The prestigious IBB Golf Club is set to put Nigeria and Africa on the global golf map as it hosts over 500 eager golfers including 100 foreigners in the October 1st Independence Golf Tourney,
The highly anticipated 2023 edition which will be the country’s single biggest golf tournament will run between September 25 and October 1st. It will be a celebration of unity, talent, and excellence on the lush greens of one of Africa’s best championship golf courses.
This year’s IBB Golf Club Independence edition will be exposed to a national and global audience expected to surpass over 100 million people.
The IBB Club Captain, Banjo Obaleye stated that “the international camaraderie underscores the tournament’s growing reputation and showcases the lush conditions of the course, made possible by state-of-the-art machinery never seen before in Nigeria’s golf history.”
Breaking away from the traditional approach, this year’s event also promises to create an unforgettable tournament for players and unprecedented experiential experience for sponsors.
Though the IBB International Golf and Country Club itself cannot affiliate with international golf bodies, the pursuit of global recognition remains at the forefront.
The Chairman of the Independence Cup Organising Committee, and the Club’s Vice Captain, Ibrahim Babayo said that “the Club will continue to carefully forge strategic partnerships with overseas golf clubs, and work to propel the Independence Golf Tourney into the ranks of the world’s top 20 tournaments.”
Established in 1987 under the visionary leadership of its founders, the IBB International Golf and Country Club has grown to become a symbol of prestige, unity and achievement.
The Club parades the finest Bermuda tuff dwarf greens, making it one of the best golf turfs globally.
It is recognized as a championship golf course and a top contender in Africa.
The country’s sitting President has traditionally always been the Grand Patron of the Club. President Bola Tinubu has been specially invited to the October 1st grand finale which will be a gathering of some of the country’s most influential persons and golfers.
Recognizing the substantial potential of golf in the global tourism market, the IBB International Golf and Country Club is championing the development of golf tourism in Nigeria.
