16 Year Old Nigerian Iyeneobong Essien Comes 2nd at World Golf Championship
- Iyeneobong Essien, a 16-year-old Nigerian golfer, set an admirable record by placing first runner-up at a World Golf Championship
- Iyeneobong played on two difficult courses at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
- In 2019, Iyene was the only teenager among the 177 golfers at the Nigeria Ladies Golf Open Championship where she took the 10th place
Northern Ireland - Iyeneobong Essien, a 16 year old Nigerian came 2nd at the Champion of Champions World Golf Championship Invitational held on Friday, July 26 to Sunday, July 28 competing in the 16-19 age category.
Iyeneobong played on two challenging courses - the Faldo Course and the Castle Hume Course at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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Legit.ng gathered that these courses have hosted several PGA tournaments.
Of note Rory Mcllroy, World number 2 at the recently concluded British Open played in the Faldo course as a junior golfer.
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Iyeneobong has competed on three continents and currently tops the junior player cadre in Nigeria. She won her first medal at five and has added over 20 more medals to her coffers.
She has represented Nigeria severally at tournaments in Africa, Europe, and the United States.
In 2019, Iyene was the only teenager among the 177 golfers at the Nigeria Ladies Golf Open Championship where she took the 10th place.
‘Golden Girl’: Buhari reacts as Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles gold
In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Tobi Amusan for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championships 2022.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 25, by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, Buhari saluted the track superstar for setting a new world record in the semifinals of the athletic event and becoming the first Nigerian to win a World Championship.
The president joined millions of Nigerians in celebrating Amusan's outstanding feat, who in one night stunned the athletics world with her superlative and stellar performance.
Ned Nwoko speaks on Amusan's victory, plans for sports university
On his part, billionaire businessman and politician, Ned Nwoko commended Amusan for her feat.
Nwoko said his mission to establish a sports university in Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta state, is to ensure Nigeria achieves more great successes in sports like that of Amusan.
According to him, with the creation of the sports university, within 4-8 years, the country will produce many more world champions like Amusan.
Source: Legit.ng
