Vet Lab’s Brian Njoroge follows his tee shot during today’s third round at the Nyali Club. He carries a single shot lead going into tomorrow’s round.

By DANIELLA APIYO

Reigning champion Brian Njoroge finally pulled away from the rest of the field during today’s third round of the KCB Golf Tour Grand Finale at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course.

The Vet Lab Sports Club professional Njoroge fired an impressive three under par 68 for a three rounds total of three under par 210. Njoroge who won the 2013 event at Leisure Lodge Golf Resort in the South Coast, bogeyed the fourth hole at the front nine but against three birdies over the first, fifth and sixth, then dropped at a shot at the par three-10^th after missing the green.

He, however, made birdies at the 15^th and 17^th. “It was not a bad round, though it would have been better if I did not drop a shot at the fourth and at the 10^th which has been a thorny to me this week’’ said Njoroge who now leads the surviving field of 30 pros into tomorrow’s final round of the three million shillings event which crowns the 2014 KCB Golf Tour.

He will be in the company of Sigona’s John Wangai who shot a low six under par 30 at the front nine and one over par at the back nine for a new pro course record of 66, which is also the amateur record set by former Kenya number one Wachira Mahihu.

This saw Wangai moved from eighth place to tie for the second place with Professional Golfers Of Kenya (PGK) chairman Riz Charania who shot 67, for two under par total of 211.

An eagle three at the par five-first hole set the motion on for Wangai formerly of Railway who then made four back to back birdies from the second to the fourth, parred the rest.

But like Charania, Wangai also dropped a shot at the 10^th, 12^th, and 17^th but cancelled them with birdies at the 11^th and the par three-18^th. ‘’Played brilliantly first nine but a bad shot to the bunker at the 10^th then a three putts at the 12^th ruined what was going to be my lowest round this year’’ said Wangai.

Long hitting Dismas Indiza was a shot behind on his own in fourth place also after firing three under par 68 for 212. His round included a clean two under par that included birdies at the fifth and sixth. But bogeyed the 12^th and 13^th and birdied the 11^th, 15^th and 17^th. ‘’ It is still anybody’s race as the top four players are only separated by a shot and two shots, we will see how it goes tomorrow’’ said Indiza. Joint leader in the second round Njuguna Ngugi dropped to joint sixth place with home pro Kopan Timbe, and Uganda’s Deo Akope.

Ngugi shot five over par 76 for 218, a shot better than Muthaiga’s Nicholas Rokoine and day one leader Stefan Andersen sank further behind in 10^th place after a 76 while Royal’s Eric Ooko jumped from 23^rd to 11^th after a 69 and the remaining amateur Agil Is-Haq carded one over par 72 to move from 18^th to 13^th place. The pros will be joined by a field of 150 amateurs in the final round.

Leader board after round 3:

210 Brian Njoroge 70, 72, 68

211 Riz Charania 71, 73, 67

211 John Wangai 75, 70, 68

212 Dismas Indiza 71, 73, 68

217 Nicholas Rokoine 73, 71, 73

218 Njuguna Ngugi 75, 67, 76

218 Kopan Timbe 75, 70, 76

218 Deo Akope (Ug) 74, 73, 71

221 David Odhiambo 73, 72, 76

221 Stefan Andersen 67, 78, 76

223 Eric Ooko 81, 73, 69.

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Railway’s Njuguna Ngugi in action during the second leg of the Tour at Royal Club in August. He is currently on top of the leader board at Nyali.

By CORRESPONDENT

Railway Golf Club’s Njuguna Ngugi produced day two’s best round, a four under par 67 to move to the top of the leader board where he was joined by defending champion Brian Njoroge as the 2014 KCB Golf Tour entered its half way stage at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course yesterday.

Ngugi said he played well because of hit the ball at the right place throughout the round. “Save for a few holes where i made bad putts my game generally was solid, hit the ball where i wanted it to be” said Ngugi who birdied the first, second, sixth and ninth, and at the 10th and 17th at the back nine with only two bogeys at the 16th and 18th for a two rounds total of level par 142. Defending champion Njoroge hit a poor driver at the par four-eighth, he punched the ball out but made two putts. before then Njoroge had dropped a shot at the par three-sixth after hitting his tee shot the right bunker. But made four birdies elsewhere for one over par 72 to tie at the top with Njuguna on 142. Finishing the second round just two shots adrift was Dismas Indiza who shot two over par 73 for 144. He was joined by Riz Charania and Muthaiga’s Nicholas Rokoine. Indiza said he did everything else but putting during the second round. “I did not putt well despite the greens being so good, and that again coasted me a low score today” said Indiza who birdied only the 11th and dropped shots at the first, Charania also shot two over par 73, a round that included  three birdies and five bogeys to also wind up the day on 144. Overnight leader Stefan Andersen dropped to fifth place after a poor 78 in the second round for 145, tying with David Odhiambo(72), Sigona’s John Wangai who made one under 70 and local pro Kopan Timbe who fired one under par 70. Uganda Open champion Deo Akope shot 73 for 147 to lead two other Ugandans Vincent Byamukama and Dennis Anguyo in to the final two rounds of the three million shillings event. Also making it to the money list was senior pro Elisha Kasuku who shot 77 for 153, as well as one of the top junior amateurs Agil Is-haq of Nyali who shot 788 for 154. The surviving 30 players will be off at 8.30am for today’s third round.

The leader board after Round Two:

142 Brian Njoroge 70, 72

142 Njuguna Ngugi 75, 67

144 Dismas Indiza 71, 73

144 Riz Charania 71, 73

144 Nicholas Rokoine 73, 71

145 David Odhiambo 73, 72

145 Stefan Andersen 67, 78

145 John Wangai 75, 70

145 Kopan Timbe 75, 70

147 Deo Akope(Ug) 74, 73

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