Uchumi CEO Dr. Jonathan Ciano cheaps into the green in a past event.

By CORRESPONDENT

Facing Mt.Kenya lays the Par 70 Nanyuki Golf and country club which welcomes close to a hundred golfers for the fifteenth qualifying round of the Safaricom Business Golf Challenge 2011/2012 edition.

The nine hole course overlooking Mt.Kenya will stage golfers from Nyeri Golf club and Nyahururu Sports club all battling it out for the grand finale of the series at magnificent Vipingo Baobab Ridge Golf Resort at South coast on 28th April 2012.

The course is in very very dry condition and too much wind due to the dry weather spell affecting all parts of the country,” said the clubs captain David McConnell.

The greens though are in good condition but a bit rough as well which will pose great challenge to the visiting players. Added McConnell who was once the captain Nyali Golf Club in 1999.

As per the competition rules, stableford still remains the format of play. This features the low and high handicappers .Some of the players expected to pose great challenge according to the captain are; Handicap 5 Major General Waweru, playing off handicap 26 Richard Kabugi and Handicap 13 Erastus Wanjohi.

On the ladies category, Charity Mwangi playing off handicap 12 has shown stunning performance in the recent competitions and is also expected to battle it out for the winner slot. Junior golfer Dennis Munene playing off handicap 19 is the only junior golfer who is at his best recently. michael kors handtasche sale michael kors handtasche sale

WELL OUT: Golf Park's pro David Wakhu chips the ball from a bunker during the KCB Golf Tour at the Thika Sports Club.

By ENOCK NGOME

Royal Nairobi Golf Club professional Anil Shah produced an impressive five under par 67 in the closing round of the KCB Advantage Banking Challenge, the first tournament in this year’s KCB East Africa Tour, to walk away with the top prize.

Shah who emerged the overall winner during the 2011 KCB East Africa Tour grand finale at Nyali, recorded a total of six birdies and only one bogey to bring his total to five under par 211 having shot 72 in each of the first two rounds.

Shah who attributed his victory to change of swing and the way he has been practicing, beat home player and defending champion Simon Ngige and Muthaiga’s Nicholas Rokoine by two strokes.

His victory saw him take home Sh108,000. “I have started the season well and I think is a sign of the way things will be this season’’ said Shah.

Ngige who won the 2010 event and retained the title last year, shot one under par 71 in the final round for 213 to tie with Rokoine who had carded five under par 67. Day one leader Dismas Indiza who had shot 79 in the second round to drop to seventh place yesterday made a tremendous recovery, firing five under par 67 to finish fourth on 214, and two shots better than the Great Rift Valley Resort’s David Wakhu. michael kors tasche blau michael kors tasche blau