The Nigerian golf group is presently abuzz with pleasure following Sunday Olapade’s presence on the 2025 Magical Kenya Open that teed off yesterday on the Muthiaga Golf Membership. The Ikoyi Membership star picked one of many three final tickets to the $2.5m European Tour occasion, marking Nigeria’s return to top-flight golf occasion since Oche Odoh final led Nigeria’s marketing campaign in 2022.
Olapade completed behind Deus Willy and Paul Chidale for the final three tickets on the Safari Tour Regional Qualifiers, final Monday.
Though his opening spherical at Muthiaga noticed him posting +6 (a 14-shot margin from the main pair of J. Parry and B. Hubert), Olapade had his second spherical to make a battle for a stake within the successful purse and world rating factors.
“I’ll give it a battle. I’ll give it my finest, however my pleasure is that I’m able to communicate for my colleagues again at house with this efficiency right here,” he mentioned after the opening spherical.
He mentioned the standard {of professional} golf in Nigeria has tremendously improved of late, including that it’s evidenced by the latest performances of Nigerian gamers throughout the continent.
Olapade, who received each the Cote d’Ivoire Open and Ghana Open and likewise bagged the largest skilled purse in Nigeria in 2024 in succession, mentioned many Nigerian gamers can maintain their very own on the continent in the event that they get the proper assist.
Oche Odoh, who alongside Reward Willy is the standby gamers for the occasion, yesterday, mentioned that Olapade is one instance of the immense {golfing} expertise that Nigeria has.
“Olapade has been blazing since late final yr, particularly with the sequence of wins he had, however I believe the DP World Tour, Magical Kenya Open he’s enjoying this week is the largest feat of his profession. I’m very happy with him and I believe he has extra miles to stroll on his skilled journey, and as colleagues, we’re right here to cheer him,” Odoh mentioned.
The Magical Kenya Open is likely one of the few European Tour occasions hosted on the continent, and a great efficiency for Olapade might earn him placement in additional European Tour schedules.
