Motion resumes within the 2023/24 Safari Tour golf collection, with a discipline of 68 professionals anticipated to sort out the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Membership course from Sunday 7am within the fifth leg of the collection.
As ordinary, hosts Kenya has entered the largest variety of gamers, 45 in all whereas Uganda will probably be represented by 11 gamers together with Woman skilled Irene Nakalembe. Different international locations fielding gamers at Muthaiga will probably be Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Namibia.
Through the fourth leg at Limuru Nation Membership every week in the past, Zimbabwe’s Customer Mapwanya was on the right track for victory as he launched into the ultimate spherical with a six-shot lead till on the again 9 the place “Mzee wa Kazi’’ Dismas Indiza engaged high gear and produced 4 birdies on the again 9 for a closing spherical of seven underneath par 67, to clinch the fourth leg title with a formidable 14 underneath par.
Mapwanya, who three putted the eleventh, 14th and fifteenth ultimately settled for the second place with 13 underneath.
“I misplaced it once I began three placing whereas my buddy Indiza was firing in birdies. It’s tough to beat a rating like seven underneath,’’ mentioned Mapwanya who continues to be one of many gamers to look at this coming week, in addition to the 55 years outdated Indiza who leads the way in which within the “Highway to Magical Kenya Open’’ marketing campaign.
Since successful the primary leg on the Uganda Golf Membership Kitante in Kampala late final yr, Indiza has maintained his high type although the Muthaiga course has at all times offered a severe problem for him.
“I’ll keep round to make it possible for I’ve sufficient follow for the remaining two occasions,’’ mentioned Indiza after receiving his Sh150,000 cheque at Limuru Nation Membership.
One other participant to look at from Sunday, will probably be residence participant Greg Snow who tied for third place within the fourth leg with Railway’s Samuel Njoroge on 5 underneath par.
A winner of the third leg at Sigona, Snow will certainly use each residence course benefit to make it possible for he secures his second title within the collection.
He’s nonetheless not the one residence participant although, because the checklist consists of the 2 brothers, Mutahi Kibugu and Njoroge Kibugu, in addition to effectively as Nelson Mudanyi and Jeff Kubwa who each missed the reduce at Limuru.
Then there may be long-hitter Daniel Nduva, Mohit Mediratta, and the 4 Ugandans Dave Kamulindwa, Ronald Rugumayo, Rodel Gaita and Ibrahim Ainamani who all completed within the cash checklist at Limuru.
The course which is being ready for the Magical Kenya Open set for February 22, is taking part in robust in the meanwhile, with an terrible tough, thus one has to remain on the green and keep away from the tough.
At stake for the winner within the Sh1 million prize-fund, courtesy of ABSA Financial institution, will probably be Sh150,000.
At the least half of the professionals had in the meantime been listed to play within the Professional-Am occasion on Saturday additionally courtesy of ABSA Financial institution, and whose spherical was nonetheless on on the time of writing.
