A complete money prize of N15m will likely be up for grabs this Saturday when the 2026 Oba of Benin Golfing Classics involves a pulsating climax within the historical capital of Edo State, Sports247 experiences.
The competition, which started on Tuesday at Benin Membership Golfing Phase (BCGS), is the 9th version of the yearly festival, which is staged in honour of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, CFR.
Learn Additionally: Dakar 2026: “Today’s Young Athletes Are Tomorrow’s Olympic Champions” — SSA Adeboye Charges Team Nigeria
This 12 months’s version, which is getting used to mark his tenth coronation anniversary, has attracted nearly 200 golfers from quite a lot of golf equipment in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri and Asaba.
The executive organiser, Prince Aghatise Erediauwa and BCGS captain, Engineer Stephen Ebaretonbofa each enthused that the climax on Saturday will likely be extra thrilling than Tuesday’s pening tournament and festival for caddies.
The exciting time table that persevered on Wednesday will this Thursday lengthen with extra skilled golfers competing for the ₦15m prize at stake, whilst amateurs will even have time to specific themselves.
Friday will witness the flip of veterans, tremendous veterans, males’s handicap 15-28 and girls’ handicap 29-36, adopted by means of a dinner party, whilst Saturday’s grand finale can have a ceremonial tee-off by means of Oba Ewuare II and his palace chiefs at 9am, adopted by means of girls’ handicap 1-28, males’s handicap 1-14 and exhibition video games for visitors.
Sports247 accumulated additional that the epoch making 2026 Oba Of Benin Golfing Vintage will come to a thrilling shut with presentation of prizes at the inexperienced and wrap-up dinner later within the night.