Winner Dilip Shah in action.

By KGG REPORTER

Royal Nairobi member, Dr Dilip Shah playing off 19 handicap, carded 42 stableford points to be the overall winner of the I&M Bank corporate golf day held over the weekend at Muthaiga Golf Club.

He had no difficulty on the fast paced greens, signing for 25 points on the challenging first nine returning with 17 points on the second. Shah was four shots better than 12-handicap Ken Wamae, the men’s winner on 38 points who scored 23 points on the second nine and 15 points on the first nine. Wamae beat Sigona’s Vinay Shah on countback, who took runner-up place. Fellow club member, Buty Nandu was third on his own with 37 points, whilst a four-way countback decided fourth position and was won by Kennedy Anunda with 35 points.

It was a good day for Royal Nairobi members, with Rose Mambo emerging the lady winner on 35 points, beating home club member, Meera Shah by three points. Archana Sangar was third with 31 points.

Hon Kanini Kega’s 306 yards drive on hole 7 was good enough for the Longest Drive, with Nas Kiengo taking the ladies prize. Nearest the pin winner, Jesse Mwangi missed his 2.5 metre putt on Hole 13 for a share of the Titliest Prov-V1 complimentary ballpool as did Rozie Wainaina, the lady winner. The staff prize went to Joe Wainaina. air max 97 air max 97

Alfred Nandwa

By DANIELLA APIYO

Alfred Nandwa continued from where he left a fortnight ago, by winning the Kenya Amateur Strokeplay Championships to leap to third position in the latest Golfer Of The Year (GOTY) rankings released by Kenya Golf Union (KGU) today.

The Railway Golf Club player, playing off handicap +1 had won the East Africa Challenge qualifiers two weeks ago and carried his form to the Goty event that saw him win by four clear strokes. He posted 298 gross (80, 76, 72, 70) to rule the roost in the 54-hole competition and boost his morale ahead of this week’s regional championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reigning Goty winner John Karichu of Limuru, Samuel Njoroge and Robinson Owiti of Vet Lab tied in the second spot on 302 gross (77, 75, 75, 75), (78, 74, 74, 76) and (75, 76, 78, 73) respectively, while Edwin Mudanyi laos of Vet Lab settled for the fifth position on 305 gross (80, 74, 73, 78).

Royal’s Kenneth Bollo who is leading the Goty series on 243.75 points, suffered mixed fortunes to finish Strokeplay event on 309 gross (81, 73, 77, 78).

Meanwhile, the national team left the country today for the regional championships in Ethiopia, where they will rub shoulders with the hosts, reigning champions Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. cheap nike air max 90 mens cheap nike air max 90 mens