Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi poses with the winner’s trophy at Vet Lab today.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi produced a two under par 70 in the final round of the second leg in the Safari Tour’s Season Four at the tough playing par 72 Vet Lab Sports Club course on Wednesday where besides the winner’s trophy, the Zimbabwean also pocketed Sh308, 293.

It was however a slow start for the experienced Chinhoi who last season won three events in the tour, as he bogeyed the second and third holes. He however made the day’s first birdie at the par five‐fifth hole and added one more at the par three‐eighth to level the nine en-route to the back nine where he birdied the 12th and 15th for the day’s two under par and a tournament aggregate of five under 283.

“I am very happy winning here despite a tight final round where again I made a slow start by dropping two shots in the round. My game otherwise is very solid and I am looking forward for a good season’’ said Chinhoi, and added: “I just need to work on a few things on my game and try and player under par rounds’’.

Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi (right) is showered with beer by Kenya’s David Wakhu after he won the Safari Tour event at Vet Lab today.

He won by two shots from Sigona’s Mohit Mediratta, home pro Mike Kisia and round two leader Greg Snow. Mediratta who started the tournament with a poor 78 on Sunday, managed to overcome all that, and close the tournament with a fine four under par 68, a round that included six birdies and a bogey in each nine, for an aggregate of three under par 285 to tie for the second place with Kisia and Snow.

“Just to focus little a bit more on the game though it I was the first round that saw me play a recovery golf thereafter. Starting with a low round is definitely the best way to go, but I must thank my parents, Coaches and all my friends for giving me the support in real need this season’’ said Mediratta who lost his home opening leg in a playoff with amateur junior Taimur Malik and Edwin Mudanyi.

Snow on the other hand shot one under par 71, despite making four birdies in the closing round where he was engaged in a neck and neck battle with Chinhoi and Mike Kisia. “I started very well picking up an early birdie but I did not end the first nine well as I bogeyed both the eighth and ninth but the back nine was not too bad as I managed to make three birdies including at the 18th where I real wanted a two though I missed it narrowly, to pick up the birdie. I am looking forward for the third round at the Great Rift Valley Golf Resort’’ said Snow who missed the opening leg at Sigona due to a shoulder injury.

This week’s tournament had attracted a field of 64 players though only 24 made the second round cut, to proceed to the last two rounds where besides winning money, they also scored some points towards the Safari Tour Order Of Merit.

The final leader board at Vet Lab:

1. Robson Chinhoi (Zim) 283 (71, 74, 68, 70)
2. Mohit Mediratta 285 (78, 71, 68, 68)

Mike Kisia 285 (74, 74, 66, 71)

Greg Snow 285 (74, 70, 70, 71)

5. Simon Ngige 287 (74, 72, 69, 72)
6. Tarafa Mpofu (Zim) 292 (69, 76, 71, 76)
7. Edwin Mudanyi 295 (78, 73, 70, 74)

Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi in action today.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi finally grabbed a one shot lead despite bogeying the last hole, going into Wednesday’s final round of the Safari Tour Season Four golf tournament at the par 72 Vet Lab Sports Club course in Kabete.

He got off well firing four birdies at the first though he dropped a shot early at the back nine, a shot he quickly recovered with a birdie four at the par five‐14th and added one more at the 17th hole. At the 18^th hole, Chinhoi and histeam‐mates Greg Snow and Tafara Mpofu were just 30 yards from the green on their tee shots, though Chinhoi went behind the tree next to the green.

He failed to go over the tree and forced to chip a low shot past the pin, and missed the par, to drop his second shot of the day.

“I took off well and was set for a good round, save for the bogey at the short hole 11th and the 18th where I just could think on how high the tree was. But all the same, I am very happy with my round, I believe I have an equally good chance to win tomorrow’’ said Chinhoi after signing for his brave four under par which game him a total of three under 213.

Day two leader Greg Snow on the other hand bogeyed two holes at the second and third but managed to recover the two shots with birdies at the fourth and ninth to level the front nine. He later played a bogey‐free back nine for the day’s two under par, to tie with home pro Mike Kisia on two under par 214.

“The course particularly the greens were better, the pins were fairly good but I just didn’t start too well as I dropped two shots just at the beginning of the nine, but I was able to recover and I believe I have a good chance of going up on the leader‐board tomorrow’’ said Snow who missed the opening leg at the Sigona Golf Club last week.

It was a great day for the home player Kisia who had started with two over par 74 in each of the first round, as he fired a brilliant score of six under par 66 in the third round, to move the attacking position going into the final round where he will be in the flight of leader Chinhoi and Muthaiga Golf Club’s Snow.

A total of 24 players had made the second round cut to proceed to the last two rounds where the winner will take home Sh 230,000 or more depending his under par scores. Meanwhile those who did not make cut are on their way to the Great Rift Valley Golf Resort to prepare for the third leg from this coming Sunday.

LEADER BOARD AFTER ROUND THREE:

1. Robson Chinhoi (Zim) 213 (71, 74, 68)

2. Mike Kisia 214 (74, 74, 66)

    Greg Snow 214 (74, 70, 70)

4. Simon Ngige 215 (74, 72, 69)

5. Tafara Mpofu (Zim) 216 (69, 76, 71)

6. Mohit Mediratta 217 (78, 71, 68)

7. Edwin Muddanyi 221 (78, 73, 70)