Kenyan professional golfer Greg Snow reacts during a past KCB Golf Tour event. The fate of the Tour is unclear as pros mule over boycotting KCB Masters.

By AMANDA DAMARIS

A storm is brewing ahead of tomorrow’s (Thursday) launch of KCB Karen Masters at the Karen Club as local professional players plan to boycott the action.
The locals who plan a joint meeting on Monday before they state their ultimate stand on the competition are not happy with the fact that only 20 local professionals intend to be invited to the Masters event, yet the number of foreigners to feature at the two-day event has been placed at 40.
Local pros feel that it would only be fair if the equation was the other way round, with 40 local professionals taking part in the competition and 20 foreigners being invited.
“ A lot of things are in the dark, so far we don’t even know the prize money for the competition, the format and word has it that only 20 of us will be allowed to play. We are this time going to speak in one voice and we may not honour the competition in solidarity,” said one of the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) leaders who sought anonymity.
He added: “It also seems like KCB has ended the Golf Tour which really supported the sport in the country, because since we put in a proposal to them in August about this year’s Tour, we are yet to receive any response. So between playing a Tour and a two-day competition full of foreigners, which between the two builds the sport?”
England golfer Robert Dinwiddie is expected to lead the 40 invited foreign pros for the Masters. Other golfers are drawn from Germany, Sweden, Italy, Portugal and England among other countries.
The KCB Karen Masters will be part of Karen Country Club 80 years celebrations. cheap air max cheap air max

Top junior boy player of the year Agil Is Hag with Crown General Manager Construction sector Abhijit Roy and top girl player of the year Ashley Awuour after the local junior championships in December.

By AMANDA DAMARIS

A seven member Kenyan Junior golf team has been named for the All Africa Championships slated for Royal Harare Golf Club in Zimbabwe on March 26 to 31.

According to the Junior Golf Foundation president Gitonga Kabera, the boys and girls tournament will run concurrently and shall be used as a yardstick for qualification to the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup to be held later in June.

Kabera further said the teams selection exercise was based on the foundation’s order of merit.

“the team is comprised of strong and experienced players and we remain confident that
it will qualify for Toyota Junior World Cup,” said Kabera.
Kenya joins other 16 countries from Africa who will be battling out for the coveted trophy.

The boys’ team is composed of four players while the girls team will comprise of three players.

Brian Njoroge has been named the Head Coach while ex international Rose Naliaka will be in charge of the girls’ with the two officials alongside Kabera accompanying Kenyan contingent to the tournament.

Each team will comprises four players and a non-playing Manager/Coach and is contested over 72 holes of stoke play with 18 holes played daily over four days.

The country with the lowest gross score over the 4 rounds (3 scores to count per team) will be the AGTC Champions.

There is also a prize for the best individual gross score over the entire four rounds that will be contested .
Many African Golf Professionals on the various tours around the world have participated in the tournament over the years and some are well known personalities including major tournament winners.

Kenya boys squad: Agil Is Hag (Nyali HGolf Club), Mutahi Kibugu ( Muthaiga Golf Club) Zubair Khan ( Muthaiga Golf Club), Akshay Chandaria (Windsor Golf Club).

Girls: Kellie Gachaga (Muthaiga), Ashley Awour (Golf Park), Lois Akinyi (Golf Park) mens nike air max 90 mens nike air max 90