WAKHU WALKS THE TALK AS HE BECOMES THE ONLY KENYAN PRO TO MAKE CUT AND REMAIN IN THE SAVANNAH CLASSIC EVENT AT KAREN CLUB
David Wakhu during today’s round at Karen Club.
By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS
Golf Park’s David Wakhu played another impressive round of golf at the ongoing European Tour’s Savannah Classic today, returning a score of three under par 68 for a combined round total of eight under par 134 to make cut.
During the first round played on Tuesday, Wakhu had played a round of five under par 66 to close the day two shots off the day’s leaders.
With the projected cut set at four under par after two rounds, no other Kenyan managed to enter the money bracket. It will be a repeat of the Magical Kenya Open where Samuel Njoroge was the only Kenyan playing in the last two rounds.
Teeing off at the par-four tenth, in round two Wakhu played for three consecutive birdies at the par-four tenth and par-five 11th and 12th.
He bogeyed the par-four 13th and parred the next three holes before picking a fourth birdie at the par-four 17th. He dropped another shot in the final hole of his front nine for a 34 out.
On his back nine, Wakhu parred the first two holes, the par-four first and par-three second to maintain his two under par score. He, however picked bac-to-back bogeys at the par-four third and par-three fourth but recovered immediately for bac-to-back birdies at the fifth and sixth. He leveled the next two par-four holes and picked birdie at the par-four ninth for 34 out and three under par for the day.
“I started hot by bagging in three birdies in a row but unfortunately I three-putted at hole number 13. My tee shot landed in the middle of the fairway then I hit to the center of the green. It was a little bit long putt but I three-putted, missed a short put to miss making a par. I just knew I had a few shots to look up to because at the second round one has to work extra hard to make cut. From the first round score I knew I shouldn’t beat myself, just concentrate and see how my game goes and it went well,” said Wakhu.
He continued, “From playing at the Magical Kenya Open to the Classic, I have had some European Tour pros who kept on encouraging me to keep playing well and adjust my game just a little bit while keeping my cool and enjoying the game. It feels good to make cut, having missed last week’s cut after a poor first round.”