INDIZA, SNOW, WANGAI, NGIGE ALL SET FOR KCB KAREN MASTERS PRO-AM
By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS
Kenya’s finest golfers Dismas Indiza, CJ Wangai, Simon Ngige and Greg Snow are the only local professionals lined up for the Pro-Am of KCB Karen Masters which tees off tomorrow.
The Pro-Am will curtain raise the third edition of the 72-hole strokeplay Sunshine Tour sanctioned event programmed for Thursday through to Sunday.
Each of the 36 pros entered for the Pro-Am will be accompanied by three amateurs.
The youngest player in tomorrow’s draw is 13 year-old handicap 5 Andrew Wahome who will tee it up with South African pro Garrick Higgo, Azu Ogolla of KCB and Irene Kimeu.
CJ Wangai, the resident pro at Sigona, has the company of Nyali’s Road To The Masters winner Joyce Masai, Sebo Kalsi and Gathuri Wanjau. They will tee off from the first tee at 8:00am.
Quite a big chunk of Sunshine Tour pros will also be in action. Among them are Karen Masters defending champion Michael Palmer and Merrick Bremner who is being sponsored by Betway.
Bremner is no stranger to the par 72 Karen course where he lost the blue jacket to Palmer last year.
Palmer will be with amateurs Anthony Murage and James Githinji and will tee-off from the tenth tee at 1.30pm. Merrick, on the other hand, will be with Purity Muthoni, Tom Karanja and Fernando Wangila also starting from the 10th tee.
KCB has invited partners including Standard Group, Johnnie Walker and Coca Cola to enhance the experience at the event for the thousands of golf fans expected to grace the event.
Entry at the event will be Kshs 1500 for a season ticket and 500 daily.