By DONALD WELLINGTON

Kenya’s lady golfers converge at Limuru Country Club this weekend for the annual Eileen Belcher Trophy, one of the major tournaments organised by the Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU).

The tournament is seen as of great significance to KLGU as it will be used to select players to represent Kenya in the Gilbertson and Page Trophy played between Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe at Muthaiga Golf Club and Karen Country Club in June.

The Eileen Belcher Trophy, which is a match-play tournament and will be played on both Saturday and Sunday. Some of the top players expected to dominate the event are youngster Naomi Wafula and Mary Monari both from Rose Naliaka Foundation as well as former lady golfer of the year Mary Karanu of Vet Lab and home lady golfer Mwongeli Nzioka.

The tournament which has been taking place annually for the last 76 years, will this year be sponsored by Kenya Orient. It can be termed as the equivalent the Tannahill Shield for men golfers.

The Eileen Belcher Trophy, originally known as the Inter District Cup, was presented to Eileen Belcher, the first chairperson of the Kenya Ladies Golf Union in 1937. A number of changes have taken place over the years with the districts now known as Zones.

There are four Zones, Red, Yellow, Blue and Green each formed by players from a number of clubs forming a team of three pairs with a reserve player.

Scoring is 2 points for a match won and 1 for a halved (draw) match and the format is foursomes, matchplay off scratch for all the divisions.

This year the Red Zone will comprise of players from Windsor, Railway, Golf Park and Western Region. The Yellow Zone will have golfers from Vet Lab, Limuru, Thika and Kiambu. The Blue Zone will have Karen, Royal Nairobi, Central region and Green Zone will have players from Muthaiga, Coast region and Sigona. golden goose femme golden goose femme

Greg Snow lines his putt during the Kenya Open last month.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

Kenyan professional Greg Snow today played one under par 72 to finish the first round of this year’s Royal Golf Dar es Salaam Open tied second.

Royal Golf Dar es Salaam Open is the opening event in the MENA Golf Tour and has a prize fund of prize fund of $50,000.

England’s Zane Scotland is the overnight leader after posting six under par 67. Snow tied in the second spot with three other players including England’s Dale Marmion, Ireland’s Steven Dodd and Morocco’s Younnes El Hassani.

Speaking to kenyagolfguide from his hotel room in Agdal Khenifra, Snow said he planned to maintain his game during tomorrow’s second round and was confident of winning the event despite the harsh weather conditions in the North African nation.

“My game today was pretty solid. I was striking the ball well but the course was not in good shape,” aid Snow.

He added: “The conditions were really difficult for every player as it was very windy and it rained the all day.”

With temperature dipping to 8 degree Celsius, Zaroili Jalal of Morocco struck the first ball at 8.30 in the company of Tunisia’s Sami Hajri.

In all 57 players, including 15 amateurs, are contesting for honours in the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Open which carries a prize fund of $50,000.

A new initiative by the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation, the MENA Golf Tour is supported by Omega and Mercedes-Benz. It is affiliated to the Arab Golf Federation and the R&A – golf’s governing body and boasts a combined prize fund of $ 575,000, including $75,000 for the Tour Championship. nike air max pas cher nike air max pas cher