Brooks Koepka, USA, hits a tee shot on the 2nd hole in the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 12 February 2022. EPA/RICK D’ELIA

By KGG Team

SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing all the action from the PGA Tour’s The Honda Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 February 2022.

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First played in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, this tournament was won last year by Matt Jones, who shot 268 (-12) to end five strokes ahead of runner-up Brandon Hagy. “It’s been seven years [since his previous PGA Tour win]. It’s been a tough seven years,” Jones said. “I’ve had ups and I’ve had downs, as all golfers have, but it gets me into a lot of big tournaments now.”

This year’s field at The Honda Classic will feature Jones as returning champion, as well as the likes of Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler, two of the biggest fan favourites in golf.

Koepka, a four-time major winner, is returning to the Champion course where he finished second in 2019, after being forced to miss the 2021 event with a freak knee injury, while Fowler, who won the 2017 Honda and finished second in 2019 and sixth in 2016, also is looking to regain his winning form in 2022.

“Mentally, I still think I’m 21. But the past three years, there’s the realisation I’m not that young person any more who can go Jet Ski or wakeboard or whatever,” Koepka said recently. “Getting out of bed now takes 30 minutes to get going. You have to change your lifestyle. I probably packed on 10 to 15 pounds after the knee surgery because I can’t be as active as I was. I can’t go run. I’m never going to be able to run again. You’re parking closer to the door than before and all that.”

Fowler, meanwhile, says he has been feeling good in recent weeks: “It has been a bit more of just going out and not worrying so much about the swing, not golf swing but just playing golf and hitting shots. It’s been fun to be back in a position where I can just go play golf. And like I said, we put the work in on the swing, and so time to stop worrying about that and go play golf. It’s been a long time coming, but it is nice to finally start to see some results.”

The PGA National Resort & Spa Champion Course is a 7,140-yard par 70. The purse for The Honda Classic is $8million.

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The Honda Classic broadcast details

All times CAT

Thursday 24 February

21:00: Day 1 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Friday 25 February

21:00: Day 2 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Saturday 26 February

20:00: Day 3 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Sunday 27 February

20:00: Day 4 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf

Robson Chinhoi at Muthaiga today.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi beat Nyali Golf and Country Club’s Daniel Nduva by four shots, to claim the eighth and final leg of the 2021/2022 Safari Tour golf series sponsored by KCB at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course.

Currently in his best form, Chinhoi who led from day one, fired an eight-iron approach shot to about 10-feet at the 18^th hole where he eventually rolled in an eagle putt, to complete the day with two under par 69 which gave him an all rounds total of 15 under par 269 for his third back to back victory and his fourth title this season.

“My game has been very good the whole of this season and I am more than ready for the Magical Kenya Open. For today’s round, I was on the right path and knew right from the first round that I had a chance to win this one, though I made some few mistakes which saw me drop two shots at the 14^th, and three bogeys elsewhere’’ said Chinhoi who started by winning his first tournament at Vet Lab last year, missed the Uganda Open, but back to Kenya, he won the Limuru leg, Karen and finally the last one at Muthaiga.

“I am going to work on my shot game before the Magical Kenya Open, and I believe this time round, I will go past the first two rounds’’ added Chinhoi whose victory earned Sh443,333 which included bonus money of Sh83,333 for under par rounds scored.

Chinhoi had been engaged in a neck and neck battle by the Nyali golfer Nduva who has been playing in the Sunshine Tour and who appeared set to turn the tables on Chinhoi though he made three bogeys at the front nine’s fourth, eighth and ninth after making a birdie at the second and an eagle elsewhere. He made two birdies at the 15^th and 17^th where he drove to the centre of the green.

He however tried to play a cut on his eight iron approach shot at the 18^th, where he however hit straight to the right bush. Chipped out and fired to the green but missed his put for a par, to drop a crucial shot which left him on one under par 70 and a total of 11 under par 273.

“I thought of playing a nine-iron which was actually the right club, but changed my mind and played eight and it was that confusion which resulted in me trying to play a cut that did not come out well. I am happy though with my performance and I wish the organizers of the Magical Kenya Open can give me a wildcard since I was not able to play in the rest of the Safari Tour events since I was completing my studies and had to play some few Sunshine Tour events’’ said Nduva who won Sh306,667.

Senior pro Dismas Indiza also with an 25-footer eagle put at the 18^th saw him finish in third place on 10 under par total of 274 after an impressive five under par 66. “ I gave it my best though the first two rounds was not as good as I would have wanted. You need a strong start in order to be able to attack for the top’’ said Indiza.

Leader board:

Robson Chinhoi (Zim) 64, 66, 70, 69=269

Daniel Nduva 65, 72, 66, 70= 273

Dismas Indiza 70, 71, 67, 66= 274

Ronald Rugumayo (Ug) 69, 68, 73, 66= 276

Jeff Kubwa 73, 66, 71, 70= 280

Paul Chidale (Maw) 66, 70, 75, 69=280

Samuel Njoroge 72, 67, 71, 71= 281

John Wangai 72, 71, 69, 69= 281

Justus Madoya 68, 74, 70, 69= 281.