Golf fans at the Karen Club today, following the Barclays Kenya Open Golf Championship.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

Local golf enthusiasts should brace themselves for a cracker tomorrow, the final round of this year’s Barclays Kenya Open Golf, as only five shots separate the top nine players at the ongoing tournament at the par 71 Karen Golf and Country Club.

Dutchman Tim Sluiter’s second round lead was checked as he tied with Spaniard Jordi Garcia Pinto on ten under par 203.

Brooks Koepka of USA, and Scotland’s George Murray are the closest challengers for the top two, trailing them by three shots, while Spanish Adrian Otaegui is fifth on six under.

Tim Sluiter held a one shot lead as the final group reached the turn, but things later turned. The Dutchman had a steady front nine as he birdied the par five second hole for the first time this week but he proceeded to bogey the sixth hole to reach the turn in level par and remain on eight under par with a first nine score of 35, having led overnight with that score.

In the second nine, he sunk a birdie on the par four 11^th hole, picked another shot on the par five hole 15, but bogeyed the next hole, a par three then ended with a birdie on the par five 18^th for a second nine score of 34.

Pinto, who had taken to the top briefly after opening with successive birdies at the first and second holes. The Spaniard dropped a shot each at the fourth and ninth, however to fall back to tied second place on seven under par, but bounced back in the back nine with three birdies on holes 12, 13 and 16 for a score of 33.

With a lucrative prize money at stake, the top players will be at each other’s neck today, making it a must watch.

President Mwai Kibaki who also doubles up as the Kenya Golf Union (KGU) patron is expected to fete tomorrow’s final. huarache soldes huarache soldes

SPELL TO REMEMBER: David Odhiambo chips the ball during the JTL Masters last week. He currently tied third at the Barclays Kenya Open.

By DONALD WELLINGTON

Being followed by a big crowd of local golf fans, Greg Snow resisted the pressure to remain as the joint top placed local players alongside Nyanza’s David Odhiambo at the ongoing Barclays Kenya Open Golf at the par 71 Karen Golf and Country Club.

Snow and Odhiambo were tied 22nd and enters tomorrow’s final round trailing the leader by seven points as they posted a total of two under par 209.

Snow had three bogeys and two birdies. Nyanza’s David Odhiambo today played level par 71 to remain at two under par 209.

Odhiambo started his round on a poor note with three bogeys in the first six holes. He played two back-to-back bogeys at the par five second hole and par four hole five, before dropping another shot on the par four sixth, then tried to salvage the nine with a birdie on the par four eigth hole for a first nine score of 37.

In the second nine, Odhiambo who won the JTL Masters tournament last week in Muthaiga, birdied the par four 12^th hole and par three 14^th for a score of 34.

The other local players who made the cut, Nyali’s Kopan Timbe, Njuguna Ngige and Brian Njoroge had mixed results on tournament’s third day.

Timbe finished tied 41^st on one over par 214 after playing level par on the third day where he had a double bogey on the par four third hole, then recovered with two birdies on the par four fourth hole and par four 12^th hole.

Ngugi of Railway Club played two over today for a total of four over par 217, while Njoroge played a poor round of three over for a total of five over par 218. maillot de foot 2018 maillot de foot 2018