Nigerian Open

Nigerian Open
Tournament information
LocationIkoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Established1969
CourseIkoyi Club
Par71
ToursChallenge Tour
Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£126,446
Month playedFebruary
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate255 Peter Tupling (1981)
To par−29 as above
Final champion
Sweden Johan Sköld
Location map
Ikoyi Club is located in Nigeria
Ikoyi Club
Ikoyi Club
Location in Nigeria

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. 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.

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. Notable past champions include major winners Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle and former Ryder Cup player Gordon J. Brand.

Winners

YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
1999Sweden Johan Sköld278
1998Argentina José Cantero274−14
1997Argentina Ricardo González
1995Nigeria Lateef Lasisi
1994Ghana Emos Korblah275
1993CHAScotland Gordon Manson274−102 strokesFrance Frédéric Regard
1992: No tournament due to rescheduling
1991CHASierra Leone James Lebbie270−144 strokesEngland Paul Eales
1990CHAEngland Wayne Stephens198−156 strokesEngland Chris Platts
1989SAFFiji Vijay Singh (2)279−51 strokeEngland Gordon J. Brand
England Jeff Pinsent
England Ian Spencer
1988SAFFiji Vijay Singh281−3PlayoffScotland Mike Miller
1987: No tournament
1986SAFEngland Gordon J. Brand272−128 strokesEngland Malcolm MacKenzie
1985SAFScotland Bill Longmuir (3)277−32 strokesEngland David Jagger
1984SAFScotland Ewen Murray271−131 strokeScotland Bill Longmuir
1983SAFEngland Gordon J. Brand275−94 strokesEngland Gary Cullen
1982SAFEngland David Jagger (3)274−10PlayoffWales Ian Woosnam
1981SAFEngland Peter Tupling255−296 strokesScotland Bill Longmuir
1980SAFScotland Bill Longmuir (2)264−204 strokesEngland Tommy Horton
1979SAFEngland John Morgan269−155 strokesEngland Pip Elson
England Tommy Horton
1978SAFScotland Sandy Lyle269−15PlayoffEngland Michael King
1977SAFEngland David Jagger (2)273−11PlayoffEngland Malcolm Gregson
1976Scotland Bill Longmuir209−41 strokeEngland Pip Elson
England Carl Mason
1975England David Jagger270−14PlayoffScotland Harry Bannerman
England Peter Dawson
1974Australia Jack Newton275−94 strokesRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
Scotland Ronnie Shade
1973England Tommy Horton267−173 strokesEngland Malcolm Gregson
1972: No tournament due to rescheduling
1971United States Lee Elder267−175 strokesEngland John Cook
1970England John Cook2761 strokeEngland John Garner
1969Scotland Marshall Douglas2815 strokesEngland Ian Wrigley

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
  2. ↑ Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.
  3. ↑ Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ↑ Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ↑ Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ↑ Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ↑ Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. ↑ "Ikoyi course". Ikoyi Golf Community Nigeria Association. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, John (19 March 2003). "Matharu hints at bright future on day in sun". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 November 2008.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Results - Nigerian Open 1993 - Challenge Tour".
  4. ↑ "Results - Nigerian Open 1992 - Challenge Tour".
  5. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 262–263, 502. ISBN 1855925583.
  6. ↑ "Gordon J Brand". The Glasgow Herald. 20 November 1989. p. 19.
  7. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 235–236, 464. ISBN 000218284X.
  8. ↑ "Eight-stroke Lagos victory for Brand". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1986. p. 9.
  9. ↑ "Nigerian pay-off for Longmuir". The Glasgow Herald. 25 February 1985. p. 20.
  10. ↑ "Murray holds off Longmuir for Nigerian Open victory". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1984. p. 17.
  11. ↑ "Nigerian Open". The Guardian. 28 February 1983. p. 19.
  12. ↑ "Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 8 February 1982. p. 17.
  13. ↑ "Britain's Peter Tupling". The Glasgow Herald. 23 February 1981. p. 18.
  14. ↑ "Golf | Lagos". The Times. 25 February 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  15. ↑ "John Morgan". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1979. p. 23.
  16. ↑ "Bright to Sandy Lyle's Career". The Glasgow Herald. 28 February 1978. p. 23.
  17. ↑ "David Jagger". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1977. p. 31.
  18. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1978). The World of Professional Golf 1978. Angus & Robertson. p. 174. ISBN 0207958181.
  19. ↑ "Elson second in Open". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England. 26 February 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ↑ "Golf". The Observer. 23 February 1975. p. 19.
  21. ↑ "Newton in rich Nigerian win". The Age. 25 February 1974. p. 25.
  22. ↑ "Horton wins Nigerian Open". The Glasgow Herald. 26 February 1973. p. 4.
  23. ↑ "Easy victory for Elder". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1971. p. 4.
  24. ↑ "Douglas third despite 66". The Glasgow Herald. 7 December 1970. p. 5.
  25. ↑ "Douglas wins in Lagos". The Glasgow Herald. 5 January 1970. p. 4.