OMOORIA WINS JOHNNIE WALKER GOLF CIRCUIT AT VET LAB
Adelbert Omooria (Over- all Winner) and Jane Karuku (MD KBL)
By AMANDA DAMARIS
Seasoned player Adelbert Omooria resisted a stiff challenge to beat a large field of 232 players and emerge the winner of this year’s Johnnie Walker Golf Circuit final at the par 72 Vet Lab Golf Club at the weekend.
Omooria playing off handicap five garnered 16 stableford points in the first nine and 18 points in the back nine for a total of 34 points to rule the roost in the day long competition that was a culmination of a eight-legged series that saw the action held at Kiambu golf club, Vet Lab, Limuru, Nakuru, Royal Nairobi, Thika, Muthaiga and Sigona.
Rajiv Shah playing off handicap five needed a count back score of 15 points to beat Joo Yeul Lee and settle for the overall runner-up spot on 32 points (17, 15).
Lee playing off handicap eight was third on 32 points (18, 14).
Former national team player Robinson Owiti playing off handicap one was the member winner on 37 points (18, 19) after beating handicap two Isaac Makokha on countback. Makokha was the member runner-up on 37 points (19, 18), while Eddy Mogoa playing off handicap 11 was third in the category on 36 points (19, 17).
Ndirangu Gakuo playing off handicap 15 won the guest prize on 33 points (18, 15), while handicap 12 Nderitu Kamugi was the staff winner on 24 points (13, 11) and Rachel Ndei playing off handicap 18 emerged the lady winner on 30 points (13, 17).
The team prize went to the team comprising of Robinson Owiti (37), Eddy Mogoa (36), Adelbert Omooria (34) and Patrick Mokaya (26) as they managed a joint total of 133 points.
Speaking during the prize giving ceremony, Kenya Breweries Managing Director Jane Karuku said the series was geared towards whipping up the enthusiasm of amateur golfers in the country as well as growing of the sport of golf.
“As a company, we are overly excited to partake in an activity with strives bolstering the evergreen golf sports tourism sector in the country as well as standards of amateur game,”said Karuku.