Nyanza Club Captain Tobia See in action

By ENOCK NGOME

The team of Noah Winja and David Ochuodho teamed up well towin the sixth leg of the Tusker Malt Golf Carnival that took place at the11-hole par-70 Nyanza Country Club.

Despite the slippery course and the soggy greens, handicap 9Winja and handicap 28 Ochuodho managed 24 points in the first nine and 22 pointsin the second for a team total of 46 points, emerging the day’s best.

Coming in second place was Bhupen Shah of handicap 18teaming up with Ramesh Karia of handicap 15. Bhupen and Karia played animpressive 25 in the front nine but faltered in the second nine to manage 20points for a total of 45, a point shy of the winning team.

Nyanza Club Captain Tobias See came in third, having teamedup with J. C. Lee. Playing off handicap 23 and 17 respectively, See and Leeposted 24 points in the first nine and 20 points in the second nine for a totalof 44 points.

J. Mundia of handicap 16 and Francis Barasa of handicap 18 posted43 points to edge off the team of Hillary Osodo (19) and Joseph Atito (12) oncountback. Mundia and Barasa clinched fourth place after scoring 20 points onthe first nine and 23 points on the second nine for a total of 43 points.

Osodo and Atito settled for fifth place with 21 points onthe front nine and 22 points on the back nine for a team score of 43, losing oncountback.

Club Captain Tobias See cited plansto expand the Nyanza Country Club from the current 11-hole to an 18-hole course.

The seventh leg of the Tusker Malt Golf Carnival now headsto Limuru on December 17, to close off the 2011 calendar. Muthaiga Golf Clubtakes over in the new year with the first challenge in 2012 on January 21.

EABL Managing Director Baker Mugunda confirmed that TuskerMalt will be sponsoring the Monthly Mug for the next twelve months startingJanuary 2012. “This is all an effort for tuskermalt to support golf in the region, “said Mugunda.

The Carnival that has so far been toKenya Railways Golf Club, Machakos, Njoro, Kiambu, Eldoret and Nyanza isscheduled to visit 30 golf clubs and engage some 10, 000 golfers from Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda in a regional tour aimed at promoting bonding andfriendship, the brand value of Tusker Malt. pandora brazalete pandora brazalete

Limuru's Peter Wainaina takes a swing at a past Tusker Malt event in Kiambu. Nyanza Club hosts the latest qualifier this weekend.

By ENOCK NGOME

Over 100 golfers will this Saturday converge at the 11-hole par 70 Nyanza Country Club for the sixth leg of the Tusker Malt Golf Carnival, in the penultimate tournament of the 2011 calendar.

The huge field of golfers have been drawn from host Nyanza, Kisii, Kericho, Mumias and Kakamega and will be battling for top spot in the scenic lakeside region.

Club Captain Tobias See says in spite of the heavy rains that have been experienced lately, the course is in good condition. “We do not expect flooding and even though the course is wet, it is manageable all the same. Golfers will be playing fairly long and we are positive it will be an exciting tournament,” he says.

He however cautions that the slippery course might pose a challenge to the high handicapped golfers. “We expect the high handicappers might be thrown out of their element given the slippery and wet course but the low handicapped golfers are sure to manage just fine, “ says Captain See.

Morning action begins at 7am and the afternoon tee off is scheduled for 1.30pm. “We intend to begin very early because of the huge field of golfers. Nyanza Country Club is 11-hole and with so many players the earlier we start the earlier we can finish,” says Captain See.

The crop of golfers from Nyanza are in top form, See says, making it almost impossible to predict the potential winners. “I have absolute confidence in Nyanza Club and I feel that players from Kakamega, Kericho, Mumias and Kisii will be in for a treat from handicap 6 golfer Peter Owino and J. C.  Lee of handicap 22 who will pair up with me, “says Captain Lee.

Nyanza Country Club is located near the shores of Lake Victoria, something the Captain says adds to the golfing experience. “We are honored to be hosting EABL. Nyanza Club cannot be ignored as it is the gateway into East Africa. We consider ourselves the headquarters of all the other clubs and playing host to this tournament definitely adds to our reputation, “ says Captain See.

The 2011 calendar closes at Limuru Golf Club on December 17, 2011 in the seventh leg of the Tusker Malt Golf Carnival that has so far been to Kenya Railways Golf Club, Machakos, Njoro, Kiambu and Eldoret. Muthaiga Golf Club takes over in the new year on January 21.

The carnival is scheduled to visit 30 golf clubs and engage some 10, 000 golfers from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda in a regional tour aimed at promoting bonding and friendship, the brand value of Tusker Malt. nike air max hombre nike air max hombre