Bako is five shots behind Ghana’s Vincent Torgah as they go into day two of the three-day tournament.
Bako, who is outside of the top 10 on the leaderboard will have to pay catch-up as he is five shots adrift of the joint leaders on the first day of action at the Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Estates in Lagos
Ikoyi Club 1938’s duo of Sunday Olapade and Francis Epe kept the charge from the home front while Kouame Richard from Ivory Coast and Vincent Torgah from Ghana joined in sharing the spotlight of the opening day. “The scores today are encouraging and fully speak to the need for active playing time by the professionals. The PGD Tour will complement whatever other stakeholders have on the plate for professional golf development and I am confident the scores will even get better.” He said.
Other top players lurking close to the leaders ahead of the second-round play include former Nigeria number one player, Nojeem Sofela, Liman Mohammed, Chukwudi Okoro, and Paul Patrick, who all shot 73, one over par.
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