SWING: Louisa Gitau follows her swing during the event held at the par 71 Limuru Golf & Country Club on Saturday.

By JAMES WAINDI

Suryo Diyono fired an impressive 40 stable-ford points to emerge the overall Men Winner at the NIC Bank Golf Series second leg held at the par 71 Limuru Country Club at the weekend.

The tournament attracted a large field of over 200 amateur golfers who converged at the 18-hole course to battle it out for top place.

Suryo playing off handicap 15 posted identical 20 points on each nine respectively for a total of 40 stable ford points to claim victory. He bogeyed on the first four holes, before making some par saves on holes five, seven, eight and nine.

He, however, dropped a shot on par-four 6^th on the front nine.

Three more pars followed on holes 10^th, 16^th and 18^th on the back nine, now high on the sound of victory, stumbled on the tough par-four 13^th, managing only a double bogey and again on 12^th, 14^th, 15^th and 17^th securing bogeys.

A birdie on hole Eleven was all he needed for a well deserved victory.

Coming in second was Yassin Awale who managed 39 points total after managing 19 on the front nine and 20 points on the second nine.

Third place went to Njehia Mwangi, a handicap 14 player who posted 38 points.

Lady golfer Rose Gitau was the lady winner. Rose, a handicap-12 golfer scored 21 points on the opening nine and 20 on the back nine for a total of 41points while the Lady runner up was claimed by handicap-15, Noni Muhire who played 20 on both nines for 40 points.

Steve Wairia from the Sigona Golf Club finished with an excellent 38 points claiming the Guest Winners prize; David Kiambi from NIC Bank Playing off Handicap-14 was the staff Winner with 33 points.

Congratulating the winners, NIC Bank business Banking Director, James Wainaina said he was encouraged by both the condition of the golf course and the level of performance. He said that NIC was committed to supporting sports across East Africa.

“NIC Bank now operates across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and consequently we have designed this golf series to mirror our current market,” Wainaina said.

The host clubs in Kenya will include the Nyanza Club in Kisumu City, which will also play host to golfers from Kakamega, Kericho, Kisii and Mumias, the 

Nakuru Golf Club who will host golfers from Nanyuki and Njoro, the Thika Sports Club, who will host golfers from Ruiru, Makuyu, Nyeri and Nanyuki, the Mombasa Golf Club which will host members of the Coastal golf clubs, Eldoret Golf Club which will play host to Nandi Bears and Kitale Club, the challenging Sigona Golf Club, Kiambu Golf Club and the Kenya Railway Golf Club.

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THIS IS HOW WE DO IT: Toyota Kenya Golf Day winner, Kange Saiti (center) with Naoki Takeuchi, Toyota Kenya MD and Dennis Awori, Toyota Kenya Chairman during a similar tournament held at the Windsor Club last month.

By KGC CORRESPONDENT

Over 160 golfers will roll up their sleeves at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club in Mombasa on Saturday for the 2012 Toyota Kenya golf tournament.

The 18 holes stable ford tournament that brings together golfers from all the Coast golf clubs of Nyali, Mombasa, Leisure, Vipingo, Malindi and guests of the sponsors with valid handicaps has been sponsored by Toyota Kenya Limited.

According to the draw released, the event tees off at 8.00 am at both the first and tenth tees and the afternoon tee off will be starting at 12.13 Pm from the first  tee and those teeing off from the 10th tee will start at 12.22 p.m.

The overall title will be up for grabs since last year’s winner Peter Barnard’s name is not in the draw. It was not however  under stood whether  he will make a post entry which has been allowed only  in morning draw.

The little known Barnard had stunned veteran golfers last year by scoring a sterling 40 stable ford points to emerge the overall winner.

But the Mombasa golf club’s former Chairman Eric Nyongesa who was the runners up on a score of 39 points has assured to take up the mantle.

Lady golfers might still find it hard since the Veteran lady golfer and the club’s former lady captain Florence Karimi, who was the lady Winner on a score of 35 points, has vowed to defend the title.

The Jaffery Academy School boy Suheil Hamada who scored 38 points to claim the junior prize has also sharpened his tools and will not take the event lightly especially with the presence his upcoming colleagues like national Junior Daniel Nduva, Nicholas Soars, Agil Is Hag, Mathews Wahome and Adel Balala.

Club captain D.C.Mulli said the course is in excellent condition but warned that the current heavy winds blowing from the Indian Ocean might affect their swings. air max 95 air max 95