Sunday, June 7, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Makinde performs tee-off at annual women golf tournament

OYO State governor, ‘Seyi
Makinde, has performed
the ceremonial tee-off of the
8th Seyi Makinde Women
Support Pro-Invitation and

Amateur Open Golf Cham-
pionship 2023.

The governor performed
the tee-off of the 2-day
annual tournament at the
Ibadan Golf Club, Onireke
GRA, on Saturday.
Governor Makinde
has been sponsoring the
tournament since 2015 to
encourage female golfers
and in line with his vision
to promote golf and sports development in the state.
The tournament is
expected to bring captains
of industry and notable
personalities to the state,
most especially women, to
compete for the honours.
The opening ceremony of
the tournament was attended

by top government function-
aries including the Chief of

Staff to the governor, Otunba

Segun Ogunwuyi, commis-
sioners, executive assistants

as well as the Captain and
Lady Captain of Ibadan
Golf Club, Tunji Oladosu
and Dorcas Oluwatunmise,
respectively.