Alfred Nandwa of Railway Club in action during a recent round. He finished tied third at the Mount Kenya Championships in Nyeri.

By DANIELLA APIYO

Vet Lab’s Mike Kisia is the winner of this year’s Mount Kenya Golf Championships, the second event in the Kenya Golf Union (KGU) Golfer of The Year series that was held at the par 72 Nyeri Golf Club at the weekend.

The Vet Lab golfer playing off handicap +1 posted a score of level par 144 to rule the roost after the two rounds of the competition. In the first round he managed one over par 73, before bouncing back to play one under in the second and final round to carry the day.

Railway Golf Club’s Samuel Njoroge playing off scratch was second in the contest on 145 gross after posting 76 and 69 in the first and second rounds respectively.

Former national team captain Robinson Owiti of Vet Lab also playing off scratch tied with Railways’ Alfred Nandwa in the third position on 146 gross. Owiti had rounds of 76 and 70, while Nandwa played 71 and 75.

Peter Rumiu of Njoro was fifth on 148 gross (75, 73), while reigning golfer of the year Kenneth Bollo and Dennis Saikwa both of Royal Nairobi Golf Club tied in the sixth position on 149 gross apiece. Bollo posted 71 gross in the first round before stumbling in the second where he managed 78 gross, while Saikwa had rounds of 74 and 75.

“I started very well, playing one under in the first round and in the second round things were ok in the first nine, before hell broke loose in the second nine after I went to the OB on the 10^th hole. I could not recover and ended up playing six over in the round,” said Bollo who will be leading the local amateurs during this year’s Kenya Open Golf Championships. nike air max 1 nike air max 1

From Left: Tournament Director Andy Watt, Karen Club Chairman Lawrence Kimathi, KCB Group COO Sam Makome and Angela Mwirigi KCB Group Marketing and Communications Director during the KCB Karen Masters Launch today.

By AMANDA DAMARIS

Close to 70 local and PGA professional golfers have signed up for the upcoming KCB Karen Masters, a first-of-its-kind tournament in Kenya that anchors KCB Bank’s golf sponsorship for this year.

KCB Bank today committed up to Ksh 30 million for the KCB Karen Masters, highlighting the lender’s continued resolve to support sports in the region. The move will also see the bank sponsor several tournaments and club nights in golf courses across the country.

The inaugural KCB Karen Masters golf tournament is scheduled to take place in March 17-19, 2017 at the Karen Country Club where 46 PGA Pros and 22 local pros will showcase what has made them world class professional golfers. Of these, 40 Pros are drawn from the European Challenge Tour.

Initially there was a section of local professional players who intended to boycott the competition due to limited slots for the home players, but the Professional Golfer of Kenya (PGK) quelled the issue saying they had no say in an invitational tournament and announced that 22 local pros would take part in the inaugural event.

Already three pros have qualified for the competition, two by virtue of making the cut during last year’s Kenya Open Golf Championships and one by virtue of being the best professional in the recent months.

The other 19 local pros will be picked from performances in the on going qualifiers for Kenya Open Golf Championships.

KCB said the intended strong field of golfers drawn from all over the world indicates that Kenya is featuring prominently on the global golfing map. “KCB will continue being at the center of supporting the growth of this sport. We believe in supporting great ideas that will enable the country’s progress,” said KCB Group Chief Operating Officer Samuel Makome.

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