Kenya Toursim Board’s Company Secretary Allan Njoroge (right) poses for a photo with members of his group during the action at Nyali Club.

By DANIELLA APIYO

Nyali golfer Joseph Oluoch soared high to emerge the overall winner of the second leg of Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Golf Series held at the par 71 Nyali Golf and County Club at the weekend.

Oluoch playing off handicap six posted 18 stableford points in the first nine before carding 21 points in the back nine for a total of 39 points and in the process ruled the roost at the day long competition that had attracted a large field of 150 players.

However, J. S. Kaburu stole the show with a hole-in-one on the par three 15^th hole and will now have his name added in the list of golfers who have sunk hole-in-ones on the course.

Kevin Caroll playing off handicap 28 beat handicap 14 Akram Sheikh and handicap 22 Mukesh Shaghavi on back-to-back countback to settle for the runner-up position on 38 points (17, 21). Sheikh was third also on 38 points(17, 21) and Shaghavi settled for fourth spot on 38 points (18, 20).

Jane Mburu playing off handicap 17 emerged the lady winner on 36 points (18,18), while handicap 27 Azul Ogola was the guest winner on 34 points (19, 15) and William Kaguta had the nearest to the pin. Handicap 23 Ken Mwige had the best first nine score on 23pts, while Nganga Warui posted the best second nine score on 36 points.

Speaking during the prize giving ceremony, Allan Njoroge, the Company Secretary at KTB, said KTB together with its partners in the tourism industry had in the recent past put enhanced focus on the marketing of golf to both domestic and international tourists.

“It is for this reason that we have this year launched the Tembea Kenya golf series that will see KTB sponsor golf events at clubs across the country. Kenya is famed worldwide for its sports prowess in the areas of athletics, rugby, just to mention but a few and it is with this spirit that KTB has taken up the promotion of sports tourism a notch higher,” said Njoroge.

He added: “At KTB we have over the last five years spent over Ksh. 40 million towards promotion of golf across the country and internationally through publication of golf publicity materials, hosting of international golf journalists on tours of our courses, holding of golf festivals and tournament sponsorship. Kenya’s main markets for golf tourism are in Europe, Middle East and Africa which have a combined eight million golfers of which at least 30 per cent take golf tours.”

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Brian Njoroge in action at Nyali Golf and Country Club today. He is the winner of this year’s KCB Golf Tour fourth leg.

By DANIELLA APIYO

Defending champion Brian Njoroge beat Windsor’s Riz Charania in the third hole of a sudden death play- off at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course Mombasa, to retain the KCB Golf Tour grand finale title today.

The two had tied on level par total of 284 at the end of regulation time. Njoroge who started the final round a shot better than Charania and two shots clear of Sigona’s John Wangai, fired three over par 74, a round which saw him drop four shots, while Charania had carded two over par 73 to force the playoff.

“I putted real bad today and did not think I actual stood any chance of winning today, but I am happy that I managed to defend the title’’ said Njoroge who bogeyed the second hole at the front nine and later at the 12^th, 13^th and 16^th and made only one birdie at the 17^th.

Charania birdied two holes but against three bogeys for. Getting into the play off was real great considering that I have not been playing serious golf lately though I must say today’s round was real tough’’ said Charania.

During the first extra hole(18^th), Charania hit the green but about 35 feet away from the pin while Njoroge fired to the left bunker. Came out poorly, but putted well for a bogey.

Charania missed a two footer for the two to move to the 13^th where they halved the hole with a par. However Njoroge managed to sink for a par the 14^th against Charania’s bogey for Njoroge to take home the top prize of Sh510,000.

Charania took the second prize of Sh420,000 plus 25.5 points towards the KCB Golf Tour Order of Merit.

“It feels great retaining the grand finale title. I have played real bad in the other events’’ added Njoroge.

Finishing third was Sigona’s John Wangai who was also on course for the title until he lost two balls on the eighth and 11^th, managed a four over par 75 and a total of 286 plus 24 points towards the Order of Merit and Sh300,000.

He Was a shot better than Mumias Sugar sponsored Dismas Indiza who also shot 75 for 287 plus 23 points.

A total of 30 out of the field of 50 had made the second round cut. Of the visiting players, Uganda’s Deo Akope shot level par 71 to tie for fifth place on 289 with Nicholas Rokoine, and Njuguna Ngugi.

The final leader board after the close of the 72-hole KCB Golf Tour Fourth Leg:

284 Brian Njoroge 70, 72, 68, 74*

284 Riz Charania 71, 73, 67, 73

286 John Wangai 75, 70, 66, 75

287 Dismas Indiza 71, 73, 68, 75

289 Njuguna Ngugi 75, 67, 76, 71

289 Deo Akope(UG) 74, 73, 71, 71

289 Nicholas Rokoine 73, 71, 73, 72

290 Kopan Timbe 75, 70, 73, 72

293 Stefan Andersen 67, 78, 76, 72

297 David Odhiambo 73, 72, 76, 76

298 Eric Ooko 81, 73, 69, 75

299 Jacob Okello 79, 75, 71, 74. nike air max cheap uk mens nike air max cheap uk mens