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Nigerian golfer wins $5000 in Gambia
Saturday, 19 February 2011 02:15
The Nation - Nigerian professional golfer Gift Willy has emerged winner of the Gambian International Golf Championship in Banjul to return home with the best score of a nerve-wrecking
final round to pocket the $5000 (N768,506.38) prize money.Willy, formerly based on the Sunshine Tour, shot 67, two under par at the all-brown Fajara Golf Course in Gambia’s capital city, Banjul to finish tops and in two strokes advantage over two other Nigerian players, Umoh Edet and Gboyega Oyebanji who at different times had led and dropped shots during the final round.
"Its definitely my putting," Willy admitted after he rocked the ball 22 times in the final round on the brown, which he said has been his major weakness that has now gotten better.
"I had some aspect of my game improved for some time now. I am swinging perfectly now, for instance, and I have a lot of confidence when I stand over the ball better than before, but I think it is my putting that has clearly given me the edge here. Putting 22 times in a tough round like this should give you a very good score," he added.
At the first round of the event, Willy returned 70, one over par to set himself up for the victory on the 36 holes tournament.
With the victory, he is expected to pocket about $5, 000 which in Gambia’s record is the biggest price purse ever doled out for a professional golf event. The balance of $25, 000 from the total winning purse will be shared by other top ten finishers at the event.
Gambia’s best ranked player, Kebba Drammeh said the Nigerian players were better experienced and that the cancellation of the first day game was in their favour but there was nothing they could do because it was the committees’ decision. Drammeh said the Nigerians who were first time players in Gambia had the chance to improve on their first day performance and " They were definitely more calm and experienced than everybody on the field they deserved to win."
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