Adel Balala chips the ball at a past event. He won the 13-14 years category at the Royal Junior Strokeplay Championship.

By JAMES WAINDI (Chief Editor)

Christmas came early for Mohit Mediratta and Ayesha Duba as they ruled the roast at season ending Royal Junior Strokeplay Championship that ended at the par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club this afternoon.

Handicap 4 Mediratta was crowned the overall gross winner on 155 gross (76, 79) while Duba was the overall nett winner on 143 nett (69, 74).

Great Rift Valley Club’s Abraham Abdulahi playing off handicap 2 was the gross winner in the 17-18 years category after amassing 164 gross (86, 78) and he was followed in the runner-up position by handicap 15 Evans Mogere on 169 gross (82, 87).

Handicap four Naomi Wafula of Golf Park won the 15-16 years category on 159 gross (82, 77), narrowly beating handicap six John Mburu of Nyali who scored 160 gross (82, 78) and Nyali’s Adel Balala playing off handicap eight was unbeaten in the 13-14 years category where he managed 163 gross (85, 78), where Mary Monari secured the second spot with 173 gross (87, 86).

Akshay Chandaria won the 12 years and below category with 157 gross (80, 70) and was followed in the second spot by Mutahi Kibugu on 182 gross (91, 91). site canada goose pas cher fiable site canada goose pas cher fiable

JUNIOR AWARDS: Junior golfer Andrew Wahome at the driving range at Leisure Lodge Golf Club. Junior Golf Foundation will be awarding the junior players at a gala on Wednesday. Photo by JAMES WAINDI.

By JAMES WAINDI (Chief Editor)

Preparations are complete for the Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) Golf Award Gala slated for Wednesday afternoon at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club.

This has been confirmed by JGF Chairman Ashwin Gidoomal who noted that they would use the Order Of Merit which was introduced this year to rank juniors countrywide, in picking the award winners.

“The order of merit is calculated on the best ten rounds in 12 months moving average. The Gala event which will start at 2pm on Wednesday will be curtain raised by a 54 hole competition to be played from Tuesday December 19^th in the morning and afternoon and on Wednesday morning,” said Gidoomal.

Among the leading juniors who will be battling it out for the top honours will be the current leader Abraham Abdullahi from Great Rift Valley Club with 74.40 pts, Nyali’s Daniel Nduva 74.5 pts and Naomi Wafula from the Naliaka foundation with 74.8 pts.

The Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) has continued to promote the game of golf in the country.

Gidoomal said: “The Foundation has made great success this year. Recently the Kenya National Golf Team that won the East Africa Challenge Trophy in Bujumbura Burundi was made up of five juniors who are members of the JGF. They are Abraham Abdullai, Kush Mediratta, Adel Balala, Mathew Wahome and Daniel Nduva.”

He added: “The juniors have also played well during the KGU golfer of the year events with Daniel Nduva finishing second in the just concluded Nyali Open that was played at the weekend.”

The gala awards will be graced by KGU officials, JGF Trustees and KLGU officials. charms pandora pas cher charms pandora pas cher