The former President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo Annual Golf Tournament for professionals and amateurs has been scheduled for August 2024 to further entrench the global values inherent in the game, promote healthy living and encourage youth participation.


The former President disclosed this when the new Executive Committee of Abeokuta Golf Club paid him a courtesy visit at his Pentagon resident, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta.

Chief Obasanjo appreciated the Executive Committee and members of the Golf Club for honouring him with the annual Olusegun Obasanjo Professional/Amateur (OBJ Pro-Am) Golf Tournament as a major event at Abeokuta Golf Club, assuring them that this year tournament would be eventful and different from the previous ones.


He said: "I'm okay with the scheduling of my annual golf tournament for August this year. As a ardent lover of sports, I think sport is the best way of promoting healthy living and if anyone is considering what to be doing as hobby at old age, I think it must be sport, especially the game of golf which is very good for old age. Sport is what I am doing mostly now with my age. Although fellowship and social interactions with people within the sports communities are also good, you also have an opportunity to make an impact in life".

Chief Obasanjo, earlier, welcomed the Executive Committee of Abeokuta Golf Club to his house and congratulated the Captain and other members of the Committee for the successful elections that brought them to office. He gave them the assurance that he would continue to support the club and promote the game of golf at all times.

Leading the new Executive, the Captain, Professor Kola Adebayo , congratulated Chief Obasanjo on his recent birthday celebration, saying that the annual golf tournament has gained wider recognition and attracted participations of golfers across and outside the country, hoping that this year's edition would be more classical.

Captain Adebayo commended the commitment of former President and the First Bank of Nigeria, the principal sponsor of the tournament for gradually turning it to a major tournament that golfers look forward to play in the country.