SWING: Collins Omondi follwos his swing at a past tournament. He posted the best score during the the third round of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour.

By ENOCK NGOME

New kid on the block Collins Omondi posted an impressive four under par 67 to steal the show yesterday during the KCB Corporate PRO-AM golf tournament at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club.

Omondi who just joined the professional ranks late last year, had an impressive second nine score of 31 gross after he picked an eagle on the par fifth 18^th hole.

The second leg of the premier East Africa golf tournament has witnessed different leaders every since it teed off on Wednesday and the final round will certainly be mouth watering.

Mumias player Dismas Indiza who is known for starting tournaments poorly but recovering as it progresses, shot two under par 69, the day’s second best score. After a slow start that saw Indiza post three over on the first round, he picked himself up to post four under in the second round and will certainly be in contention for the main title on Saturday.

The KCB PRO-AM golf tournament brought together KCB corporate customers, PGK and other partners to compete to a host of prizes include golf kits and other sporting gear. pandora pendientes pandora pendientes

Railway's John Wangai at a past Tusker Malt event

The Tusker Malt Golf Carnival enters its thirteenth leg at the 18 hole par 72 Karen Country Club on Saturday March 3, 2012.  The Carnival which kicked off atthe Kenya Railway Golf Club on September 22, 2011 aims to give extensive andprofessional experience to amateur golfers and greatly advance their expertiseas golfers.

TheKaren tournament, which is open to golfers from The Karen Country Club andTusker Malt’s Guests, has attracted a field of 180 Players who will teeoff at 8.30am to 9.30am. All eyes will no doubt be on Emmanuel Ageng’o handicap 22 and Ian Mwangi handicap 12, Ken Kubasu handicap 10 and George Muturi handicap 6, Peter Walsh handicap 10and Fred Lobo handicap 5.

Other top contestants include Anthony Gacheruhandicap 10 who pairs with Anthony Mogere handicap 6, Muthoni Muturi handicap20 and Wanjira Kireri handicap 13.

The Karen Country Club is situated 18.2 kilometers north ofNairobi and has some unique features that make a distinction of it from othergolfing clubs in Kenya. These features include the flowering shrubs, lakes andwetlands, outstanding indigenous trees and many fine sporting amenities.

The Captain Andy Watt says that the course is in greatcondition. “The greens are especially good and our members have recentlybeen commenting that the balls are really running making playing quiteeasy,” says Watt.

“In fact, we have witnessed very high scores the pastfew weeks of between 40 and 46 points for top winners. Therefore thisweekend’s game should witness very high scores,” Watt adds.

Other tournaments have already taken place at theKenya Railway, Machakos, Njoro, Kiambu, Eldoret, Nyanza, Limuru, Muthaiga,Sigona, Vet Lab, Nyali, Malindi and Thika Golf Clubs. The Royal Club hosts theCarnival on March 10, 2012.

TheGrand Finale will be at the Muthaiga Golf Club where the winners will win agolf trip to South Africa. Anthony Wachira, a civil engineer who has playedgolf for four years and accountant Sammy Ndung’u of Sigona Golf Club areso far, the top contestants with 26 points onthe first nine and 24 points on the second nine for a team score of 50 points.They are confident to get the top prize.

“Ndung’uand I have played in Muthaiga before and we will definitely practice therebefore the grand finale. We believe that we can win the grand prize,”says Wachira.

KarenCountry Club Captain Andy Watt points out that EABL and the club have a specialbond. “We are honored to host the eventand we are sure the players will enjoy especially because of the four ballbetter ball format which is different from the usual individual stablefordformat,” he concludes. air max air max