For the table tennis tournament, see Nigeria Open.
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Golf tournament
Nigerian Open
Tournament information
Location
Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Established
1969
Course(s)
Ikoyi Club
Par
71
Tour(s)
Challenge Tour Safari Circuit
Format
Stroke play
Prize fund
£126,446
Month played
February
Final year
1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate
255 Peter Tupling (1981)
To par
−29 as above
Final champion
Johan Sköld
Location map
Ikoyi Club
Location in Nigeria
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.[citation needed] 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.[2] Notable past champions include major winners Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle and former Ryder Cup player Gordon J. Brand.
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