Overall winner David Nduati receives his prize from General Manager Business Strategy Eng. Peter Mungai KPLC.

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David Nduati ttok advantage of his home course resisted a stiff challenge from a large field of 200 players to emerge the overall winner of this year’s Kenya Power Golf Day at the par 72 Karen Golf and Country Club at the weekend.

According to People Daily, Nduati playing off handicap 16 posted 20 stableford points in the front nine and 21 points in the back nine for a total of 41 to rule the roost and in the process had his handicap slashed to 14.

Handicap 16 Ann Mululu from Vet Lab Golf Club beat home player Steven Mwendwa, Railway’s George Kirathe and Samuel Kimutai of Royal Club on back-to-back countbacks to finish as the overall runner-up on 39 points.

Mwendwa playing off handicap 18 was third, while handicap 24 Kirathe finished fourth and Kimutai playing off handicap four was fifth, all on 39 points.

At the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club, Yogesh Nandha playing off handicap 20 needed a second nine score of 21 stableford points to beat handicap five G. N. Njugu on count back and emerge the winner of the Wahome Teak Furniture Golf Day.

Nandha amassed a total of 37 points (16, 21), while Njugu settled for the Men Runner-Up prize on 37 points (19, 18) and Charle Ogallo playing off handicap 11 was third on 36 points (14, 22).

Susan Kanyora playing off handicap 10 was the lady winner in the day long competition after posting 35 points (17, 18) and handicap 16 Samira Furrer was the lady runner-up on 31 points (16, 15).

Anbne Njeri playing off handicap 34 scooped the guest prize after amassing 29 points (14, 15), while Kush Bowry playing off handicap 18 won the junior prize on 35 points (15, 20) and handicap nine Sean Nganga was the junior runner-up on 31 points (13, 18).

Evans Vitisia won the first nine prize on 21 points and Don Maina won the second nine accolade on 20 points. officialyoutletsco officialyoutletsco

WELL OUT: Jay Sandhu chips the ball from a bunker during a past event. He finished third at the Sigona Bowl.

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National team player Kenneth Bollo at the weekend broke the jinx to win his maiden Sigona Bowl title at the par 72 course after a nerve cracking sudden death play-off against home player Sujan Shah on the 18^th hole.

It was a bright start for the player who finished a close second at last season’s Golfer Of The Year (GOTY) standings, given that Sigona Bowl is the season opener, the first event in the Goty series.

According to People Daily, a poor final day round of 78 gross saw Bollo who plays off scratch, tied with Shah on a total score of 223 after three rounds and the winner had to be decided through a sudden death shoot-out on the final hole just near the club house. He sunk a birdie to win the contest.

“Today I played bad golf because the rains affected my game but all in all I’m happy to have won the title to set the pace for the remaining tournaments. It a big victory for me given that during the same tournament last year I finished 10^th,” said Bollo who is a member of Royal Nairobi Golf Club.

Bollo on the final day dropped shots on holes two, four, nine and 10 then had a double-bogey on hole 17. He had, however, enjoyed good golf in the first two rounds, playing 74 gross in the first round before posting one under par 71 in the second round where he sunk six birdies.

“ I now want to shift my focus to the second Goty event, the Mount Kenya Championships slated for Nyeri Golf Club on February 6 and 7. The ongoing constructions at my club Royal have affected my game, but I will have to look for a way of dealing with that to ensure that my form remains high,” Bollo said.

Shah posted 79 gross in the first round, 71 gross in the second round and 73 gross in the third and final round.

Jay Sandhu also of Royal was third on a total of 225 gross (75, 76, 74), while Mike Kisia of Vet Lab was fourth on 227 gross (73, 79, 74) and John Ndichu tied with Alfred Nandwa, M. Kanjumba, Dennis Saikwa, S. Njoroge and reigning Goty champion John Karichu on 229 gross.

Selected Sigona Bowl results:

1. Kenneth Bollo 223 (74, 71, 78)) won on play-off

2. Sujan Shah 223 (79, 71, 73)

3. Jay Sandhu 225 (75, 76, 74)

4. Mike Kisia 227 (73, 79, 75)

5. John Ndichu 229 (83, 73, 73)

Alfred Nandwa 229 (81, 76, 72)

Dr M. Kanjumba 229 (79, 72, 78)

John Karichu 229 (79, 68, 82)

S. Njoroge 229 (77, 80, 72)

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