Nigerian Open
Tournament information
LocationIkoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Established1969
Course(s)Ikoyi Club
Par71
Tour(s)Challenge 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.[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

YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo 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[3]
1992: No tournament due to rescheduling
1991CHASierra Leone James Lebbie270−144 strokesEngland Paul Eales[4]
1990CHAEngland Wayne Stephens198[lower-alpha 2]−156 strokesEngland Chris Platts[5]
1989SAFFiji Vijay Singh (2)279−51 strokeEngland Gordon J. Brand
England Jeff Pinsent
England Ian Spencer		[6]
1988SAFFiji Vijay Singh281−3Playoff[lower-alpha 3]Scotland Mike Miller[7]
1987: No tournament
1986SAFEngland Gordon J. Brand272−128 strokesEngland Malcolm MacKenzie[8]
1985SAFScotland Bill Longmuir (3)277−32 strokesEngland David Jagger[9]
1984SAFScotland Ewen Murray271−131 strokeScotland Bill Longmuir[10]
1983SAFEngland Gordon J. Brand275−94 strokesEngland Gary Cullen[11]
1982SAFEngland David Jagger (3)274−10Playoff[lower-alpha 4]Wales Ian Woosnam[12]
1981SAFEngland Peter Tupling255−296 strokesScotland Bill Longmuir[13]
1980SAFScotland Bill Longmuir (2)264−204 strokesEngland Tommy Horton[14]
1979SAFEngland John Morgan269−155 strokesEngland Pip Elson
England Tommy Horton		[15]
1978SAFScotland Sandy Lyle269−15Playoff[lower-alpha 5]England Michael King[16]
1977SAFEngland David Jagger (2)273−11Playoff[lower-alpha 6]England Malcolm Gregson[17][18]
1976Scotland Bill Longmuir209−41 strokeEngland Pip Elson
England Carl Mason		[19]
1975England David Jagger270−14Playoff[lower-alpha 7]Scotland Harry Bannerman
England Peter Dawson		[20]
1974Australia Jack Newton275−94 strokesRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
Scotland Ronnie Shade		[21]
1973England Tommy Horton267−173 strokesEngland Malcolm Gregson[22]
1972: No tournament due to rescheduling
1971United States Lee Elder267−175 strokesEngland John Cook[23]
1970England John Cook2761 strokeEngland John Garner[24]
1969Scotland Marshall Douglas2815 strokesEngland Ian Wrigley[25]

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 March 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, John (19 March 2003). "Matharu hints at bright future on day in sun". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  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.
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