SNOW LEAVES IT LATE TO WIN KCB PRO AM AT THIKA
Greg Snow in action at Thika Sports Club.
By WEBSTER NYANDIKA
Muithaiga’s Greg Snow completed a late surge to win the second leg of the KCB Pro Am competition at the par 72 Thika Sports Club on eight under par 280.
Despite posting a disappointing three over par 75 on the final day of the 72-hole competition, he held on to win the competition ahead of Golf Park’s Tony Omuli who had held the leader board lead for the first two rounds.
He shot two birdies in holes two and three and followed that with a couple of pars on holes five, six, seven and eight before dropping a shot in hole nine for a total of 37 gross in the front nine.
In the back nine Snow shot seven pars and dropped two shots on holes 12 and 17 for a score of 38.
The win saw Snow increase his points in the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) order of merit and also pocket a winner’s prize of Sh 200, 000.
“I played good golf in the second and third rounds, but the rain on the final day affected my play,” said Snow.
Early pace setter Omuli, Railway’s Njuguna Ngugi and Thika’s Simon Ngige tied in the runner-up position on five under par 283.
The third leg of the competition will be held at the nine-hole Nyanza Golf Club next month.