Recently updated on October 24th, 2022 at 03:22 pm
Ugochukwu Chigborogu has emerged overall winner of the 2018 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor’s Cup golf competition which took place at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja.
According to Ugochukwu Chigborogu:
“You don’t need luck 100 per cent to win but there are at times when you play and you see luck play with you.
Like today, there was a shot I made that would have gone into the bush but luck made it to hit a tree and then fall back to the fairway, and with that, I got my second shot beautifully well and I made a birdie in that hole, meaning that I shot below par.
So, I didn’t target that tree and I didn’t know how it hit the tree, but at the end of the day, I was lucky it happened that way.
I thank God who made it possible for me to be a celebrated champion today. I have been hoping for a day like this for four years now when I started playing golf, even though I have not been playing regularly.
The game of golf needs you to be constant otherwise you will be left behind.”
Governor of CBN Mr. Godwin Emefiele represented by Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, Director, Corporate Communications of CBN said:
“This is just a continuation of CBN’s determination within the framework of our CSR to encourage Nigerians to keep fit because we believe that a healthy body must be a body that exercises itself.
When you have a healthy body, your productivity is enhanced and you contribute to the growth of the economy; recreation is very important for people to be healthy and that is why we are sponsoring this golf competition.
We are very delighted about the interest and commitment that has been shown by players. We do not start something we cannot continue and so, we have kept fate with this competition, and I can assure you that we will continue to sponsor it.”
Governor of CBN Mr. Godwin Emefiele represented by Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, Director, Corporate Communications of CBN also said that the competition would be thrown open in the 2019 edition to enable more people to participate.
There were also prizes for Best Veteran Ladies, Veteran Men, CBN Retired Staff, CBN Guest and CBN Staff among others.
A Medical Doctor, Ahmed Amate, won the 2017 edition.
