At the First Nigeria Golf Federation Summit today, representatives from about 70 golf clubs and other important stakeholders from across Nigeria will start charting a new course for golf in the nation.
The summit, which is taking place at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja’s Ladi Kwali Hall, ends on Friday. It will examine current concerns connected to the expansion and development of golf in Nigeria.
Golf in Nigeria would have a fresh lease of life as a result of the summit, according to Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF).
He added that NGF also intends to use the platform to galvanize the support and understanding of the golf captains from across the country by moving the game to a new level including youth development programs.
Runsewe said the three-day summit will enable Nigerian golfers to network on the process of integrating Nigerian golfers into the World Handicap System (WHS), which the board of the NGF is initiating through the Royal and Ancient (R&A).
The WHS will allow the handicap of Nigerian golfers that are captured on the system to be recognized in any part of the world.
The Chairman of the IBB Board of Trustees, Gen Ibrahim Bata Haruna (rtd), will chair the occasion expected to be graced by the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong and the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare.