Adam Gee follows his tee shot in Czech.

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A third consecutive round of 66 sent Englishman Adam Gee two clear heading into the final day of the 2013 D+D Real Czech Challenge Open.

Gee fired eight birdies en route to his six under par total for a 54-hole aggregate score of 18 under par, bettering by two shots the Moving Day efforts of Spain’s Adrian Otaegui and Italian Andrea Pavan – with whom the Londoner had previously shared the lead overnight.

Francois Calmels is one shot further back after a seven under par 65, while England’s Matt Ford is part of a three-man tie for fifth place with 18 holes to play after equalling the course record with a stunning nine under par 63 on Saturday.

Gee came flying out of the blocks as two pin-point wedges to six feet handed the 32 year old a pair of birdies on the opening two holes at Golf & Spa Kuneticka Hora.

Two good birdie putts at the seventh and ninth sent Gee clear after turning in 32, before a bogey at the 11^th was sandwiched between two further gains at the tenth and 12^th as Gee’s fine iron-play came to the fore once again.

The putting was solid throughout, too, as Gee negated a second drop of the day at the 14^th with two 12-foot birdies at the 15^th and long 16^th and despite missing a makeable opportunity at the last he was well-pleased with his Saturday efforts.

“It was obviously really nice playing with Rob (Dinwiddie), I know him very well and he’s a good friend of mine so we were both fairly relaxed early doors and I managed to get off to a good start,” said Gee, whose best finishes on the Challenge Tour previously are two third places in 2010 and 2007.

“I chucked a couple of mistakes at it on the back nine but finished quite well so you can’t complain really.

“It was important to start fast. You know there are plenty of birdies out there and tomorrow will be similar. If you’re not making any birdies then you’re standing still so it was nice to get running straight away.”

With such prodigiously low scoring at Kuneticka Hora over the opening three days, Gee knows he will need to go out with aggression and purpose on Sunday.

“It sounds boring but I just want to keep doing what I’m doing,” he reflected. “I can’t expect to shoot level par tomorrow and still be up there so I know I need to go and get at the course again. A 69 would probably be a minimum.

“It’s great to be right up there in contention again; I’ve been more used to spending my weekends at home recently so I’m going to go out there any enjoy it.” bijoux pandora pas cher bijoux pandora pas cher

Francis Okwara (centre) in a past function.

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Newly elected Kenya Golf Union (KGU) chairman Francis Okwara has said he would be biased on Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) to ensure that talent in the sport is tapped at an early age.

Okwara was speaking at the Muthaiga Golf Club after being elected the new boss of the federation during the Union’s Annual General Meeting on Friday.

“The new office is committed to take golf to the next level and I am confident we will succeed. We will concentrate on the sport and put our eyes firm on the ball to see that the sport progresses,” said Okwara who replaced Alfred Kariuki at the helm.

He added: “We will have a bias on junior golf to ensure that we move golf to the levels of South Africa, European and PGA standards. I am also challenging the Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) to start developing lady golfers from the junior ranks to keep up the pace with us.”

Outgoing chairman Kariuki thanked all clubs for supporting him through his tenure and said he had confidence in his successor Okwara to continue with development programs of the union.

He outlined that he will oversee devolution of junior golf development through appointing junior golf regional representatives in the Coastal region, North Rift Region, Central Rift Region, Mt Kenya Region and Western region. He also promised to work with golf clubs, schools, corporate bodies, parents and children in development of the game of golf to another level.

Peter Warui will be the Vice Chairman, while Anthony Mburu will be the Secretary General and Richard Wanjala is the treasurer.

The regional representatives for the Mt Kenya Region, Western, North Rift and Coast Region will nominated during the first executive meeting to be held later next week.

During the Chairman’s Prize tournament held to grace the occasion at the same venue, Windsor’s handicap 20 Hashim Khan who posted 43 stableford points to emerge the overall winner. Anthony Muhoro beat Tom Indimuli and E Sorobea on countback to settle for the runner-up posisition on 39 points.

Indimuli was third on 39 points and Sorobea finished fourth with a similar score. June Waweru was the lady winner on 35 points, while Steve Njukia won the men’s longest drive and ladies national team player Jane Njoroge won the ladies longest drive.

Don Mwaura had the nearest to the pin.

KGU new officials:

Chairman                – Francis Amutabi Okwara

Vice Chairman           – Peter Ngundo Warui

Hon. Secretary          – Anthony Muhoro

Hon. Treasurer          -Richard Nyongesa Wanjalla

Executives

Stephen Muchau Githiaka (Vet Lab)

Peter Wartnaby (Windsor Golf and Country Club)

Anthony Murage (Karen Golf and Country Club)

Paul Murumba (Kiambu Golf Club)

Patrick Karanja (Thika Sports Club)

Lucas Maranga (Limuru Golf and Country Club) doudouneparka doudouneparka