Nigerian Open

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{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Nigerian Open

| image =

| location = Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

| establishment = 1969

| course = Ikoyi Club

| par = 71

| yardage =

| tour = Challenge Tour
Safari Circuit

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|126,446|GBP}}

| month_played = February

| final_year = 1999

| aggregate = 255 Peter Tupling (1981)

| to-par = −29 as above

| current_champion =

| final_champion = {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Sköld

| map = Nigeria

| map_label = Ikoyi Club

| map_caption = Location in Nigeria

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|6.451|3.427}}

}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://igcna.org/courses/course-tour |title=Ikoyi course |publisher=Ikoyi Golf Community Nigeria Association |accessdate=March 4, 2020}} From 1997 to 1999 it was played at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.{{cn|date=March 2020}} It was an fixture on the Safari Circuit until 1993, and also a Challenge Tour event between 1990 and 1993.

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/golf/article1121144.ece |title=Matharu hints at bright future on day in sun |work=The Times |date=19 March 2003 |accessdate=26 November 2008 | location=London | first=John | last=Hopkins}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Notable past champions include major winners Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle and former Ryder Cup player Gordon J. Brand.

Winners

class=wikitable style=font-size:95% !Year!!Tour{{efn\|CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref.
1999		{{flagicon\|SWE}} Johan Sköld	align=center\|278	align=center\|
1998		{{flagicon\|ARG}} José Cantero	align=center\|274	align=center\|−14
1997		{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ricardo González	align=center\|	align=center\|
1995		{{flagicon\|NGR}} Lateef Lasisi	align=center\|	align=center\|
1994		{{flagicon\|GHA}} Emos Korblah	align=center\|275	align=center\|
1993	CHA	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Manson	align=center\|274	align=center\|−10	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Frédéric Regard	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/nigerian-open-1993/results?round=4\|title=Results - Nigerian Open 1993 - Challenge Tour}}
colspan=8 align=center\|1992: No tournament due to rescheduling
1991	CHA	{{flagicon\|SLE}} James Lebbie	align=center\|270	align=center\|−14	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Paul Eales	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/nigerian-open-1992/results?round=4\|title=Results - Nigerian Open 1992 - Challenge Tour}}
1990	CHA	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Wayne Stephens	align=center\|198{{efn\|Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.}}	align=center\|−15	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Platts	{{cite book \|title=The World of Professional Golf 1991 \|first=Mark H. \|last=McCormack \|publisher=Chapmans \|date=1991 \|pages=262–263,502 \|isbn=1855925583}}
1989	SAF	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Vijay Singh (2)	align=center\|279	align=center\|−5	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon J. Brand {{flagicon\|ENG}} Jeff Pinsent {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ian Spencer	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0zNAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6332%2C225127 \|title=Gordon J Brand \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=20 November 1989 \|page=19}}
1988	SAF	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Vijay Singh	align=center\|281	align=center\|−3	Playoff{{efn\|Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Mike Miller	{{cite book \|title=World of Professional Golf 1989 \|first=Mark H. \|last=McCormack \|publisher=Collins Willow \|date=1989 \|pages=235–236,464 \|isbn=000218284X}}
colspan=8 align=center\|1987: No tournament
1986	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon J. Brand	align=center\|272	align=center\|−12	8 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Malcolm MacKenzie	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3bdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3107%2C3821352 \|title=Eight-stroke Lagos victory for Brand \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=17 February 1986 \|page=9}}
1985	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir (3)	align=center\|277	align=center\|−3	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DbdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5395%2C5454102 \|title=Nigerian pay-off for Longmuir \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=25 February 1985 \|page=20}}
1984	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Ewen Murray	align=center\|271	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FPY9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2413%2C5440856 \|title=Murray holds off Longmuir for Nigerian Open victory \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=27 February 1984 \|page=17}}
1983	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon J. Brand	align=center\|275	align=center\|−9	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gary Cullen	{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46043657/the-guardian/ \|title=Nigerian Open \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=28 February 1983 \|page=19}}
1982	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger (3)	align=center\|274	align=center\|−10	Playoff{{efn\|Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ian Woosnam	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7dAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4168%2C1397341 \|title=Golf \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=8 February 1982 \|page=17}}
1981	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Tupling	align=center\|255	align=center\|−29	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=68pAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4661%2C4677039 \|title=Britain's Peter Tupling \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=23 February 1981 \|page=18}}
1980	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir (2)	align=center\|264	align=center\|−20	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168003161/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=49e35393 \|title=Golf {{!}} Lagos \|newspaper=The Times \|date=25 February 1980 \|page=10 \|via=The Times Digital Archive \|accessdate=5 March 2020}}
1979	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Morgan	align=center\|269	align=center\|−15	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pip Elson {{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EMJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5026%2C6376587 \|title=John Morgan \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=27 February 1979 \|page=23}}
1978	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Sandy Lyle	align=center\|269	align=center\|−15	Playoff{{efn\|Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Michael King	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nuA9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2403%2C6206888 \|title=Bright to Sandy Lyle's Career \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=28 February 1978 \|page=23}}
1977	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger (2)	align=center\|273	align=center\|−11	Playoff{{efn\|Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Malcolm Gregson	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ceo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=4079%2C357631 \|title=David Jagger \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=1 March 1977 \|page=31}}{{cite book \|last1=McCormack \|first1=Mark H. \|title=The World of Professional Golf 1978 \|date=1978 \|publisher=Angus & Robertson \|isbn=0207958181 \|page=174}}
1976		{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir	align=center\|209	align=center\|−4	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pip Elson {{flagicon\|ENG}} Carl Mason	{{cite news \|title=Elson second in Open \|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph \|location=Coventry, England \|date=26 February 1976 \|page=16 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19760226/182/0016 \|access-date=8 June 2020 \|url-access=subscription}}
1975		{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger	align=center\|270	align=center\|−14	Playoff{{efn\|Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Harry Bannerman {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Dawson	{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46153352/the-observer/ \|title=Golf \|newspaper=The Observer \|date=23 February 1975 \|page=19}}
1974		{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Newton	align=center\|275	align=center\|−9	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy {{flagicon\|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Jnr {{flagicon\|SCO}} Ronnie Shade	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h9tUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2315%2C6290749 \|title=Newton in rich Nigerian win \|newspaper=The Age \|date=25 February 1974 \|page=25}}
1973		{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	align=center\|267	align=center\|−17	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Malcolm Gregson	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M-E9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6381%2C5322172 \|title=Horton wins Nigerian Open \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=26 February 1973 \|page=4}}
colspan=8 align=center\|1972: No tournament due to rescheduling
1971		{{flagicon\|USA}} Lee Elder	align=center\|267	align=center\|−17	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Cook	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdA9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6019%2C990615 \|title=Easy victory for Elder \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=6 December 1971 \|page=4}}
1970		{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Cook	align=center\|276	align=center\|	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Garner	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rd09AAAAIBAJ&pg=4398%2C1267146 \|title=Douglas third despite 66 \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=7 December 1970 \|page=5}}
1969		{{flagicon\|SCO}} Marshall Douglas	align=center\|281	align=center\|	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ian Wrigley	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=apVAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1133%2C443263 \|title=Douglas wins in Lagos \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=5 January 1970 \|page=4}}

Notes

References

Category:Former Challenge Tour events

Category:Safari Circuit events

Category:Golf in Nigeria

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1969

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1999

Category:1969 establishments in Nigeria

Category:1999 disestablishments in Nigeria

class=wikitable style=font-size:95% !Year!!Tour{{efn\|CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref.
1999		{{flagicon\|SWE}} Johan Sköld	align=center\|278	align=center\|
1998		{{flagicon\|ARG}} José Cantero	align=center\|274	align=center\|−14
1997		{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ricardo González	align=center\|	align=center\|
1995		{{flagicon\|NGR}} Lateef Lasisi	align=center\|	align=center\|
1994		{{flagicon\|GHA}} Emos Korblah	align=center\|275	align=center\|
1993	CHA	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Manson	align=center\|274	align=center\|−10	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Frédéric Regard	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/nigerian-open-1993/results?round=4\|title=Results - Nigerian Open 1993 - Challenge Tour}}
colspan=8 align=center\|1992: No tournament due to rescheduling
1991	CHA	{{flagicon\|SLE}} James Lebbie	align=center\|270	align=center\|−14	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Paul Eales	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/nigerian-open-1992/results?round=4\|title=Results - Nigerian Open 1992 - Challenge Tour}}
1990	CHA	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Wayne Stephens	align=center\|198{{efn\|Tournament contested over three rounds due to local elections.}}	align=center\|−15	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Platts	{{cite book \|title=The World of Professional Golf 1991 \|first=Mark H. \|last=McCormack \|publisher=Chapmans \|date=1991 \|pages=262–263,502 \|isbn=1855925583}}
1989	SAF	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Vijay Singh (2)	align=center\|279	align=center\|−5	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon J. Brand {{flagicon\|ENG}} Jeff Pinsent {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ian Spencer	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0zNAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6332%2C225127 \|title=Gordon J Brand \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=20 November 1989 \|page=19}}
1988	SAF	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Vijay Singh	align=center\|281	align=center\|−3	Playoff{{efn\|Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Mike Miller	{{cite book \|title=World of Professional Golf 1989 \|first=Mark H. \|last=McCormack \|publisher=Collins Willow \|date=1989 \|pages=235–236,464 \|isbn=000218284X}}
colspan=8 align=center\|1987: No tournament
1986	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon J. Brand	align=center\|272	align=center\|−12	8 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Malcolm MacKenzie	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3bdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3107%2C3821352 \|title=Eight-stroke Lagos victory for Brand \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=17 February 1986 \|page=9}}
1985	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir (3)	align=center\|277	align=center\|−3	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DbdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5395%2C5454102 \|title=Nigerian pay-off for Longmuir \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=25 February 1985 \|page=20}}
1984	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Ewen Murray	align=center\|271	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FPY9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2413%2C5440856 \|title=Murray holds off Longmuir for Nigerian Open victory \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=27 February 1984 \|page=17}}
1983	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon J. Brand	align=center\|275	align=center\|−9	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gary Cullen	{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46043657/the-guardian/ \|title=Nigerian Open \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=28 February 1983 \|page=19}}
1982	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger (3)	align=center\|274	align=center\|−10	Playoff{{efn\|Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ian Woosnam	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7dAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4168%2C1397341 \|title=Golf \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=8 February 1982 \|page=17}}
1981	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Tupling	align=center\|255	align=center\|−29	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=68pAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4661%2C4677039 \|title=Britain's Peter Tupling \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=23 February 1981 \|page=18}}
1980	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir (2)	align=center\|264	align=center\|−20	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	{{cite news \|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168003161/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=49e35393 \|title=Golf {{!}} Lagos \|newspaper=The Times \|date=25 February 1980 \|page=10 \|via=The Times Digital Archive \|accessdate=5 March 2020}}
1979	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Morgan	align=center\|269	align=center\|−15	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pip Elson {{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EMJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5026%2C6376587 \|title=John Morgan \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=27 February 1979 \|page=23}}
1978	SAF	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Sandy Lyle	align=center\|269	align=center\|−15	Playoff{{efn\|Lyle won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Michael King	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nuA9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2403%2C6206888 \|title=Bright to Sandy Lyle's Career \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=28 February 1978 \|page=23}}
1977	SAF	{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger (2)	align=center\|273	align=center\|−11	Playoff{{efn\|Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Malcolm Gregson	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ceo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=4079%2C357631 \|title=David Jagger \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=1 March 1977 \|page=31}}{{cite book \|last1=McCormack \|first1=Mark H. \|title=The World of Professional Golf 1978 \|date=1978 \|publisher=Angus & Robertson \|isbn=0207958181 \|page=174}}
1976		{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Longmuir	align=center\|209	align=center\|−4	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pip Elson {{flagicon\|ENG}} Carl Mason	{{cite news \|title=Elson second in Open \|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph \|location=Coventry, England \|date=26 February 1976 \|page=16 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19760226/182/0016 \|access-date=8 June 2020 \|url-access=subscription}}
1975		{{flagicon\|ENG}} David Jagger	align=center\|270	align=center\|−14	Playoff{{efn\|Jagger won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.}}	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Harry Bannerman {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Dawson	{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46153352/the-observer/ \|title=Golf \|newspaper=The Observer \|date=23 February 1975 \|page=19}}
1974		{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Newton	align=center\|275	align=center\|−9	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy {{flagicon\|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Jnr {{flagicon\|SCO}} Ronnie Shade	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h9tUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2315%2C6290749 \|title=Newton in rich Nigerian win \|newspaper=The Age \|date=25 February 1974 \|page=25}}
1973		{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	align=center\|267	align=center\|−17	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Malcolm Gregson	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M-E9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6381%2C5322172 \|title=Horton wins Nigerian Open \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=26 February 1973 \|page=4}}
colspan=8 align=center\|1972: No tournament due to rescheduling
1971		{{flagicon\|USA}} Lee Elder	align=center\|267	align=center\|−17	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Cook	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdA9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6019%2C990615 \|title=Easy victory for Elder \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=6 December 1971 \|page=4}}
1970		{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Cook	align=center\|276	align=center\|	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Garner	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rd09AAAAIBAJ&pg=4398%2C1267146 \|title=Douglas third despite 66 \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=7 December 1970 \|page=5}}
1969		{{flagicon\|SCO}} Marshall Douglas	align=center\|281	align=center\|	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ian Wrigley	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=apVAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1133%2C443263 \|title=Douglas wins in Lagos \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=5 January 1970 \|page=4}}

Nigerian Open

Winners

See also

Notes

References