Okwara to bid KGU goodbye after weekend tourney
PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO Kenya Golf Union chairman Francis Okwara holds the Kenya Amateur matchplay Trophy on June 18, 2013 at Royal Nairobi Golf Club.
What you need to know:
- At least 200 amateur golfers as well as a dozen of past KGU chairmen will be honouring the out going chairman.
- The KGU is the body governing golf in the country with about 40 golf clubs in the affiliated to it countrywide.
The Kenya Golf Union (KGU) chairman Francis Okwara winds up his term of office with the traditional Chairman's Prize golf tournament being hosted at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club on Saturday.
At least 200 amateur golfers including some of the country's national team players Nelson Simwa, Justus Madoya, Tony Omuli, Alfred Nandwa, Jay Sandhu, Steve Karanja and Robinson Owiti as well as a dozen of past KGU chairmen will be honouring the out going chairman.
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Okwara served the Union first as the treasurer in 2010 and 2011 before becoming the vice chairman in 2012 and chairman in 2013. An array of prizes will be up for grabs and the winner of the event will get away with the Chairman's Cup that was introduced last year.
The chairman while inviting players noted: "The support for the game of golf has always been strong in Kenya and the 2013 KGU Chairman's Prize Event is a wonderful opportunity for all golfers to come together as we enjoy a weekend full of golf extravaganza."
The KGU is the body governing golf in the country with about 40 golf clubs in the affiliated to it countrywide.
The chairman and other officials of the Union are elected by delegates (representatives of the affiliated Clubs) through the Annual General Meeting which is set for next weekend.
