The professional Golfers Association of Nigeria has announced the donation of N5million naira to a foundation set up by the senate president, David Mark to develop golf at the grassroots.Announcing the development in Lagos, Femi Olagbenro, the body’s director of operation the donation was necessitated because of the purpose that the foundation has been set up to serve.
“Theirs is a unique foundation and perhaps the first in the country to support golf development. And that perfectly is in tandem with our vision. The more youth we have that is shown the game the better the future of golf in the country especially for the PGA in the long run.”
Olagbenro noted that their support is like a seed sown into the future.
The David Mark Foundation operates from Oturkpo in Benue state where youth who are interested in the game of golf are tutored free of charge and some exceptional athletes among them enjoys scholarship including additional benefit to be entered for national and international events.
Liadi Jaiyeola, PGAs director of finance said that the donation came at almost at no cost to the body. “all we had to do was to source for funds some of our trustees who believe and has been canvassing for some measure of give back that we are now launching in. We had no need to dip hand into our account”
“Again, giving such amount of support to a foundation from Oturkpo will not be too much because that is arguably one golf course that has produced and average of two championships for the PGA annually. I believe we have sown the right seed for the future of the game” he added.
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