Ajibola Sodiq, playing 20 handicap, has emerged winner of the Toposyi Charity Golf tourney organised at the prestigious Tiger Golf Club Ibadan last Saturday as part of activities marking the birthday celebrations of a distinguished golfer and CEO of TOPOSYI Realtors, Ayomiposi Ibrahim.
A member of Tiger Golf Club, Sodiq returned with a score of 89 gross over 69 net to beat Major JO Idowu that plays handicap18 and had scores of 89 gross over 71 net to the second place.
Former lady Captain of TGC, Sade Ajala won the ladies category with scores of 85 gross over 71 net while LGAN Chieftain, Evelyn Oyome emerged winner in the gross ladies with 80 gross.
The speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin, who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Muhammed Abiodun Fadeyi, performed the ceremonial tee-off commended the celebrant for using his birthday to put smiles on the faces of the commoners. The Captain of the club, Alhaji Tunde Salami, in his remarks thanked, all golfers and well wishers that came from far and wide to celebrate with one of their revered members on his his birthday and wished them a safe return back to their various destinations while describing Olamiposi as a complete gentleman and a good example of the club.
Speaking in the same vein, a friend and counsel to the celebrant said “the golf course was fantastic today for every participant and I must thank the celebrant for doing well for the youths, I know of how many younger ones he had brought out of this club and gave them lifeline”.
Gbolahan Bello, a golfer and blood brother to the celebrant also expressed joy to identify Olamiposi while thanking him for taking initiative to identify with the less privileged in the society. “He’s a young man that is out in the right direction and I only pray to God to give him more strength and wisdom to do more for the society as he continues to touch people’s lives.
The celebrant, in a chat after the event, expressed gratitude to all and sundry that contributed to the two-day programme saying “am glad to be able to host about 150 golfers all around the world that came here to celebrate with me, and I feel happy to be able to give back to people.
“Earlier today we visited orphanages and prison to make some donations and today we shall sponsor five caddies for their tertiary education, we’re also supporting a caddy that is a dry cleaner with a washing machine to assist his business.
“All these were done under the Ibrahim Ayomiposi Foundation, and I want to promise that we shall make this an annual program here at the tiger Golf Club and people should be looking out for better and improved package every year by the grace of God,” said the CEO of TOPOSYI Realtors.