Muthaiga Golf Club members celebrate after being crowned Tannahill Shield winners at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club on Sunday.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Muthaiga Golf Club are the champions of the 97^th edition of the Tannahill Shield golf tournament played at the par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club course on Sunday.

Muthaiga Golf Club’s team scored an impressive four rounds total of 53 points, five points better than what they managed last year, to retain the prestigious title.

The team picked up a total of 12 points from Western and Limuru in the fourth round to beat hosts Royal Nairobi and Kenya Railway Golf Clubs by 17 points.

At the same time, both Royal and Railways tied for the second position each having scored 10 points in the final round for a total of 36 points.

Coming in fourth was the combined team of Western who scored 35 points, five points ahead of fifth-placed Mombasa Golf Club who scored 30 points. Tying for sixth place was Sigona and Limuru Country Club on 26 points each while Vet Lab and Karen tied in last place with 23 points each.

Speaking during the tournament, Royal Nairobi Golf Club Chairman, Bernard Mwaura said;

“The Tannahill Shield has grown into the premier amateur tournament in the country and indeed most of the continent. This growth has been occasioned by the competitive spirit amongst the various participating clubs. We have seen top-class golfing that was on display over the weekend. Tannahill Shield has aided the development of golf talent in the country as every club identifies and nurtures talented golfers to represent them. A bigger and more Junior Tannahill will further aid in such development.”

On her part, EABL’s Head of Media Futures Waithera Kabiru said; “I congratulate the Royal Nairobi Golf Club for achieving this incredible milestone; 97 years and counting is by no means a small feat. It takes a great deal of dedication and commitment to successfully organize and host a tournament of this stature for such a long period of time. The event has shown that the sport continues to be well embraced by many people in the country, which is a really positive step towards taking the sport to the next level.”

“At KBL, we are proud to have been part of this tournament which is part of our commitment to supporting the sport of golf in the country. Through our premium spirit brand Johnnie Walker, we have always been champions of the sport in the country,” she added.

A total of nine teams participated in the tournament, which returned to its traditional Eastern season. The tournament was sponsored by Kenya Breweries Limited through its Johnnie Walker brand, among others.

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Stewart Cink of the US in action on the fourteenth hole during the 2nd round of The Open 2021 golf championship at Royal St George’s golf course in Sandwich, Kent, Britain, 16 July 2021. EPA/NEIL HALL

By KGG Team

SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing all the action from the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage at the Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 April 2022.

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Known for much of its history as the Heritage Classic, the RBC Heritage was first played in 1969. It is one of only five tournaments given ‘invitational’ status by the PGA Tour and hence has a reduced field of 132 players.

The reigning champion of the RBC Heritage is Stewart Cink, who won his third title at the Harbour Town Golf Links (adding to triumphs in 2000 and 2004) by shooting a 19 under par 265, taking the victory by four strokes ahead of Emiliano Grillo and Harold Varner III.

“He’s old and he’s kicking everyone’s [butt],” Varner III said. “Yeah, it inspires me. It inspires me to know that I can play golf for a long time.”

Cink will return to defend his title in 2022, having become just the third player with three or more victories at Harbour Town, joining Davis Love III (five) and Hale Irwin (three). He will be joined by an elite group of players, headlined by the likes of Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Smith and Justin Thomas.

Thomas narrowly missed out on winning the recent Valspar Championship but believes he is on the right track heading into the RBC Heritage weekend.

“It’s coming,” Thomas said of an expected upcoming victory. “I’ve just got to be patient and be in the right frame of mind because you can’t force anything in this game. As soon as I start doing that you get down some rabbit holes.

“I’m doing a lot of really, really good things. I just need to keep putting myself there and it will start happening. I didn’t really do anything at all today and I very easily could have won the tournament. A lot to build on, a lot of positives, and we got a big stretch coming up, so I’m excited for it.”

South Carolina native Dustin Johnson joins Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Harold Varner III as RBC Heritage ambassadors.

The Harbour Town Golf Links features a par 71, 7,099-yard course. The purse for the RBC Heritage is $8million.

No rival can compete with SuperSport’s coverage. Our viewers on DStv can see all their favourite golf stars dominating courses across the world. Visit www.dstv.com to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you’re on the move, you can stream matches on the DStv App.

RBC Heritage broadcast details

All times CAT

Thursday 14 April

21:00: Day 1 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Friday 15 April

21:00: Day 2 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Saturday 16 April

19:00: Day 3 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Sunday 17 April

19:00: Day 4 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf