Ayao Mawouli, a Togolese, at the weekend, won the third eTranzact Golf Classic, a Professional Golfers’ Development (PGD) Tour event held at Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos.

  Mawouli shot 72, level par, and 68, four under par to beat the strong field of 88 stars, including defending champion, Francis Epe, who missed the halfway cut at the event.

  The event was reduced to a 36-hole play when rain washed off the closing round, forcing Professional Golf Development Tour Commissioner, Femi Olagbenro, to declare the course unplayable.

  Rukayat Bola Mustapha from Ikoyi Club 1938 and Blessing Abdul from St Mark Golf Club, Oturkpo both tied at +14 over 158 for the ladies’ bragging right and the winner’s cheque.

  At the end of the competition, Managing Director, eTranzact, Niyi Toluwalope, noted that the rule had to be applied to allow the event’s official presentation to proceed.

  He said: “It’s a good thing to rain, and we have aligned with our event partners, the Professional Golf Development Tour, who have aligned with the rulebook on the best decision in this circumstance.”

  He also mentioned that eTranzact was proud of the level of interest the event had garnered from across Africa, given the number of countries represented at this year’s event

  “Our leadership in the fintech space has given us the perspective we brought to this youth and sports development space and we intend to continue to expand on the leverage the eTranzact Golf Classic gives the African youth.”

  Mawouli’s cumulative 140 score earned him the title as he pocketed the N10.2 million winner’s cheque, leaving Nigeria’s former number-one player, Kamalu Bako, to settle for the runner-up cut of N6 million. 

  Cote d’Ivoire’s Kouakou Richard-Kouame finished in third place, while a three-way tie between Ibrahim Ocheje, Oche Odoh, and Jean-Romaric Kouassi shared the fourth place.