Action galore with 13 tourneys set for Weekend

What you need to know:

  • A total of 13 tournaments are scheduled for this weekend at different clubs in the country.

While the elite golfers will be battling it out for points in the Limuru Open, a Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) series event, it is action as usual elsewhere in the country.

A total of 13 tournaments are scheduled for this weekend at different clubs in the country. They include the annual Polycarp Igathe Cup at the par 72 Ruiru Sports Club course which was the venue last weekend of the Accountants Golf Day. 

This weekend’s tournament, sponsored by Polycarp Igathe, a former Vivo Energy managing director, has attracted a field of 200 golfers drawn from various clubs in Nairobi as well as Kiambu, and Thika.

They will be vying for over a dozen prizes courtesy of Igathe, also a member of Ruiru, who is the running mate of Nairobi Gubernatorial candidate Mike Sonko.

Hence the theme of this year’s event which marks its 15th year, is “Let’s Fix Nairobi".

“This is a very popular event and one of the highlight of the year at Ruiru and we therefore expect more golfers on Saturday morning,” club captain Anthony Kamau said.

“Being an 18-hole, we can accommodate approximately over 250 golfers."

Among those drawn include Lawrence Nganga, who last weekend produced an impressive 40 points to win the Accountants tournament.

Others are John Gitau and Chris Kiai among others.

Elsewhere, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) host its annual Nairobi edition corporate tournament at Vet Lab Sports Club where over 200 players are drawn to tackle the tough and long course.

Previously, KPA has hosted corporate events at Royal Nairobi, Karen, Muthaiga and Machakos as well as Nyali Golf and Country Club Mombasa.

CBA HOSTS ANOTHER EVENT

This year’s tournament, like the past events, offers an opportunity for the organisation to drive it’s business agenda to customers and stakeholders.

At Royal Nairobi Golf Club, a field of 150 players will be hosted by Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA).

This is the fourth event CBA is staging this year the tournaments in Nyanza, Kiambu and Nanyuki.

This weekend’s event, which is open to both men and women, has attracted among other players, Vet Lab’s Mary Karano who has been enjoying a good run over the past one month.

Locally, those drawn include one of the club’s leading amateurs Bo Ciera and the legendary Florence Maina.

Meanwhile, some of the country’s lady golfers are heading to Machakos for the Machakos Ladies Open where among those drawn include US-based Josephine Ainley, Golf Park’s Agnes Nyakio, Nakuru’s Nancy Steinmann and Limuru’s Mwongeli Nzioka. Joining the ladies in the afternoon will be a number of Machakos members.