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Ibom Icon Hotel spices up Lagos Golf Open — Sport — –

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The management of Ibom Icon Hotel & Golf Resort, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has deepened its commitment to the game of golf through a strategic partnership with First Bank at the just concluded Lagos Amateur Open at Ikoyi Club (1938) Golf Section.

Represented by Head of Operations, Gilbert Thinji, Ibom Icon, adjudged the best golf resort in Nigeria and West Africa partnered First Bank for both the Corporate Golf Challenge for Charity and Lagos Amateur Open. The hotel donated two-night weekend packages for the winning team (four players) of the corporate golf challenge and provided unique refreshments for 600 golfers over a four-day period.

Thinji said, “It is our own way of showing support to the Lagos Amateur Open, unarguably the oldest and biggest golf tournament in Nigeria. We celebrate First Bank for sustaining this tournament for 60 years running and identifying with the values of the brand.”

He said that since Icon Hotel Group took over the management of the Uyo facility, it has revamped the golf facility and given it a unique feel with the professionalism that Icon Hotels Group is fast being known for.

“We are eager to showcase the excellent golf course and golfing experience that Ibom Icon is renowned for and we are committed to having a 1-on-1 with golfers all over the country since the Icon Group takes over.

The 54 holes, Lagos Amateur Open had concluded last weekend with the scratch player, Aminu Kabir of Ilorin Golf Club emerging as the winner beating a field of 180 players drawn from different parts of the country.

Sola Lawson, President of IGOLFMDC, Nigeria’s frontline golf management consultancy added that he believes that the transformations and service upgrade being occasioned by the Icon Hotels Group will prime the facility to be the rallying point for major events soonest.

“The Ibom Golf Course enhances Nigeria’s opportunity to be considered a top golfing destination on the continent and with strategic partnerships with companies like First Bank, we can attract the attention of the international golfing community promoting tournaments, attracting golf tourists and securing the FDIs that golf can unlock.”

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