Francis Epe has won the second eTranzact Golf Classic tournament in Abuja.
Epe, who is the defending champion of the tournament defeated 185 others to covet the trophy on Friday at the IBB Golf and Country Club.
Epe scored 71 consecutively on the three days of the event, finishing with 213 in total, just above Andrew Odogwu with 215 and Ocheje Ibrahim on third place with 220 points.
The champion who goes home with N3 million, was thankful to have defended the title and hopefull that he would travel to the United States for a tour in September.
“I am thankful to God that I was able to defend the title. It was tough playing against top players but I had to relax, focus and trust my ability.
“I am thankful to eTranzact and the Professional Golf Developmental (PGD) Tour for the opportunities to play. We rarely have tournaments and it isn’t good for our development.
“Hopefully, I will feature in more events before the end of the year. I hope to travel to the U.S for tours in September. I hope I can get a sponsor early enough to achieve that,” he said.
Speaking on the success of the event, Niyi Toluwalope, the Managing Director/CEO of eTranzact, congratulated all participants, adding that the event surpassed the expectations of the organisers.
“The future of ETranzact is very bright. I think with the quantity and quality of performance in this edition, it is a significant increase from what we saw in the first edition.
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“We are happy that the investments we made to partner with and support this venture has paid off.
“We are looking forward to next one where we will provide additional resources, and ensure the quality remains consistent and get quality feedback like we have received so far,” he said. (NAN)
