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FANS ALLOWED AT BERNARDUS GOLF CLUB FOR DUTCH OPEN, RETURNING AFTER LAST YEAR’S CANCELATION, CATCH ALL ACTION ON DSTV

Posted on Thursday, 16th September 2021 in Golf News
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Branden Grace of South Africa hits his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of The Open 2021 golf championship at Royal St George’s golf course in Sandwich, Kent, Britain, 15 July 2021. EPA/NEIL HALL

By THE BUDDY

SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to watching all the action from the Dutch Open at the Bernardus Golf Club in Cromvoirt, the Netherlands from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 September 2021.

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Established in 1912, the Dutch Open returns in 2021 after being cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The last edition, known as the KLM Open, was held in 2019 and won by Spaniard Sergio Garcia.

Fans will be present at the Bernardus Golf Club: “We are following the advice of the Dutch government and that looks very good at the moment. As it looks now, it will be possible to organise a successful, attractive and safe tournament in September 2021 with all our visitors. Of course, this will be with due observance of the measures in force at that time,” said tournament director Daan Slooter.

He added that the Dutch Open will boast the talents of South Africa’s Garrick Higgo and Branden Grace.

 

 

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Garrick Higgo of South Africa hits his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of The Open 2021 golf championship at Royal St George’s golf course in Sandwich, Kent, Britain, 15 July 2021. EPA/NEIL HALL

 

In addition, we were also able to sign up Garrick Higgo. A year ago, Higgo was still number 190 in the world. The South African is now 39th in the world ranking and has already won two European Tour events and a PGA TOUR tournament this year.”

Joost Luiten, ambassador of the Dutch Open, will also be in the field. The champion of 2013 and 2016 regularly plays at Bernardus and is looking forward to his home tournament: “I hope it will feel like coming home to a new course this year. I want to perform again, give some extras for the home crowd that can be present at tournaments again.”

The field will also feature Nicolai Hojgaard, who is fresh from winning the Italian Open a week after his twin brother Rasmus won the European Masters. “It’s crazy,” said the Danish player after his victory in Rome. “I’ve been through every emotion in my body and brain. It’s what I’ve been working hard on all year and all my life.”

The Bernardus Golf Club features a 7,042 yard par 72 course. The purse for the Dutch Open is 1million.

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Dutch Open broadcast details

All times CAT

 

Thursday 16 September

13:30: Day 1 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

 

Friday 17 September

13:30: Day 2 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

 

Saturday 18 September

15:00: Day 3 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

 

Sunday 19 September

13:00: Day 4 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

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KAKAMEGA READY TO HOST LATEST LEG OF NCBA GOLF SERIES

Posted on Thursday, 9th September 2021 in Golf News
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A golfer follows his tee shot at the Karen Country Club leg of the NCBA Golf Series.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Kakamega Golf Club will this weekend play host to the ongoing NCBA Golf Series. This will be the fifteenth event in the tournament that kicked-off in January this year.

Action at the par-72 Kakamega Golf Club tees-off early in the morning with the first group taking to the tee at 7a.m.

Over 100 golfers are expected to take to the course with the aim of booking a spot in the grand finale which will be held at the Karen Country Club in December. So far, 65 players from previous tournaments have qualified for the ultimate tournament with 1900 golfers having featured in the series.

The tournament will coincide with the NCBA bank’s planned branch opening in Kakamega town as part of the Group’s expansion strategy. The Group has in 2021 opened six new branches across the country and intends to open nine additional branches by the end of the year.

Speaking ahead of the event, John Gachora, Group Managing Director, NCBA Group noted: “We are delighted to be taking this series to the western region. So far, the series has produced 14 overall winners. As a bank, golf provides us with an opportunity to understand our customer needs and preferences. We look forward to the tournament as it will also provide us an opportunity to meet existing and potential customers in Kakamega as we celebrate our branch opening.”

So far, NCBA Series has been held in Thika, VetLab, Kitale, Sigona, Nyali, Mombasa, Nyeri, Nanyuki, Kiambu, Nakuru, Machakos, Limuru and Karen with the latter hosting the series’ first of the two junior golf events.

Top winners from the junior NCBA tournament qualified to play at the Rome Classic in October this year and the Big 5 tournament to be held in South Africa next year.

Junior golfers have a good showing in the running Golf series; most recently the youngest overall junior golfer – Mumbi Gatu, carded an impressive round of 49 points to emerge the overall winner at the Limuru Country Club this past weekend.

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