Golfing: 18yrs- old girl wins LGAN  Northern Zone championship

By  Daniel Ebi, Minna 

18 years old teenage golfing sensation, Grace Agbo of the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja has emerged  the champion of the 2025 Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) Northern zone Golf Championship.

The keenly  contested  championship,  commenced on Wednesday and ended on Saturday in Minna, Niger State.

About 250 golfers from across the country jostled for honours at the unique and lush green course of the Minna Military Cantonment Golf Club.

The Teenager Miss Agbo emerged as the best gross champion, after she returned a total gross score of 246 over three days to beat 45 other lady golfers who made the final cut in the ladies handicap 0-18 female category on Saturday.

Grace Agbo  overcame initial nerves, which saw her returning a disappointing 90 gross on Day 1 as she dropped to the fourth position on the leaderboard.

She, however, bounced back, returning 83 gross to tie for second with Janet Ali (87, 86) on the second day.

She carried the momentum all the way to the third and final day, where she played her best golf of the championship, returning an impressive 73 gross to claim an emphatic victory.

Her closest  rival, Justina Gideon returned a total gross score of 259 after playing 87, 86, 86 over three days to finish second, beating Janet Ali on countback.

Ali had to settle for the third position after she also returned a total gross score of 259, playing 86, 88, 85 over three days.

Rahama Inusa who had initially shot to the top of the leader board on Day 1 with an impressive 82 gross and maintained her lead on Day 2 with 87 gross, failed to hold on to her lead (-4).

Inusa looked poised to give the other top three lady golfers a run for their money going into the final day.

She, however, cracked under pressure in the crucial moments to finish fourth on the leaderboard after returning a disappointing 91 gross on Day 3 for a total gross score of 260 over three days.

The winners were all presented  with mouth  watering gift as amateur  golfers do not  attract  cash award.