Dismas Indiza prepares to tee off at Karen Club yesterday, during the second day of the Kenya Open Golf.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

With the cut projected at two over yesterday, Kenyan players tumbled as only five out of the 33 participating managed to make the cut and enter the money bracket.

Mumias golfer Dismas Indiza was the major upset of the day. After playing two under in the first round on Thursday, he fumbled during yesterday’s round where he a carded five over for a total of three over and miss the cut with one over.

He had three bogeys on the first nine and a double bogey on hole 18, to bow out of the tournament.

Muthaiga’s Greg Snow remained as the best placed Kenyan in the tournament after playing level par in yesterday’s round, for a total of three under par 139 to finish the second round tied 13th.

Nyanza’s David Odhiambo who was crowned the JTL Masters winner last weekend at Muthaiga, was on a total of two under par 140 and tied 17^th.

Other Kenyans who made the cut included Nyali’s Kopan Timbe, Njuguna Ngugi of Railway club and Brian Njoroge of Vet Lab.

Timbe has a total score of one over and is tied 44^th, while Ngugi and Njoroge are on two over and are tied 51.

Meanwhile, the disqualification of Nicholas Rokoine from the event late on the first day was a setback to local golf fans.

Rokoine was disqualified from the tournament for signing wrong scores during the day locals were struggling to make the cut.

The Muthaiga Golf Club member said he was aware the scores were wrong and alerted his caddie to correct only to learn later that it was not rectified.

European Challenge Tour Press Officer Neil Ahern who is in charge of media affairs at the Kenya Open confirmed that the golfer is out of the whole tournament.

“A golfer must confirm his or her scores before signing his card and Rokoine didn’t do this,” said Ahern.

Rokoine had five Kenya Open appearances to his name before the ongoing contest. He has missed to make the cut only once in the five events. maillotdefootofficiel maillotdefootofficiel

Greg Snow follows his tee shot during the first round of the Barclays Kenya Open at Karen Club yesterday.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

Austrian HP Bacher took an early lead with five under, but Muthaiga’s Greg Snow played three under par 68 to finish the first round of this year’s Barclays Kenya Open Golf tournament at the par 71 Karen Golf and Country Club.

Snow, picked two birdies on the first nine, the first one on the par five hole two and the other one on the par four hole eight for a first nine score of 33.

In the second nine, Snow picked a birdie on the par four 12^th hole, but played a bogey on the three 14^th, recovered with a birdie on the par five 15^th, but dropped another shot on the par three 16^th hole, before ending his round in style with a birdie on the par five 18^th for a score of 35 to end the day on the leader board as tied fifth.

Hard hitting Dismas Indiza played two under par 69 to finish tied ninth and as the second best placed Kenyan after the first round.

Indiza who won the first leg of the KCB tour a fort night ago in Royal, before finishing second at the JTL Masters last week, carried his form on the first day of the Open and will be hoping to pile pressure on the overnight leaders in today’s round.

He started with pars on the first six holes, before dropping a shot on the par three seventh hole, pared hole eight and sunk a birdie on the par four hole nine for a first nine score of 35.

In the second nine, Indiza played pars on holes 10 and 11, then picked a shot on the par four 12^th, then had another birdie on the par five 15^th hole, before playing a bogey on the par three 16^th, but recovered with another birdie on the par five 18^th for a score of 34. bijoux pandora bijoux pandora