Telecoms firm Globacom is a major sponsor of this year’s Independence Golf Cup tournament organised by the Kaduna Golf Club. The event holds on Sunday October 1, 2017, in commemoration of the nation’s 57th Independence anniversary.
The tournament is an annual event, and this year’s edition which will take place at the Club’s Golf Course will feature a field of over 200 players from Kaduna, Zaria, Jos, Abuja and environs.
They will be playing in five categories including category 1 (Handicap 1-9) , Category 2 (Handicap 10-19) and Category 3 (Handicap 20-28). There are also the Ladies Category and the Veterans’ Category.
Prizes to be given out at this year’s event include the Best Gross in each category, Best Net, Runner-up Net and Second Runner-Up Net. Last year’s overall winner was Jide Aliu, a handicap player who won with 65 under par.
The Kaduna Golf Club with 750 members is the first golf Club in Northern Nigeria. It is an 18-hole course built in 1921, and it has hosted such tournaments as Nigeria Open Golf Championship, KRPC Amateur Open Golf Championship and National Open Championship.
The Kaduna Golf Club Independence Cup will attract highly placed individuals, including Governors, Emirs, Legislators and other VIPs.
In sponsoring this year’s event, Globacom has restated its support for the game of Golf. In 2011, Globacom threw its weight behind the President Cup Golf Championship at the prestigious IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja.