KEEPING UP WITH THE PACE: Nicholas Rokoine in action during the first round on Tuesday. He is now fourth going into the third round.

By DONALD WELLIGTON

Long hitting Dismas Indiza moved to the top of the leader board as the KCB Golf Tour second leg entered its half way mark at Royal Nairobi Golf Club today.

The Mumias Sugar Golf Club professional, fired his second two under par 70 for a two rounds total of four under par 140. He picked up four birdies at the front nine against three bogeys, then made a double-bogey at the par four-12^thhole but birdied the 13^th, 14^thand 15^ththereafter. “The greens were abit better today compared to the first round, though I made some few bad putts’’ said Indiza who was joined at the top by Nyanza Golf Club’s David Odhiambo who also shot two under par 70 for 140. His round included three birdies and a single bogey at the third hole. Vet Lab’s Brian Njoroge was just a shot off the leaders also after firing one under par 70. He birdied twice at the out ward nine and a similar number of birdies at the back nine where he however dropped two shots at the 11^thand 16^th. Staying closely to the leaders was Muthaiga’s Nicholas Rokoine despite a 73 in the second round for 143, after picking up a double bogey seven at the par five-second and two other bogeys at the back nine. Sigona’s Mathew Omondi also made his move to the top with a two under par 70 for 144. The top 20 players who made the seven over par second round cut will begin the real chase for the top prize of Sh192,000 in the one million shillings event.

The Leader board after round 2:

140 Dismas Indiza 70, 70

140 David Odhiambo 70,70

141 Brian Njoroge 71, 70

143 Nicholas Rokoine 70, 73

144 Mathew Omondi 74, 70

145 Njuguna Ngugi 69, 76

146 Hardeep Thethy 73, 73

148 Kopan Timbe 75, 73

148 Charan Thethy 73, 75

148 James Lorum 79, 69. cheap air max mens cheap air max mens

Njuguna Ngugi of Railway Club follows his tee shot today during the first round of the PGK Golf Tour second leg at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club. He has an early lead at the event.

By FIDEL ONO

Kenya Railway Golf Club’s Njuguna Ngugi recovered from the weekend’s disastrous performance in the Rwanda Open in Kigali, to take an early lead in the second of the 2014 KCB Golf Tour at the par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club course today.

The long hitting professional who shot 26 over par at the dry Kigali Golf Club course yesterday shot three under par 69 at Royal despite the slow greens to lead by a shot from Mumias Golf Club’s Dismas Indiza, Nicholas Rokoine from Muthaiga and Nyanza Golf Club’s David Odhiambo who all shot two under par 70 in the opening round of the one million shillings event. “Playing here was like playing at Augusta compare to where we were during the weekend. The course at Kigali was terrible, the greens were slow but hard’’ said Ngugi started the round with a bogey at the rather straight par four-first. He however put that bogey behind him, after rolling in an eagle putt at the par five-second which was followed by four birdies, three of them at the back nine.  “I three putted at the ninth and 10^th where I should have made pars easily’’ added Ngugi. Indiza birdied the second, seventh and 15^th and dropped a shot at the fifth while Odhiambo also eagled the second, made birdies at the seventh and 15^th both par fives, but dropped two shots including the first hole and 18^th while Rokoine birdied the second, eighth, ninth and 16^th and bogeyed the 11^th and 14^th.  The three were a shot better than Vet Lab’s Brian Njoroge on one under par 71 and finishing level par 72 was Royal Nairobi’s David Wakhu. A total of 33 professionals turned up at Royal for the first round.  The second round where the top 20 pros will proceed to the last two rounds is on this morning from 8.30am.

The leader board after round 1:

1. Njuguna Ngugi 69

2. Dismas Indiza 70

David Odhiambo 70

Nicholas Rokoine 70

5. Brian Njoroge 71

6. David Wakhu 72

7. Hardeep Thethy 73

Charan Thethy 73

9. Richard Ainley 74

Mathew Omondi 74

Riz Charania 74

John Wangai 74

Frank Matilo 74

Hesbon Kutwa 74. pandora jewelry pandora jewelry