The Acting Resort Manager of The Acropolis Resort, Obioma Ogakwu, has reiterated that the new golf facility to be launched on Saturday, April 6th, 2024, in Okija, Anambra State as part of the resort will accelerate golf development in the South east region.
Speaking on the interest generated so far by golfers in the South-eastern part of the country on the project, Ogakwu stressed it is a refreshing welcoming for the game. She added that the project has sparked new interest in the game in the region.
“While we have always known that apart from the Enugu, Ebonyi, and Aba Golf Clubs as the major golf facilities in the South-east, the Acropolis golf project commissioning will increase the option that golfers in the region have to recreate,” she noted with relish.
Ogakwu also added, “We plan to exert ourselves beyond the recreational value inherent in this. We plan for Acropolis to be a major hub for the game and also form a critical developmental centre for the golfing talents in the South-east.”
She said the design of the golf course has the latitude for future modification that will allow it to become a championship course “ That is why we are working with the Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria.
Mike Ubi, a professional golfer who consults on the project, affirms that the present nine-hole payout of par 36 already sets the course off as a brilliant facility that golfers would love to return to.
“I think the launch of Acropolis Golf Course on Saturday, April 6th, will offer a new experience for golfers. I have been involved with the recent phase of this project and made brilliant tweaks that make playing here very interesting. I am also aware of plans, which we have made provision for, and I can say Acropolis will be a major factor for golf development here.”
The top 15 professional golfers in the country have been invited to be part of the launch on Friday, April 5th, 2024.
