LEADING FROM THE FRONT: Thika's Simon Ngige follows his shot in a past event.

By JAPHETH KAGONDU

Thika Sports Club’s Simon Ngige picked up a total of six birdies and dropped two shots, to share the opening round lead with Muthaiga’s Greg Snow on three under par as the seventh leg of the 2011 KCB East Africa Golf Tour’s KCB Bank Uganda Open at the Uganda Golf Club course Kitante Road Kampala yesterday.

Ngige a winner so far of three events in the series birdied the first, third and fourth but bogeyed the seventh and dropped one more shot at the 10th, though managed to recover with three birdies at the 15th, 17th and 18th for the day’s 69. Snow who is being sponsored by Serena Hotels group, also set off with three back to back birdies at the opening three holes, added one
more at the fifth but like Ngige, he also bogeyed the seventh and later on the 12th and 14th though he was able to pick up birdies at the 10th, 13th and 16th.
The two were a shot better than a group of four others who included Anil Shah who at one time was five under par and leading the pack by two shots until he double-bogeyed the 18th after sending his approach shot to the right green bunker, chipped shot from the green for a six at that hole which left him on two under 70.

He had birdied six holes and bogeyed two others. “I am rather disappointed that i am not at the top of the leaderboard. I had a bad drive at the 18th and played a low second shot which i thought was going to make it to the green, but went to the bunker instead” said Anil Shah who however said his golf was very solid.

He was joined on 70 by Vet Lab’s Boniface Simwa, Rwanda’s Jean Baptiste and Uganda’s P. Sendawula. Tournament favourite who is also the defending champion Dismas Indiza shot one under par 71 to tie with Jacob Okello, John Kagiri and Richard Ainley A total of 41 professionals and 10 leading Uganda amateurs turned up for the opening round of the one Million shillings
tournament which will be followed by the grand finale at Nyali Goll and Country Club Mombasa in August. canada goose frauen canada goose frauen

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