Onjefo, Abdul Win Junior Golf Open Championships

Lucky Onjefo of St. David Mark Golf Academy and Country Club, Akpegede, Benue, has won the 3rd Awa Ibrahim Junior Golf Open Championships at the Ikeja Golf Club.
The Tidesports reports that the annual three-day competition, aimed at discovering young golfers aged 15 and below, was used to mark golf enthusiast, Alhaji Awa Ibrahim’s birthday on October 19.
The competition ended on Saturday in the male category with Onjefo from St. David Mark Golf Academy and Country Club winning the grand prize, while Chukwu Odi emerged second in the U-16 to U-18.
For the U-13 to U-11category, Alachenu Odey from St. David Mark Golf Academy was the champion, while John Alex from the same academy emerged second.
In the U-10 category, Mark Osimeh of St David Mark Golf Academy took the first prize, while from the same academy, Godwin Okoko emerged the first runner-up.
In the Girls’ U-16 to U-18 category, Blessing Abdul from St David Mark Golf Academy emerged the overall winner, while Blessing Odey also from the academy won the second prize.
Also, in the U-13 to U-15 category, Victoria Atamajah from St David Mark Golf Academy came out tops, while Stella Musa her colleague, followed closely in the second place.
The boys’ champion, Onjefo, said he was happy to have won the championships, adding that it had been his dream to be a champion in golf.
“I always want to play golf and I don’t get tired of it at all. We have a good academy where we are trained to become champions.
“Our academy experience helps us a lot and we have an edge over others because we only concentrated on playing golf,’’ he said.
Also, the best girl for the tournament, Blessing Abdul, said that the support she got from her coach endeared her to the game.