Kenya Junior team players pose for a photo at the Lusaka Golf Club today.

By DANIELLA APIYO

National junior golf team has finished fourth at this year’s All Africa Junior Championships that ended today at the par 73 Lusaka golf Club in Zambia.

The team comprising of Adil Balala, Tahir Said, Agil-Is Had and Akshay Chandaria posted a joint total score of 477 gross, to finish behind South Africa, Zimbabwe and hosts Zambia in the continental showcase that brought together 10 countries.

Balala posted the best score in the team, managing 153 gross in 36-holes (75, 78), while Said posted 165 gross (78, 87) and Agil managed 166 gross (84, 82). Chandaria played 168 gross (88, 80).

South Africa comprising of Keegan De Lange, Herman Loubser, Marco Steyn and Dylan Naidoo emerged the winners with 435 gross, while Zimbabwe was second on 466 gross and hosts Zambia were third on 471 gross.

Swaziland came fifth on 485 gross, while Tunisia was fifth on 496 gross and Uganda whose senior team recently won the Africa Zone VI competition at Entebbe Club, finished seventh on 501 gross.

Namibia was eighth on 504 gross, while Botswana was ninth on 527 gross and Mauritius finished 10^th on 537.

Final 2015 All Africa Junior Championships results:

1. South Africa 435 gross

2. Zimbabwe 466 gross

3. Zambia 471 gross

4. Kenya 477 gross

5. Swaziland 485 gross

6. Tunisia 496 gross

7. Uganda 501 gross

8. Namibia 504 gross

9. Botswana 527 gross

10. Mauritius 537 gross pandora charm bracelet pandora charm bracelet

Willie Getata of DT Dobie tees off at Muthaiga Golf Club today during the launch the Mercedes Trophy Kenya 2015.

By DANIELLA APIYO

A tournament for owners of Mercedes Benz, will tee off at the Muthaiga Golf Club on 15^th of this month. Similar versions of the tournament will take place in 60 other nations across the world with best ranked participants converging in Stuttgart, Germany for three rounds of play in October 1^st.

The tournament dubbed Mercedes Trophy Kenya 2015 is powered by DT Dobie and and the format of play will be stableford. The competition will see the best three ranked players qualify for semi-finals in Salzburg, Austria in May 31^st where winners from the six African nations engage their Asian counterparts for tickets to the finals.

Only owners of Mercedes Benz cars are allowed to play the tournament and proof of ownership, log book, is required before registration. The purely amateur tournament has a ‘Drive to the Major’ competition which requires golfer to hit the ball close to a marked line in the fairway. The winner of Drive to the Major competition wins a luxury accommodation at St. Andrews in Scotland for the open which is scheduled for July 15^th to 20^th.

In 2014 a trial tournament held to prepare Kenyans for participation in this year’s worldwide series was won by 14 handicap Muthaiga golfer Abid Ganatra with a Stableford score of 43 points.

DT Dobie Managing Director Razak Khan lauded the car maker for considering Kenya in their worldwide series. “ Since DT Dobie was appointed as Mercedes agent for Kenya in 1949 we have had a long and happy relationship with the golfing fraternity. I hope this tournament extends that relationship and inspire younger people to join the sport” said Khan today. shoesoutletsonline shoesoutletsonline