Mumias golfer Dismas Indiza during a previous interview.

By FIDEL ONO

Mumias Resident professional Dismas Indiza was in imperious form as he won the second round of the KCB Advantage Banking Tour culminated at the par 70 Nyanza Golf Club yesterday.

This was without a doubt Indiza’s best performance this year and by extension second win of the season following the emphatic victory he registered at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club in February.

But the soft spoken golfer was left to rue sodden course conditions which he described as “exceedingly challenging”.

Indiza shot an impressive 11 under par 199 after playing rounds of 64, 68 and 69 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday respectively.

Simon Ngige wrapped up the Nyanza tour on a satisfactory 7 under par 203. And trailing Indiza by four shots wasn’t that bad for Ngige who failed to make good his penultimate day threats of eclipsing the Day 2 five shot deficit at the hands of Indiza.

Indiza and Ngige have fought scintillating cliffhangers this season and the most exhilarating of them all being the Royal Nairobi tussle with which the former vanquished the latter in the play-off round.

In the final round yesterday, Indiza shot 35 in the first nine and a similar score in the second nine. The Mumias man parred on the first two holes and went on to drop a shot in the third hole. He collected a birdie in holes five and nine.

“The plan this year has been to keep it trim and consistent. I have made sure that I kept myself busy throughout the year after missing the cut at the Kenya Open. After heavy downpour on Saturday, soggy conditions made play even more challenging,” said Indiza

Last year’s winner of the PGK Order of Merit Nicholas Rokoine was impressive on the third and final day yesterday. The Muthaiga professional shot a total of 4 under par 206 to settle for third overall.

FINAL RESULTS-TOP 5

1.  Dismas Indiza 64, 66, 69 (199) -11

2. Simon Ngige 68, 67, 68 (203)-7

3. Nicholas Rokoine 69, 71, 67 (206) -4

4. Bniface Simwa 71, 66, 73 (210) level par

5. Riz Charania 70, 68, 72 (210) level par nike air max pas cher nike air max pas cher

National team player Nelson Simwa follows his tee shot during the Kenya Open Golf Championship in February.

By FIDEL ONO

Nelson Simwa is keen to emulate his elder brother Boniface by steering the Kenyan team to victory at the Africa Zone VI Golf tournament to be held at the Windhoek Golf Club in Namibia next week.

Simwa who left with the rest of the national team players today, was full of confidence and urged Kenyans to believe in the team, noting that they were capable of winning the title just like they won the East Africa Challenge last year when nobody knew they would.

“I really want to emulate my elder brother Boniface Simwa who has now turned professional, as he was part of the team that won the Zone VI title in Botswana in 2010,” said Simwa who currently plays off handicap +2.

He added: “My golf is currently very good despite my position in the Goty standings. Zone VI is a matchplay competition and not strokeplay and I can beat anyone, so the team spirit is high and we wre confident of returning the title home.”

Vet Lab’s Mathew Omondi who plays off +3 will captain the team which also comprises of Goty leader John Karichu, Justus Madoya, Abdulahi Galgao, William Odera, Tony Omuli, John Mburu and Mohit Mediratta.

“We practiced under the tutelage of coach Charles Farrar at Golf Park and swings were good. At the East African Challenge we had five juniors and we won, this time we have two, we are even stronger,” Simwa said.

The Kenyan players are expected to play the Namibia Open on Saturday and Sunday to feel the course before the tournament proper begins. nike huarache pas cher nike huarache pas cher