17][18] |
| 1976 | Bill Longmuir | 209 | −4 | 1 stroke | Pip Elson Carl Mason | [19] | |
| 1975 | David Jagger | 270 | −14 | Playoff[g] | Harry Bannerman Peter Dawson | [20] | |
| 1974 | Jack Newton | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes | Eamonn Darcy Christy O'Connor Jnr Ronnie Shade | [21] | |
| 1973 | Tommy Horton | 267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Malcolm Gregson | [22] | |
| 1972: No tournament due to rescheduling | |||||||
| 1971 | Lee Elder | 267 | −17 | 5 strokes | John Cook | [23] | |
| 1970 | John Cook | 276 | 1 stroke | John Garner | [24] | ||
| 1969 | Marshall Douglas | 281 | 5 strokes | Ian Wrigley | [25] | ||
Notes edit
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
- ^ Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.
- ^ Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References edit
- ^ "Ikoyi course". Ikoyi Golf Community Nigeria Association. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Hopkins, John (19 March 2003). "Matharu hints at bright future on day in sun". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- ^ "Results - Nigerian Open 1993 - Challenge Tour".
- ^ "Results - Nigerian Open 1992 - Challenge Tour".
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 262–263, 502. ISBN 1855925583.
- ^ "Gordon J Brand". The Glasgow Herald. 20 November 1989. p. 19.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 235–236, 464. ISBN 000218284X.
- ^ "Eight-stroke Lagos victory for Brand". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1986. p. 9.
- ^ "Nigerian pay-off for Longmuir". The Glasgow Herald. 25 February 1985. p. 20.
- ^ "Murray holds off Longmuir for Nigerian Open victory". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1984. p. 17.
- ^ "Nigerian Open". The Guardian. 28 February 1983. p. 19.
- ^ "Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 8 February 1982. p. 17.
- ^ "Britain's Peter Tupling". The Glasgow Herald. 23 February 1981. p. 18.
- ^ "Golf | Lagos". The Times. 25 February 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "John Morgan". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1979. p. 23.
- ^ "Bright to Sandy Lyle's Career". The Glasgow Herald. 28 February 1978. p. 23.
- ^ "David Jagger". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1977. p. 31.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1978). The World of Professional Golf 1978. Angus & Robertson. p. 174. ISBN 0207958181.
- ^ "Elson second in Open". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England. 26 February 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Golf". The Observer. 23 February 1975. p. 19.
- ^ "Newton in rich Nigerian win". The Age. 25 February 1974. p. 25.
- ^ "Horton wins Nigerian Open". The Glasgow Herald. 26 February 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "Easy victory for Elder". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "Douglas third despite 66". The Glasgow Herald. 7 December 1970. p. 5.
- ^ "Douglas wins in Lagos". The Glasgow Herald. 5 January 1970. p. 4.