Last year’s order of merit winner Nicholas Rokoine tests the direction of the wind before teeing at the on going KCB Golf Tour in Muthaiga today.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

Muthaiga’s Nicholas Rokoine took charge of the leader board in the KCB Advantage Banking Golf ending today at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club.

Rokoine who scored one over par in each of the first two round, today registered a level par 71 to top the standings with an overall score of two over par 213, going into today’s final round.

Rokoine sunk one birdie on hole four to end his first nine at on one under par 35 but a bogey on the dog leg right par five hole 10 slightly derailed him as he ended the second nine on one over par 36.

Nakuru’s Ajay Shah was the day’s revelation as he recorded the tournament’s highest score of four under par 67. Shah’s feat saw him leap to second position behind Rokoine on the leader board jointly with day two runner-up Dismas Indiza with a total score of three over par 216.

Overnight leader Paul Thuo of Muthaiga dropped three shots to surrender his lead as he now has a score of four over par 217 going into the final day. Anil Shah’s drop continued today as the opening day leader could only manage an eight over par 221.

The KCB advantage Banking Golf heads to Limuru next month. The first two editions held at Royal Nairobi and Nyanza Golf Club were won by Dismas Indiza.

Stakes are high as the first and fifth golfers on the leader board are only separated by two strokes and with the leadership changing hands on a daily basis, all the top five have a chance of walking away with the victory. canada goose prix canada goose prix

Mumias pro Dismas Indiza lines his putt during the second round of the KCB Golf Tour in Muthaiga today.

By FIDEL ONO

Hard hitting Mumias golfer Dismas Indiza showed why he emerged the winner in the first two legs of the ongoing KCB golf tour, when he leaped to from ninth position to end the second round of the Muthaiga leg placed second, a single shot behind home player Paul Thuo.

Indiza is now on two over par 144 after a false start on Wednesday when he played three over par 74. Today he sunk six birdies to end the par 71 course on one under par 70 and send clear signals of his intentions.

His huge leap was aided by the fact that day one leaders had a miserable round. Overnight leader Anil Shah of Royal Club, Muthaiga’s Thuo, John Wangae, Ajay Shah and Nicholas Rokoine will rue they chance to stretch the lead in the competition that saw only 15 players make the cut and enter the money bracket.

Shah played five over par 76 during today’s round, a stack contrast his first round score of three under par 68, to end the day on two over par 144.

During today’s round, Indiza who won the Royal and Nyanza legs had mixed fortunes in the first nine where he sunk four birdies on holes four, five, seven and eight but dropped shots on holes three and nine to end the first nine on two under par 34. He was unable to maintain the fine run into the second nine as he played one over par 36 for a total of one under par 70.

Thuo lost two shots today, finishing the day’s round at two over par 73 but still assumed the lead on the leader board. Thuo stands at one over par 143, a shot better than Indiza.

The Muthaiga player who turned pro in 2009 is exuding confidence following his ascendance to the top of score board and believes that concentration will be key to winning the tournament.

“I have not played such good golf for a long time, but I have been training hard and believe the results are not by fault. I intensified my training after Kenya Open but putting is still my biggest challenge,” said Thuo.

South Africa based Nelson Mudanyi, veterans Jacob Okelo, Richard Ainley, Ali Kimani and Charan Thethi were some of the major casualties who failed to make the cut.

Tomorrow’s draw

R. Charania, J. Wangai, Ajay Shah

S. Ngige, D Wakhu, D Opati

D Odhiambo, M. Omondi, Anil Shah

S Muthiga, B Simwa, N. Rokoine canada goose femme pas cher canada goose femme pas cher