LAUNCH: Tusker Marketing Manager, Ken Kareithi (right) with Railway Chairman Peter Matemo officially launches the Tusker Malt Golf Carnivore.

By ENOCK NGOME

East African Breweries Ltd’s Tusker Team has unveiled a revamped Tusker Malt Golf Carnival for this season. The Carnival, initially launched in 2009 in Kenya and Rwanda, will now expand to cover Uganda and Tanzania.

Speaking during the launch ceremony at the Kenya Railway Golf Club, Tusker Marketing Manager for Kenya, Ken Kareithi, said that the new championship would include over 40 golf clubs from East Africa.

“The 2011 Tusker Malt Golf Carnival will be a regional affair, hosted in nearly 30 golf clubs from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda and an expected participation by over 10,000 golfers,” Kareithi said. “The bulk of the championships will be hosted across 16 venues in Kenya, with members of the 39 golf clubs locally participating from September 2011 through to April 2012.”

In keeping with the key brand values of Tusker Malt, the Golf Carnival is going to give golfers the chance to enhance the spirit of friendship and bonding. The Tusker Malt brand team has also introduced a new and exciting twist to this season’s championship.

He added: “In line with Tusker Malt’s innovative approach to embrace change and improvement on the amateur golf scene, this time, we will be asking golfers to register and participate in pairs in what golfers refer to as the FOUR BALL BETTER BALL format. Tusker Malt is a very social brand and we believe that competing in pairs will resonate better with golfers.”

The FOUR BALL BETTER BALL format is widely used in international competition including the Africa Amateur Golf Championships and the Ryder Cup.

The 2011 Tusker Malt Golf Carnival kicks off this weekend at the Kenya Railway Golf Club before moving to the Machakos Golf Club, the Njoro Country Club, the Thika Sports Club and Vet Lab Sports Club. Events in other East African countries will tee off in November and December 2011. air max schwarz air max schwarz

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The fifth round of the Safaricom Business Golf Challenge tees off at the par 73 Nakuru Golf Club that overlooks LakeNakuru and borders Menengai Crater on Saturday.

The qualifying event has attracted over 130 players drawn from Nakuru Golf Club, Naivasha Sports Club, Gilgil Golf Club, Njoro Golf Club and the Great RiftValley Golf Club.

Home Club Captain Karinga Wambugu and his Chairman Steve Mugunyu will lead the pack of seasoned golfers who will be battling for regional supremacy and the array of prizes on offer from Safaricom.

Among the top players expected to claim victory include Moses Kiragu, Nakuru Golf Club green keeper Njuguna Njoka, Josphine Kaime, Dennis Kimambo the Vice Captain and Muna Njenga.

However, some of the outstanding armatures from the region like A. Nandwa, S. Nanji,S.Nanji, Wangai, Omulli among others will miss the weekend action since theywill be chasing GOTY points at the KGU Tea Fields event at Kericho Golf Club.

In the junior category, the boys to watch will be Luther Kamau, Viren Gudka and Mutasa Mossaji. They will be fighting for a Nokia C3 and Sh 5,000 airtime.

From Nakuru Golf Club, the challenge will move to Vet Lab Golf Club on 8thOctober 2011.

Meanwhile,the Gertrude’s Children Hospital Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament sponsored by Safaricom will be held on Friday 23rd September at Muthaiga GolfClub.

Last year, Safaricom’s title sponsorship for the event helped Gertrude’s Children Hospital raise Sh 3.8 million, which went towards treatment of charity cases countrywide.

This year, as the hospital celebrates it’s 21st year of its annual fundraising golf tournament, they aim to raise over Sh 4 million for treatment of more than 1,500 on care for HIV/AIDS who rely on the free services at the main hospital and outreach clinics. canada goose outlet canada goose outlet