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SNOW RULES THE ROOST ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME AT SIGONA LEG OF SAFARI GOLF TOUR

Posted on Wednesday, 29th January 2020 in Golf News

Muthaiga Golf Club’s Greg Snow poses with the Safari Tour trophy after winning the Sigona Golf Club leg of the 2019_2020 Safari Tour Golf Series.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Muthaiga Golf Club’s Greg Snow continued with his fine form as he posted a 2-under par 70 score on the final day of the Sigona Golf Club leg of the 2019/2020 Safari Tour Golf Series to take his tournament total to 8-under par 280; four shots clear of his nearest challenger and in the process emerged the winner of the Sigona event.

He carded a first nine total of 35 having holed a birdie at the par-4 second, and an eagle three at the ninth; enough to cancel out bogeys at the par-5 fourth and the par-4 eighth. On the back nine, he got off to a birdie at the challenging par-5 10th before picking a bogey at the par-3 14^th. He followed it up with a birdie at the par-5 15^th to card a back nine total of 35.

The outstanding performance at Sigona saw Snow make history as the first player to record a hat-trick of consecutive Safari Tour wins (Muthaiga, Thika Greens and Sigona); leaving him in a league of his own as the only golfer to record four Safari Tour victories in a season.

Snow now leads the Road to the 2020 Kenya Open ranking with 350 points, having dislodged Dismas Indiza (347 points), and says that he has no intention of letting go of the top position.

“My goal is to win the order of merit like I did last year. There are still two more events to go, being at the top feels good staying up there is a different story all together. I am pleased though that’s where I intend to stay. I am therefore looking forward to the next two events, and I have got to keep doing what I am doing by staying focused,” he said after being crowned Sigona Golf Club champion.

He said that he was happy with his performance at the event, adding that the wet conditions played to his strengths.

“I am satisfied with my performance this week as my game is heading in the right direction. My length off the tee in the wet conditions gave me an advantage as I knew if I drove the ball well off the tee, scoring was not going to be an issue,” he said.

With this victory, Snow banks KShs 150,000 in prize money.

Zimbabwean, Robson Chinhoi, finished four shots behind Snow having posted an impressive 2-under par 70 score to take his total for the tournament to 4-under par 284. His performance at this event marks his best outing at this season of the Safari Tour; having only played in four events, and his highest finish being fourth at the Great Rift Valley and Golf Resort outing.

He had a tricky first nine; carding a total of 37 courtesy of a double-bogey at the par-5 fourth and having only made a lone birdie at the par-4 seventh. The back nine proved more responsive, where he played blemish-free and picked up birdies at the 10^th, 14^th and 15^th to card a total of 33. For his stellar outing, he took home KShs 100,000.

Royal Nairobi Golf Club’s Erick Ooko completed the podium places having played a 2-over par 74 round to take his total for the event to 1-over par 289; taking home KShs 56,000. Windor’s Riz Charania finished in solitary fourth while John Karicu and Simon Ngige ended their campaign tied in fifth.

Mutahi Kibugu, who was the only amateur to make the cut at the event, took home the Silver Salver, having finished tied in ninth alongside Tony Omuli.

After nine events this season, Greg Snow, Dismas Indiza, Simon Ngige, Erick Ooko, Riz Charania, David Wakhu, Kopan Timbe and Tony Omuli occupy the top eight slots Kenya Open qualification slots reserved for local players.

The Safari Tour is back in action at the Kitante Open in Uganda from the 12^th to 15^th of February 2020 for the penultimate event on the calendar.

Additional Information:

Safari Tour Calendar 2019/20

Event 1 Nyali Golf and Country Club: 24th – 28th August 2019 (Winner: Greg Snow)

Event 2 Uganda Open:10th – 14th Sept 2019 (Winner: Madalitso Muthiya)

Event 3 Royal Nairobi Golf Club: 12th – 16th October 2019 (Winner: Tony Omuli)

Event 4 Entebbe Open (Entebbe Golf Club): 30th Oct – 2nd Nov 2019 (Winner: Jastas Madoya)

Event 5 Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort Open: 6th – 9th Nov 2019 (Winner: Dismas Indiza)

Event 6 Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort: 23rd – 27th Nov2019 (Winner: Dismas Indiza)

Event 7 Thika Greens: 4th – 8th January 2020 (Winner: Greg Snow)

Event 8 Muthaiga Golf Club: 11th – 15th January 2020 (Winner: Greg Snow)

Event 9 Sigona Golf Club: 25th – 29th January 2020 (Winner: Greg Snow)

Event 10 Kitante Open (Uganda Golf Club): 12th – 15th February 2020

Event 11 Karen Country Club: 22nd -26th February 2020

2019 Magical Kenya Open, Karen Country Club, 12^th – 15^th March 2020.

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GREG SNOW DOES IT AGAIN IN SAFARI GOLF TOUR AT MUTHAIGA

Posted on Wednesday, 15th January 2020 in Golf News

Greg Snow after winning at Muthaiga Golf Club today

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Muthaiga Golf Club’s Greg Snow returned an impressive score of 4-under par, 67 in the last round of play, to claim his third Safari tour title of the season at his home club, with a 2-over par, 286 gross score.

He came into the final round, four strokes behind the overnight leader, Jastas Madoya, made a slow start in the first nine hitting two birdies at the par-5 fourth and par-4 eighth, coupled with two bogeys at the par-3 second and par-3 fifth for a turning score of par, 36.

It was at the back nine that Snow started narrowing the gap, starting off with back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th, before hitting another two at the 14th and 18th, while managing to go through the other holes without dropping a shot to hand him his sixth overall Safari tour title.

Speaking after his round, Greg noted his confidence and form coming into the tournament as what had contributed to his win. “I came into this leg fresh from the win at Thika Greens so I was in great form and was confident I could win here, even when I didn’t play so well, in the third round.”

On his performance in the last round, “I came in today knowing that I had to be on my best as the guys ahead of me would definitely play great golf, I had my work cut out for me and I am glad that I could get the win. I will rest tomorrow, before I start training for the next leg in Sigona.” He added.

Greg finished three strokes ahead of the trio of Golf Park’s David Wakhu, Great Rift Valley’s Justus Madoya and Thika Golf Club’s Simon Ngige in second place on 5-over par, 289. Wakhu and Ngige returned identical round scores of par, with Madoya returning a score of 2-over par, 73. The trio finished one stroke ahead of current series leader Dismas Indiza in fifth on 6-over par, 290. For his efforts Greg Snow will bank Ksh 105,000 with the trio in second going home with Ksh 59,500 each.

The leg saw a season high of eight amateur entries, with three of those going on to make the CUT. Nyali Golf Club’s Daniel Nduva edged Mutahi Kibugu to the amateur salver, in a three hole play off, after the two had finished tied on 11-over par, 295.

Johnnie Walker sponsored Dismas Indiza maintains his lead on the Road to the 2020 Magical Kenya Open standings on 330.6 points, Simon Ngige moves into second on 307.9 points, with Greg Snow in third with 300 points. Safari tour action moves to the Sigona Golf Club from the 25th-29th of January, for the ninth leg.

Safari Tour Calendar 2019/20: