Front view of Limuru Country Club, Club House.

By FIDEL ONO

An uproar has emerged in the local golfing fraternity after the publication of rules and regulations for this year’s Limuru Open Golf Championships to be held at the Limuru Golf and Country Club between July 2 and July 3.

The 54-hole competition which is part of the Golfer Of The Year (GOTY) series, requires all participants to have a handicap to qualify for playing, effectively locking up majority of the caddies who are considered as some of the best amateur players in the country but do not have handicaps for lack of being paid up members of a golf club.

“Each player is responsible for playing off his correct handicap. Handicap certificates must be emailed to Limuru Country Club by Monday, June 29, 2016 and any player who will not have presented his handicap certificate will not be allowed to participate in the event,” read a statement co-signed by the club captain Kevin Muchiri and resident professional James Ngigi.

The statement added: “The event is open to amateur golfers with a maximum handicap of 12 and under, cut off is subject to entries. The entry fees is Ksh1,500.”

The statement also goes on to says that in case of a tie on the 54-hole KGU Goty event, the winner will be determined by a sudden death play-off on holes 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and repeated until a winner is identified.

In the event of a tie on the 54-holes nett competition, the winner shall be decided through the best second round nett in the same, best first round nett in the same, the last nine, six, three or 18 holes, factoring handicaps and if still there is a tie, then the winner shall be decided at the toss of a coin. cheap air max cheap air max

Andrew Landry of the United States talks with his caddie Kevin Ensor on the second hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on June 16, 2016 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Sam Greenwood/AFP

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World number 624 Andrew Landry moved three shots clear of the field in the first round of the US Open on Thursday before play was halted for a second time due to thunderstorms.

The 28-year-old Texan, playing in his first major, went out in 33 at Oakmont after birdies at the 10th and 17th before adding another at the second to get to three-under before the first bout of bad weather forced a 79-minute suspension of play.

He then came back out at the resumption and had back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth to move three shots clear only for the horn to sound again following peals of thunder.

Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson was on two-under after 11 holes, level with former world number one Lee Westwood, Swede David Lingmerth, Danny Lee of New Zealand and young American hope Bryson DeChambeau, who had three birdies in five holes from the 11th.

Defending champion Jordan Spieth was level par through seven, but world number three Rory McIlroy had a poor start and stood at two-over after seven holes.

World number one Jason Day and six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson both had afternoon tee-times with more thunderstorms in the forecast. cheap nike air max 90 online cheap nike air max 90 online