Edwin Mudanyi recovers to take one shot lead at Sigona Bowl

Edwin Mudanyi of Vetlab Sports Club follows the progress of his shot during the Mediheal Group of Hospitals’ sponsored Manchester Salver 2016 at Eldoret Golf Club on November 6, 2016. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA |

What you need to know:

  • The Vet Lab Sports Club player shot level par 72 to move to the afternoon second round with a one shot advantage over home player Shiv Shah and Royal Nairobi’s Bo Ciera.

Nyali Open champion Edwin Mudanyi recovered from early bogeys to set up a one shot lead at the close of round one in this year’s Sigona Bowl championship at the par 72 Sigona Golf Club course on Saturday.

The Vet Lab Sports Club player shot level par 72 to move to the afternoon second round with a one shot advantage over home player Shiv Shah and Royal Nairobi’s Bo Ciera.

It was not, however, a cool start for Mudanyi, a young brother of Muthaiga professional Nelson Mudanyi, as he picked up a bogey at the very first hole.

He then dropped two more at the fifth and sixth but breezed through the front nine with two-back-to-back birdies in the closing two holes.

Mudanyi later birdied the 13th at the back nine and stayed on course by picking five straight pars that counted for the day’s 72.

Shah bogeyed three holes with only one birdie at the first nine, recovered with two birdies at the 13th and 16th but bogey at the home green spoiled what would have been a clean back nine.

The handicap one Ciera birdied the first and eighth with a bogey in between (fifth).

He dropped more shots after missing the greens on the par five-10th and at the 13th.

He quickly recovered with two successive birdies at the 15th and 16th only to throw them away with a double bogey at the 17th for one over par 73.
He shared the second place with Shiv as Limuru’s John Karichu, now back to his usual top form, breathing fire just behind on two over par 74 in fourth.

Another Sigona player, John Ndichu, tied with Daivd Bailey on 75 and a shot further behind were Nyali’s Dickson Baraza and J. Mwangi from Vet Lab.