SNOW DISLODGES KIMANI ON THE LEADER BOARD AFTER ROUND TWO OF THE KCB GOLF TOUR IN KIGALI
EYEING TOP SPOT: Greg Snow follows his tee shot at Kigali's first hole in the on going KCB Golf Tour 5th Leg.
By JAPHETH KAGUNDU in Kigali
Youngster Greg Snow was in a class of his own afterhe made a major come back to lead day two of the KCB Rwanda Open with a single stroke in Kigali Golf Club, Rwanda.
Greg, who was joint-thirdon day one with compatriot Nicholas Rokoine rolled four birdies to finish 3under par 69 and a cumulative total of 5 under par 139 to triumph the leader board dominated by Kenyans on day two.
He started the outward nine with a calamitous bogey on hole one after he under clubbed and third (where hethree-putted after he was three strokes on) but pared the rest with an exception of hole four and nine where he carded a birdie each while at the inward nine he did not drop any shot. He sunk birdies on hole twelve, fourteen and pared therest.
“ Over the next two days I plan to maintain consistency since the course is not easy,” said Greg.
Day one overnight leader Ali Kimani failed to maintain his form and the course claimed several strokesafter he bogeyed four holes to manage 1 over par 73 taking second position on the leader board, with a stroke behind Greg.
Mumias Dismas Indiza who was joint fifth on day one, only dropped two shot but fired an eagle on holeten which catapulted him third position on the leader board with 3 under par 69 and an aggregate of 3 under par 141.
Rwanda’s very own Emmanuel Ruterana, who was second on day one with 3 under par 69 was relegated to fourth position after he frolicked home 1 over par 73 for a total of 2 over par 142.
Thika’s Simon Ngige labored hard to overcome his worst tribulations to post the best score on day two at 4 under par 68, a prodigious improvement from his day one disastrous score of 11over par 83. This means he barely makes the cut at 7 over par 151.
Out of 20 professionals who made the second round cut of 7 over on Thursday, only two host players managed to sail through, namely; Emmanuel Ruterana and John Baptiste. The regional elite golfers championship continues tomorrow from8.30am.