By DANIELLA APIYO

Alfred Nandwa continued from where he left a fortnight ago, by winning the Kenya Amateur Strokeplay Championships to leap to third position in the latest Golfer Of The Year (GOTY) rankings released by Kenya Golf Union (KGU) today.

The Railway Golf Club player, playing off handicap +1 had won the East Africa Challenge qualifiers two weeks ago and carried his form to the Goty event that saw him win by four clear strokes. He posted 298 gross (80, 76, 72, 70) to rule the roost in the 54-hole competition and boost his morale ahead of this week’s regional championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reigning Goty winner John Karichu of Limuru, Samuel Njoroge and Robinson Owiti of Vet Lab tied in the second spot on 302 gross (77, 75, 75, 75), (78, 74, 74, 76) and (75, 76, 78, 73) respectively, while Edwin Mudanyi laos of Vet Lab settled for the fifth position on 305 gross (80, 74, 73, 78).

Royal’s Kenneth Bollo who is leading the Goty series on 243.75 points, suffered mixed fortunes to finish Strokeplay event on 309 gross (81, 73, 77, 78).

Meanwhile, the national team left the country today for the regional championships in Ethiopia, where they will rub shoulders with the hosts, reigning champions Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. cheap nike air max 90 mens cheap nike air max 90 mens

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