Ghanaian Vincent Torgah on Wednesday showed early signs of rewriting history at the 2019 Nigeria Masters Tournament after he secured himself the driving seat after 18 holes.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament which teed off on Wednesday at the prestigious IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja is expected to end on Saturday.
Torgah who posted a round of 70 in the first round carded five birdies, eleven par’s a bogey and a double bogey to close the shop at two_under_par, to lead the field by two strokes.
The Ghanaian is the reigning 2017 and 2018 Nigeria Masters, and after becoming a back-to-back champion of the Nigeria Masters at Port-Harcourt Golf Club, he seeks a third-straight Masters title.
Coming off a sixth place finish at the B&E Championship last month, in what was his worst stat of the season. Torgah is in a great position to successfully defend his title and win back-to-back-to-back Nigeria Masters trophies.
The Ghanaian professional is not only trying to secure a sixth win of the season, but he is also fighting an uphill battle against history to extend his run of consecutive Order Of Merit winner title since 2017-till-date.
Before Torgah, the first player to win Nigeria Masters title on the African Tour wss Nigeria’s Andrew Odoh, and that he did in 2016.
Trailing Torgah on the second spot after the first round is the duo of Chukwudi Okoro and Francis at level_ par.
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On the third spot is Emos Korblah and Paul Patrick at One_over par.