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Tournament information | |
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Location | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria |
Established | 1969 |
Course(s) | Ikoyi Club |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Safari Circuit |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £126,446 |
Month played | February |
Final year | 1999 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 255 Peter Tupling (1981) |
To par | −29 as above |
Final champion | |
Johan Sköld | |
Location map | |
Location in Nigeria |
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