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Masters (Amateurs) tournament: Ali wins final tournament of the year

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5 years ago

December 20, 2021

David Ali on Sunday emerged as the winner of the final Masters (Amateurs) tournament of the year.

NAN reports that Ali won the tournament with a total of 301 gross and 13 over pars through 72 holes.

The Tournament Director, Ndubuisi Okeya who confirmed the result to NAN said three players who have proved themselves as the top contenders in the last concluded masters tournament went home with the prize money for their hard work.

Okeya said Ali was more resilient in the course of the four-day outing and finished with a victory.

“The optimistic player who started the game on a high note with a score of 1 under par in his first round, built a two-stroke lead up until day three, where he faltered.

“But he recovered spectacularly to maintain his position as top of the leaderboard and smile home with a whopping cash prize of N250,000,” he said.

“I missed a lot of opportunities, but I’m excited that I could make it to top three, that was my ultimate goal at this tournament and I’m glad I could achieve that.

“I’ve learned so much that I intend to execute next year. I’m grateful for this opportunity” an excited Ali said.

The tournament director noted that coming close in second place by a two-stroke margin was the resilient Uchenna Anuoro.

“The player who anticipated a replication of Saturday’s move up on the leaderboard board faltered in the final round by playing 10 over par 82.

“He ascended to the top of the leaderboard in the third round but failed to maintain it,” he said.

Anuoro was quoted as saying that he was really excited to come out as top three in the tournament and anticipates more from next year.

“I’m a bit disappointed with my golf performance today, but I’m not discouraged, just more eager to succeed next year” he said.

NAN reports that Anuoro pocketed a whooping cash prize of N150,000 for his first runner-up finish.

“It was not the first place, but it’s the top and final three, and that’s satisfactory for John Alex, who struggled successfully to displace J. Moses to come out as top three in the survival of the fittest.

“He had to settle for the third spot and took home an N100,000 cash prize.

The tournament director added that following closely behind was Joseph Moses, who did great but didn’t make it to the final top three.

“But he still stood first on the tour’s order of merit and would be leaving with a whooping cash prize of N100,000.

“With the highest stroke lead of 18 shots, he settles in fourth place, ahead of Bolu Gbadagesi and Austin Okeoma, who rank fifth and sixth respectively, on the leaderboard,” he said.

NAN

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LWR’ll give women economic empowerment –Folami

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2 hours ago

November 6, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

As the 2026 Lagos Women Run further gathers momentum, the organisers are planning big for the other aspects of the annual event.

The press conference to herald the competition took place during the week in Lagos with the Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, Coordinator, Tayo Popoola, and other top dignitaries in attendance.

The Founder and Executive Director of Mateen Lander Impact Foundation, Sidikat Folami, who is the team leader of the three-day exhibition, said there were plenty of opportunities to be derived from the forthcoming Lagos Women Run.

Folami who commended the organisers, sponsors and Lagos State Government said there was always something special for every participant every year.

She added: “We want to give women the opportunity to take part in economic empowerment and this is where sport comes in. Sport is a unifier. When you see people gather around you know that something is happening and that is where Lagos women run is ensuring that we are not just running in one city, one stride initiative, we are running economically.

“We are also working with the environmentalists to make sure the environment is protected. That’s where we bring in recycle programs, private organizations to make women know that there is money around them, sustainable money and make them understand all the money that sits around them.”

The exhibition takes place between November 10 and 12 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium while the 10km race takes place on November 14 2ith the Tafawa Balewa Square as the takeoff point.

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