Estimated 126 youngsters
have stormed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja for the 2016 Ibrahim
Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club Junior Open Championship which opens today, reports ITRealms Sport.
The tournament, ITRealms Sport gathered is meant to introduce young golfers to the proper way of playing golf, help them develop their skills particularly now that the game of golf has
been included at the Olympics.
Hosted by the
prestigious IBB Golf and Country Club Abuja, the event is open to young golfers
between the ages of five and 19, already 126 young golfers from 21 golf clubs
and 14 states of the federation have registered for the championship scheduled
to open, today August 18.
The kids will be coached
by registered professional golfers from different part of the Nigeria and Lady
Captain Lami Ahmed says it is important to introduce the game of golf to
children at an early age if they are to make it to the professional level.
“The ladies section have
different programmes targeted at the children, for example in May we had over
70 children here at the club to celebrate the children’s day and just last week
we concluded a three weeks intensive summer training for young golfers focusing
on age five to 19. Today we are starting the junior open golf championship
targeted at helping the young golfers develop their games, particularly now
that the game of golf has been included in the Olympics” Lami said.
The Junior Championship
is one of the developmental programmes instituted by the Ladies Section of the
IBB Golf and Country Club aimed at producing future Olympians for Nigeria.
Lami who became the
clubs Lady Captain in May says her ultimate aim is to eventually bring golf
closer to Nigerians.
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