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
Tour(s)Challenge Tour (1991–93)
Safari Circuit (until 1993)
FormatStroke play
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate255 Peter Tupling (1981)
To par−29 (as above)
Final champion
Johan Sköld

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
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1999Johan Sköld Sweden278
1998José Cantero Argentina274−14
1997Roberto Gonzalez Argentina
1995Lateef Lasisi Nigeria
1994Emos Korblah Ghana275
1993Gordon Manson Scotland2742 strokes Frédéric Regard[3]
1992No tournament due to rescheduling
1991James Lebbie Sierra Leone2704 strokes Paul Eales[4]
1990Wayne Stephens England198[lower-alpha 1]−156 strokes Chris Platts[5]
1989Vijay Singh Fiji279−51 stroke Gordon J. Brand
Jeff Pinsent
Ian Spencer		[6]
1988Vijay Singh Fiji281−3Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Mike Miller[7]
1987No tournament
1986Gordon J. Brand England272−128 strokes Malcolm MacKenzie[8]
1985Bill Longmuir Scotland277−32 strokes David Jagger[9]
1984Ewen Murray Scotland271−131 stroke Bill Longmuir[10]
1983Gordon J. Brand England275−94 strokes Gary Cullen[11]
1982David Jagger England274−10Playoff[lower-alpha 3] Ian Woosnam[12]
1981Peter Tupling England255−296 strokes Bill Longmuir[13]
1980Bill Longmuir Scotland264−204 strokes Tommy Horton[14]
1979John Morgan England269−155 strokes Pip Elson
Tommy Horton		[15]
1978Sandy Lyle Scotland269−15Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Michael King[16]
1977David Jagger England273−11Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Malcolm Gregson[17]
1976Bill Longmuir Scotland209−41 stroke Pip Elson
Carl Mason		[18]
1975David Jagger England270−14Playoff[lower-alpha 6] Harry Bannerman
Peter Dawson		[19]
1974Jack Newton Australia275−94 strokes Eamonn Darcy
Christy O'Connor Jnr
Ronnie Shade		[20]
1973Tommy Horton England267−173 strokes Malcolm Gregson[21]
1972No tournament due to rescheduling
1971Lee Elder United States267−175 strokes John Cook[22]
1970John Cook England2761 stroke John Garner[23]
1969Marshall Douglas Scotland2815 strokes Ian Wrigley[24]
  1. Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.
  2. Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Jagger 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.

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. https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/nigerian-open-1993/results?round=4
  4. https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/nigerian-open-1992/results?round=4
  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. "Elson second in Open". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England. 26 February 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. "Golf". The Observer. 23 February 1975. p. 19.
  20. "Newton in rich Nigerian win". The Age. 25 February 1974. p. 25.
  21. "Horton wins Nigerian Open". The Glasgow Herald. 26 February 1973. p. 4.
  22. "Easy victory for Elder". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1971. p. 4.
  23. "Douglas third despite 66". The Glasgow Herald. 7 December 1970. p. 5.
  24. "Douglas wins in Lagos". The Glasgow Herald. 5 January 1970. p. 4.
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