Royal's Ouma wins Karen golf event

PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO Fans appreciate Greg Snow and Dismas Indiza on the 12th green on March 9, 2014 during Barclays Bank Kenya Open Golf Championship at Karen Golf and Country Club. Royal Nairobi Golf Club’s Paul Ouma beat a strong field of 120 players to emerge the overall winner of the AIG Corporate golf tournament at the par 72 Karen Country Club over the weekend.

What you need to know:

  • Playing off handicap 12, Ouma carded an impressive 41 points to beat men’s winner Simon Njunge and lady winner Rachel Lofty by one point.
  • At Kitale, Philip Shiharsy, a leading local amateur shot level par 73 gross for a total of 39 points beating Eliud Weche on countback to claim the overall title in the General Motors golf tournament.

Royal Nairobi Golf Club’s Paul Ouma beat a strong field of 120 players to emerge the overall winner of the AIG Corporate golf tournament at the par 72 Karen Country Club over the weekend.

Playing off handicap 12, Ouma carded an impressive 41 points to beat men’s winner Simon Njunge and lady winner Rachel Lofty by one point.

James Wanjohi took the staff prize with 33 points. In the longest drive contest, Harriet Mbiro emerged the lady winner as Emmanuel Ageng'o walked away with the men’s prize.

The Karen event was the first in a series of events lined up. Other events will take place in Nairobi and at Nyali Golf and Country Club Mombasa.

Besides promoting golf, the corporate golf tournaments are also meant to provide an avenue for networking and development of new business relationships.

At Kitale, Philip Shiharsy, a leading local amateur shot level par 73 gross for a total of 39 points beating Eliud Weche on countback to claim the overall title in the General Motors golf tournament.

Playing off handicap three, Shiharsy bogeyed the par four-fourth parred the rest of the holes at the front nine, then bogeyed the 11th and later on at the 16th.

However, he made birdies at the 12th, 15th and 18th for one under par at the back nine. Richard Kiptum posted 36 to take third prize after a countback with Ruth Kae and Clara Chesire.

At Railways, Florence Maina carded gross 81 to win the gross title in the Silver Division of the ladies Open.

Maina won by three shots from Kenya’s top female golfer Naomi Wafula (above) who carded 84 gross. Taking the nett title was Fridah Shiroya with nett 73, winning by a shot from Purity Muthoni. Milkah Wangui won Bronze gross on 104. Nett winner was Lydia Otieno on 75 nett.

In the men’s July Mug, Andrew Kimani posted nett 75 to win the A division title on countback from James Karuga as Francis Ombura on 68 won the B division by four shots from George Wakaba.

Edward Kerich claimed the C division with 75 nett as Anthony Kihara came in second on 76.

The gross title went to Sam Onyambu on 86 gross and Vir Panesar was the best guest with 71 nett.

At Thika; Syngenta Kenya Golf Day Men Winner; Charles Njui -24, 20=44, Sam Ndungu -17, 22=39 cb Gacanja Githuku(19, 20). Lady winner; Eunice Mwangi 41, Eunice Muthemba 39, Guest winner; John Gitau 37 pts.