By Daily Sports on January 8, 2017

Thirteen events have been listed as tentative events for the 2017 Professional Golfers’ Association Tour of Nigeria.

In a list made available to newsmen, the PGA Tournament Coordinator, Mr Jide Bolaji, said the association is very hopeful of a better season than the previous year where players ranking were computed on six ranking events.

“We are hoping to confirm all of them but as a body, we have set tentative dates for events we believe will make up this season for us” he said.

Six of the events listed are entirely new on the calendar while the remaining five are older events.

Topping the list of new events are three events said to be expected from the stable of PGA’s new marketing Partner BJ Promotion. They have three events billed for February, June and October respectively.

Another particular feature that the new partner is bringing to for is the return of a PGA event to MicCom Golf Club in Osun State, after a three year hiatus.

Golf on the Plateau is another curious addition to the calendar which may further be premised on the wings of the Plateau State Governor’s (Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong) love for the game and the plans to leverage on the game for Tourism revival in the state. It is listed for March/April on PGA template.

Another interesting addition is the much hyped Road To Mongomo tournament which doubles as the qualifier for the annual 3E Actuaries Open in Equatorial Guinea. Top finished at the April event will tee-off later at the bigger event in December which may flaunt as much as 250, 000 winning purse for pros.

The last of the new events is the Bauchi Open tentatively scheduled for May.

BEE JAY PROMOTIONS INAUGURAL EVENT                                     ADA                                     JAN/FEB

PA MARK MEMORIAL TOURNAMNET                                            OTUKPO                                    FEB

SEN DAVID MARK @ 69                                                           OTUKPO                                   APRIL

GOLF ON THE PLATEAU                                                             JOS                                MARCH/APRIL 

ROAD TO MONGOMO (QUALIFIER)                                                ABUJA                                   APRIL

CMCL OPEN                                                                          ILARA MOKIN                              MAY

BAUCHI TOURNAMENT                                                               BAUCHI                                   MAY

BEE JAY PROMOTIONS EVENT                                                        -                                          JUNE

THE MEMORIAL GOLF                                                                 -                                           JUNE

AIR ASSAULT OPEN                                                                    P/H                                        NOV

BEE JAY PROMOTIONS EVENT                                                         -                                           OCT

ABIA STATE OPEN                                                                       ABA                                       NOV

PLATEAU STATE GOV’S CUP                                                           JOS                                       DEC

Source Daily Sports

Posted January 8, 2017

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