Nigerian Open
Golf tournament
Golf tournament
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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.[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.
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
Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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1999 | ![]() | 278 | |||||
1998 | ![]() | 274 | −14 | ||||
1997 | ![]() | ||||||
1995 | ![]() | ||||||
1994 | ![]() | 275 | |||||
1993 | CHA | ![]() | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | ![]() | [3] |
1992: No tournament due to rescheduling | |||||||
1991 | CHA | ![]() | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes | ![]() | [4] |
1990 | CHA | ![]() | 198[b] | −15 | 6 strokes | ![]() | [5] |
1989 | SAF | ![]() | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() | [6] |
1988 | SAF | ![]() | 281 | −3 | Playoff[c] | ![]() | [7] |
1987: No tournament | |||||||
1986 | SAF | ![]() | 272 | −12 | 8 strokes | ![]() | [8] |
1985 | SAF | ![]() | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | ![]() | [9] |
1984 | SAF | ![]() | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() | [10] |
1983 | SAF | ![]() | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes | ![]() | [11] |
1982 | SAF | ![]() | 274 | −10 | Playoff[d] | ![]() | [12] |
1981 | SAF | ![]() | 255 | −29 | 6 strokes | ![]() | [13] |
1980 | SAF | ![]() | 264 | −20 | 4 strokes | ![]() | [14] |
1979 | SAF | ![]() | 269 | −15 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() | [15] |
1978 | SAF | ![]() | 269 | −15 | Playoff[e] | ![]() | [16] |
1977 | SAF | ![]() | 273 | −11 | Playoff[f] | ![]() | [17][18] |
1976 | ![]() | 209 | −4 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | [19] | |
1975 | ![]() | 270 | −14 | Playoff[g] | ![]() ![]() | [20] | |
1974 | ![]() | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | [21] | |
1973 | ![]() | 267 | −17 | 3 strokes | ![]() | [22] | |
1972: No tournament due to rescheduling | |||||||
1971 | ![]() | 267 | −17 | 5 strokes | ![]() | [23] | |
1970 | ![]() | 276 | 1 stroke | ![]() | [24] | ||
1969 | ![]() | 281 | 5 strokes | ![]() | [25] |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.