Greg Snow prepares to tee at a past tournament.

By KENNETH BROWN

Kenya’s Greg Snow today had a bad day in office when he played a round of eight over par 79 to end the third round of the Dubai Creek Open currently being played at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, with total of 10 over par 223.

Snow who started well on the first day of the competition which is part of the Mena Tour, where he was joint 11^th on level par, played two over in the second round on Tuesday and Wednesday’s round went from bad to worse as he now enters the final round placed joint 41^st.

Other Kenyans who took part in the tournament which has a prize money of 50, 000 dollars, were Royal’s Hardeep Thethy and Sigona’s Ganeev Giddie, but they both failed to make the cut after the first two rounds.

During today’s round, Snow sunk a birdies on the par four first hole, but had a double bogey on the on the par four second hole, dropped a shot on the par five fourth, par four sixth and par three eight for a first nine score of 39. In the second, the Muthaiga golfer started off well with a birdie on the par five hole 10, but had double bogeys on the par three 14^th and par three 16^th for a score of 40.

England’s Zane Scotland assumed the lead on seven under par 206, while first round leader Trevor Marshal from Wales was second on six under par 207. pandora uk pandora uk

Greg Snow, prepares to putt during the Kenya Open at the Karen Golf and Country Club early this year.

By KENNETH KING

Muthaiga’s professional Greg Snow finished the first round of the Dubai Creek Open in a joint 11^th position after playing level par 71 at the par 71 Dubai Creek Golf and Yatch Club on Monday.

The tournament which is part of the Mena Tour will see participants rub shoulders in a 72-hole competition with a prize money of Sh4.4 million (50, 000 dollars).

Snow started off well, sinking back-to-back birdies on holes three and four , then sunk an eagle on hole 10 before picking more birdies on holes 15 and 17. He, however, had a double bogeys on holes six and seven and dropped a shots on holes nine and 11, to end the first day on level par 71.

“ The course is in fantastic condition and the greens are grainy and fast. It is playing pretty hard when the wind blows, I got to keep the ball below the hole,” said Snow.

He added: “ There are plenty of birdie opportunities out there it’s all about staying patient.”

Other Kenyans taking part in the competition are Royal Nairobi Club’s Hardeep Thethy who finished the first day on joint 36^th position after managing four over par 75 and Sigona’s Ganeev Giddie who was placed 98^th after playing 14 over par 85.

Snow was trailing overnight leader, Trevor Marshal from Canada by four strokes going into the second round. cheap air max mens cheap air max mens