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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. From 1997 to 1999 it was played at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja. It was an fixture on the Safari Circuit until 1993, and also a Challenge Tour event between 1990 and 1993.

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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
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. 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 Toura Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1999 Sweden Johan Sköld 278
1998 Argentina José Cantero 274 −14
1997 Argentina Ricardo González
1995 Nigeria Lateef Lasisi
1994 Ghana Emos Korblah 275
1993 CHA Scotland Gordon Manson 274 −10 2 strokes France Frédéric Regard 3
1992: No tournament due to rescheduling
1991 CHA Sierra Leone James Lebbie 270 −14 4 strokes England Paul Eales 4
1990 CHA England Wayne Stephens 198b −15 6 strokes England Chris Platts 5
1989 SAF Fiji Vijay Singh (2) 279 −5 1 stroke England Gordon J. Brand
England Jeff Pinsent
England Ian Spencer		 6
1988 SAF Fiji Vijay Singh 281 −3 Playoffc Scotland Mike Miller 7
1987: No tournament
1986 SAF England Gordon J. Brand 272 −12 8 strokes England Malcolm MacKenzie 8
1985 SAF Scotland Bill Longmuir (3) 277 −3 2 strokes England David Jagger 9
1984 SAF Scotland Ewen Murray 271 −13 1 stroke Scotland Bill Longmuir 10
1983 SAF England Gordon J. Brand 275 −9 4 strokes England Gary Cullen 11
1982 SAF England David Jagger (3) 274 −10 Playoffd Wales Ian Woosnam 12
1981 SAF England Peter Tupling 255 −29 6 strokes Scotland Bill Longmuir 13
1980 SAF Scotland Bill Longmuir (2) 264 −20 4 strokes England Tommy Horton 14
1979 SAF England John Morgan 269 −15 5 strokes England Pip Elson
England Tommy Horton		 15
1978 SAF Scotland Sandy Lyle 269 −15 Playoffe England Michael King 16
1977 SAF England David Jagger (2) 273 −11 Playofff England Malcolm Gregson 1718
1976 Scotland Bill Longmuir 209 −4 1 stroke England Pip Elson
England Carl Mason		 19
1975 England David Jagger 270 −14 Playoffg Scotland Harry Bannerman
England Peter Dawson		 20
1974 Australia Jack Newton 275 −9 4 strokes Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
Scotland Ronnie Shade		 21
1973 England Tommy Horton 267 −17 3 strokes England Malcolm Gregson 22
1972: No tournament due to rescheduling
1971 United States Lee Elder 267 −17 5 strokes England John Cook 23
1970 England John Cook 276 1 stroke England John Garner 24
1969 Scotland Marshall Douglas 281 5 strokes England Ian Wrigley 25
See also

See also

Notes

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

References

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  2. Hopkins, John (19 March 2003). "Matharu hints at bright future on day in sun". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
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  4. "Results - Nigerian Open 1992 - Challenge Tour".
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  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.
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  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.
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  14. "Golf | Lagos". The Times. 25 February 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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  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.