SWING: Muthaiga's Evans Vitisia tees off during the Dasani Golf Gala Muthaiga leg last weekend

By KGG CORRESPONDENT
The 18-hole-par 72 Sigona Golf Course will this weekend play host to the Dasani Golf Gala which has become a popular championship in the country. The sixth event on the Gala calendar at Sigona in Kikuyu follows events at Kiambu, Limuru, Vetlab, Machakos and Muthaiga.

Over 200 golfers have registered to compete for the four slots up for grabs at the event that includes members of the Sigona Golf Club and guests drawn from Coca-Cola and Nairobi Bottlers Company Offices.

Speaking on phone from Sigona, the Club Captain Dan Mugo said that the club was looking forward to hosting the exciting event on the golfing calendar. “My club members started registering as early as March and so far I can say I have over subscriptions.”  The excited Mugo added that the he had some very interesting four balls that would make Saturday’s play very exciting.

“The Gala played in the team format is very well embraced in Sigona and I can testify that the format promotes bonding as well as good boosting on the course as it favors the low handicappers,” said Mugo.

The golf Gala has adopted the team qualification format that has now gained immense popularity as the format in Kenya’s golfing fraternity participating in the biggest golf series-Dasani Golf Gala.

Sigona Golf Club is reputed to have some of the most beautiful lush and verdant fairways in Kenya; the hilly course provides a tough but very pleasant 18 holes of golf.

Among the top teams vying for the qualification slots are those of John Ndichu, Michael Njoroge, Mwaura Kariuki and George Mwaura.

Former Kenya International Deep Shah will team up with the Vice Captain Kamal Shah, Baiju Savani and Imran Nanji while the club captain Dan Mugo plays with Peter Warui, Chris Kimani and Peter Kiguru.

The winning team in the Dasani Golf  Gala will win an all expenses paid trip to the TOUR Championship, Presented by Coca-Cola, to be held at the East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, USA. The winners will get to play on some of the most prestigious golf course on the PGA Tour including the TPC SugarLoaf and the TPC SawGrass. They will also tour the headquarters of the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta.

The Gala will visit the Thika Sports Club on 4th of June where members of Thika, Ruiru and Makuyu will compete for three qualification slots to the Grand Finale. michael kors handtasche sale michael kors handtasche sale

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