Thika Sports Club Captain, PGK Chairman C J Wangai, Winner Samuel Chege, Nazreen Wangari Safaricom Representative

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Samuel Chege was crowned champion of the second leg of the PGK Equator Tour Season 2 after an outstanding four-round performance at Thika Sports Club, finishing the tournament at an impressive 10-under-par overall. Click this link https://a.meridianbet.ke/c/C7pYjz to start gaming and stand a chance of winning big with Meridianbet.

Chege, who had maintained his lead through three rounds, displayed consistency and composure throughout the tournament to secure one of the biggest wins of the season so far.

Veteran professional Dismas Indiza mounted a strong challenge and finished closely behind in second place at 9-under-par, while Michael Karanga claimed third place at 5-under-par following another solid performance.

The second leg of the tour attracted a highly competitive field and once again highlighted the growing standard of professional golf in Kenya under the PGK Equator Tour initiative. Each event on the tour carries a Kshs. 1.5 million prize purse awarded to the top 20 players, providing consistent, competitive, and earning opportunities for professionals across the country.

Samuel in action

The tournament also continues to demonstrate the importance of the Corporate League partnership model, with several leading professionals proudly representing sponsoring brands throughout the event.

Speaking after the tournament, officials from the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) thanked all sponsors and partners including NCBA, Visa, Safaricom, Britam, Kenya Airways, Johnnie Walker, Betika, and Computech for their continued support and commitment toward the success of the tour.

“The continued support from our sponsors and partners has played a major role in creating competitive opportunities for our professionals and elevating the standard of the game in Kenya. We sincerely appreciate their commitment to the PGK Equator Tour and to the development of professional golf,” said PGK Chairman C J Wangai.

“The momentum continues! Following Sammy Chege’s brilliant victory today, our team has firmly sustained their incredible form into the current season, already securing back-to-back wins after finishing at the top of the corporate standings last year.

We are truly pleased to see the impact this series is having on the players, shaping them and preparing them to compete at the highest level on global stages such as the Magical Kenya Open. We are incredibly proud of their continued success and remain committed to backing the four golfers under the Safaricom Corporate team, Samuel Chege Njoroge, Mohit Mediratta, Mutahi Kibugu, and Mathew Wahome as they build on their experience, drive forward, and rise to even higher levels of competition.” Said Nazreen Wangari, Safaricom Representative

The PGK Equator Tour now moves to its next leg at Limuru Country Club from 18^th to 21^st June 2026 as players continue battling for Order of Merit points and top honours in Season 2.

Winners group photo

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Simon Seungmin Lee from the Republic of Korea and Germany’s Jennifer Sräga enjoyed memorable first victories at The G4D Open after a tense final day at Celtic Manor Resort. Click this link https://a.meridianbet.ke/c/C7pYjz to start gaming and stand a chance of winning big with Meridianbet.
Both the men’s and women’s championships provided drama to the final hole in Wales before Lee and Sräga narrowly prevailed over the Roman Road Course.
Lee, number two on the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD), savoured success on his debut at The G4D Open, closing with a one-over-par 71 for a winning total of three-over 213 for the 54 holes. The 28-year-old held his nerve for a par down the last to edge out overnight leader, Issa Nlareb A Amang from Cameroon, by a shot.
Sräga, 26, denied Daphne van Houten from the Netherlands a hat-trick of titles after also making a crucial par on the 18^th to triumph by a stroke on a winning total of 246.

The G4D Open, staged in partnership with The R&A and the DP World Tour and supported by EDGA, was held at Celtic Manor for the first time after three previous editions at Woburn. The Championship is one of the most inclusive ever held, with the world’s most talented golfers with disabilities displaying their skills.
Lee, who is autistic, added to his titles after triumphing at the US Adaptive Open in 2022. He also won the 2025 ISPS HANDA Australian All Abilities Championship and the Glico Paragolf Championship in Japan for three straight years.
Nlareb A Amang pulled to within a stroke of Lee after a brilliant 40-yard chip-in for eagle at the par-4 17^th with his 9-iron, but he struggled in the cold conditions throughout the final day and racked up 40 putts in his closing 73.
The 35-year-old was a professional player when, in 2018, bacterial meningitis led to a double leg amputation and severely damaged hands. The world number seven has since fought back to health and last month won the EDGA Tour Pas de Calais in France before also making his G4D Open debut.

Defending men’s champion Brendan Lawlor ignited his hopes of a third title thanks to a stunning run of birdies which took him to the turn in four-under 33 – the best front nine of the week – and into second place. But the Irishman’s hopes unravelled after dropping six shots from the 12^th and he had to settle for a tie for fifth place on 11-over. Lachlan Wood from Australia was third on nine-over, with world number one Kipp Popert finishing in a share of seventh.
In the women’s event, Sräga and van Houten, 27, fought out a tight tussle over the final 18 holes with the German finally coming out on top.

Sräga, who came second in the women’s overall Championship last year on her debut, finished with a vital closing par while her rival made double bogey. Born with achondroplasia, commonly called short stature, Sräga’s two birdies on the front nine also proved key. Van Houten, who struggled with tiredness, was a shot further back with Denmark’s Mette Wegge Lynggaard in third place on 252.
The G4D Open featured nine sport classes across multiple impairment groups, with 80 men and women players of both amateur and professional status, aged 16-70, representing 25 countries. Nineteen players made their Championship debut, including Celtic Manor member Richie Willis.

A gross prize was also awarded in each sport class, covering various categories in Standing, Intellectual, Visual and Sitting.