Francis Epe of Ikoyi Club 1938 fended off a stiff challenge from Ghana’s Vincent Torgah to win the Meristem Open at the weekend. He now tops the Professional Golfers’ Developmental Tour ranking that was launched with the event. Epe was three shots clear of the field of 87 players that competed for the N10 million naira prize purse. He achieved by shooting 69 (-3), 70 (-2), and 68 (-4) on each of the three rounds that event was decided. Long-hitter, Sunday Olapade settled for third place with 212, four under par total from the event, which was held at the Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Estate in Lagos. The event is the first of at least four more events on the Tour and organisers have assured that at least 4 more will be hosted before the season is over. CLICK HERE for all the latest golf news from the UK and the U.S. The PGA Tour is one of the world’s leading governing bodies for professional golf. It is based in the United States, where it has been in operation for more than 40 years. It was founded by the PGA of America and is based at the Pebble Beach Golf Club in California, USA. The US PGA is the second largest golfing body in the world, after the US Golf Association. It has been running its own version of the World Golf Tour since it was founded in 1973.