Nigerian Open

The Nigerian Open was a golf tournament in Nigeria, played between 1969 and 1999. It was generally played at the Ikoyi Club in Ikoyi, Lagos.[1] From 1997 to 1999 it was played at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja. It was an fixture on the Safari Circuit until 1993, and also a Challenge Tour event between 1990 and 1993.

For the table tennis tournament, see Nigeria Open.
Nigerian Open
Tournament information
LocationIkoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Established1969
Course(s)Ikoyi Club
Par71
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£126,446
Month playedFebruary
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate255 Peter Tupling (1981)
To par−29 as above
Final champion
Johan Sköld
Location Map
Ikoyi Club
Location in Nigeria

In 1981, England's Peter Tupling set the record low 72 hole score in professional tournament golf, when he won the title with a 29 under par total of 255.[2] Notable past champions include major winners Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle and former Ryder Cup player Gordon J. Brand.

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
1999 Johan Sköld278
1998 José Cantero274−14
1997 Ricardo González
1995 Lateef Lasisi
1994 Emos Korblah275
1993CHA Gordon Manson274−102 strokes Frédéric Regard[3]
1992: No tournament due to rescheduling
1991CHA James Lebbie270−144 strokes Paul Eales[4]
1990CHA Wayne Stephens198[lower-alpha 2]−156 strokes Chris Platts[5]
1989SAF Vijay Singh (2)279−51 stroke Gordon J. Brand
Jeff Pinsent
Ian Spencer		[6]
1988SAF Vijay Singh281−3Playoff[lower-alpha 3] Mike Miller[7]
1987: No tournament
1986SAF Gordon J. Brand272−128 strokes Malcolm MacKenzie[8]
1985SAF Bill Longmuir (3)277−32 strokes David Jagger[9]
1984SAF Ewen Murray271−131 stroke Bill Longmuir[10]
1983SAF Gordon J. Brand275−94 strokes Gary Cullen[11]
1982SAF David Jagger (3)274−10Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Ian Woosnam[12]
1981SAF Peter Tupling255−296 strokes Bill Longmuir[13]
1980SAF Bill Longmuir (2)264−204 strokes Tommy Horton[14]
1979SAF John Morgan269−155 strokes Pip Elson
Tommy Horton		[15]
1978SAF Sandy Lyle269−15Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Michael King[16]
1977SAF David Jagger (2)273−11Playoff[lower-alpha 6] Malcolm Gregson[17][18]
1976 Bill Longmuir209−41 stroke Pip Elson
Carl Mason		[19]
1975 David Jagger270−14Playoff[lower-alpha 7] Harry Bannerman
Peter Dawson		[20]
1974 Jack Newton275−94 strokes Eamonn Darcy
Christy O'Connor Jnr
Ronnie Shade		[21]
1973 Tommy Horton267−173 strokes Malcolm Gregson[22]
1972: No tournament due to rescheduling
1971 Lee Elder267−175 strokes John Cook[23]
1970 John Cook2761 stroke John Garner[24]
1969 Marshall Douglas2815 strokes Ian Wrigley[25]

Notes
  1. CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
  2. Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.
  3. Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References
  1. "Ikoyi course". Ikoyi Golf Community Nigeria Association. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. Hopkins, John (19 March 2003). "Matharu hints at bright future on day in sun". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  3. "Results - Nigerian Open 1993 - Challenge Tour".
  4. "Results - Nigerian Open 1992 - Challenge Tour".
  5. McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 262–263, 502. ISBN 1855925583.
  6. "Gordon J Brand". The Glasgow Herald. 20 November 1989. p. 19.
  7. McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 235–236, 464. ISBN 000218284X.
  8. "Eight-stroke Lagos victory for Brand". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1986. p. 9.
  9. "Nigerian pay-off for Longmuir". The Glasgow Herald. 25 February 1985. p. 20.
  10. "Murray holds off Longmuir for Nigerian Open victory". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1984. p. 17.
  11. "Nigerian Open". The Guardian. 28 February 1983. p. 19.
  12. "Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 8 February 1982. p. 17.
  13. "Britain's Peter Tupling". The Glasgow Herald. 23 February 1981. p. 18.
  14. "Golf | Lagos". The Times. 25 February 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  15. "John Morgan". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1979. p. 23.
  16. "Bright to Sandy Lyle's Career". The Glasgow Herald. 28 February 1978. p. 23.
  17. "David Jagger". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1977. p. 31.
  18. McCormack, Mark H. (1978). The World of Professional Golf 1978. Angus & Robertson. p. 174. ISBN 0207958181.
  19. "Elson second in Open". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England. 26 February 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. "Golf". The Observer. 23 February 1975. p. 19.
  21. "Newton in rich Nigerian win". The Age. 25 February 1974. p. 25.
  22. "Horton wins Nigerian Open". The Glasgow Herald. 26 February 1973. p. 4.
  23. "Easy victory for Elder". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1971. p. 4.
  24. "Douglas third despite 66". The Glasgow Herald. 7 December 1970. p. 5.
  25. "Douglas wins in Lagos". The Glasgow Herald. 5 January 1970. p. 4.
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