Nelson Simwa in action at a past event. He will be among the favourites at the tournament.

By CORRESPONDENT

Golfer of The Year (Goty) points will be up for grabs this weekend in Nakuru when a field of 109 players, among them some of Kenya’s elite golfers, converge on the hilly par-73 Nakuru Golf Club course for this year’s Coronation trophy.

The 54-hole strokeplay event, formerly the national championship in the country played concurrently with the Bendor Trophy, is the seventh leg in the 18-event Goty series. The series is also used for selecting the national team and for ranking amateurs in the country. The overall winner of the series also qualifies to play in the Kenya Open, a European Challenge Tour event.

So far a total of 41 players have scored points in the series, courtesy of the new bonus points scoring system which intends to reward players points rather than improving the standards.

Since the introduction of the bonus points, a number of golfers, some of whom were not able to break 80-point barrier, have been earning points.

At this weekend’s Coronation Trophy, leading the hunt for points and the trophy will be Limuru Country’s John Karichu whose lead has been reduced to only four points by Golf Park’s Tony Omuli.

Karichu performed poorly in the Trans Nzoia Open two weeks ago, where he shot 78, 82, and 79 to finish in 10th place. He has so far scored 104.75 points against Omuli’s 100.25 points.

Also seeking the Coronation title besides the two, will be Vet Lab’s Robinson Owiti who scored a four-shot victory in  the Trans Nzoia Open to move to third place in the Goty ranking with 81.63 points.

The Nakuru-bound players also include Nelson Simwa from Vet Lab, Abraham Abdullai (Great Rift Valley Resort, Naivasha), Kiambu’s Steve Karanja, Njoro’s Alfred Nandwa and Royal Nairobi’s Jonathan Chebukati. The format is 54-hole strokeplay with two rounds tomorrow followed by the third and final on Sunday. nike air max pas cher nike air max pas cher

Last year’s order of merit winner Nicholas Rokoine tests the direction of the wind before teeing at the on going KCB Golf Tour in Muthaiga today.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

Muthaiga’s Nicholas Rokoine took charge of the leader board in the KCB Advantage Banking Golf ending today at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club.

Rokoine who scored one over par in each of the first two round, today registered a level par 71 to top the standings with an overall score of two over par 213, going into today’s final round.

Rokoine sunk one birdie on hole four to end his first nine at on one under par 35 but a bogey on the dog leg right par five hole 10 slightly derailed him as he ended the second nine on one over par 36.

Nakuru’s Ajay Shah was the day’s revelation as he recorded the tournament’s highest score of four under par 67. Shah’s feat saw him leap to second position behind Rokoine on the leader board jointly with day two runner-up Dismas Indiza with a total score of three over par 216.

Overnight leader Paul Thuo of Muthaiga dropped three shots to surrender his lead as he now has a score of four over par 217 going into the final day. Anil Shah’s drop continued today as the opening day leader could only manage an eight over par 221.

The KCB advantage Banking Golf heads to Limuru next month. The first two editions held at Royal Nairobi and Nyanza Golf Club were won by Dismas Indiza.

Stakes are high as the first and fifth golfers on the leader board are only separated by two strokes and with the leadership changing hands on a daily basis, all the top five have a chance of walking away with the victory. canada goose prix canada goose prix