Six-shot clear Indiza claims Rapid Tour title

Long-hitting professional Dismas Indiza scored his second back-to-back victory in the Rapid Golf Tour series at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course Wednesday.

Currently preparing for next week’s Nyali Open in Mombasa, the Mumias Golf Club-based Indiza beat home pro Nicholas Rokoine by six shots during the third leg sponsored by Rapid Communications, Kussco limited, Heri heights and Star Times, to claim the third leg.

And he was heading for an even a wider margin before a double bogey at the par three-13th, a hole that has proved a thorn to him over the past five years.
It was the same 13th which denied him a decent finish in the Kenya Open a few years ago after hitting to the water twice.

“It was very windy and I thought nine iron would be fine’’ said Indiza, who had earlier bogeyed the other par three (11th) having birdied the 10th.

“Today everything was not just working right for me but basically most of us’’ added Indiza, who was two under par after four holes at the front nine where he birdied the third and fourth before dropping a shot at the sixth.

The double bogey at the 13th did not however discourage him as he parred the remaining holes for one over par 73 and a total of 209 to take home the first prize of Sh72,000.

ONE BIRDIE

Rokoine on the other hand made only one birdie at the seventh, a birdie that was however washed away by two back-to-back bogeys at the last two holes of the front nine and two more at the back nine’s 11th and 14th.

“Nothing worked for me today, not driving, putting or chipping. Every part of my game was just bad,’’ said Rokoine, who shot four over par 75 to wind up in second place with a total of 215 gross.

The best round of the final round, a two under par 69 was posted by Royal Nairobi’s Greg Snow who moved from ninth to eventually tie in third place with Nyanza Golf Club’s David Odhiambo. Odhiambo shot one over par 72 for 216.

Snow dropped a shot at the first hole but managed to recover at the ninth, then birdied the 10th, 12th, 16th and 18th against three other bogeys at the 13th, 14th and 15th.

Odhiambo birdied the third and fourth, double-bogeyed the eighth, and picked up two more bogeys at the 11th and 16th.

Three others including day one leader Frank Matilo who levelled the course for 217 to tie with Brian Njoroge of Vet Lab and Golf Park’s Jacob Okello. A total of 33 players had been listed to play in the 54-hole event though its only 12 who made it to the final round of the Sh300,000 event.

THE FINAL LEADER BOARD
209 Dismas Indiza 70, 66, 73
215 Nicholas Rokoine 68, 72, 75
216 Greg Snow 76, 71, 69
216 David Odhiambo 71, 73, 72
217 Frank Matilo 67, 79, 71
217 Brian Njoroge 77, 69, 72
217 Jacob Okello 70, 72, 75
219 Mathew Omondi 73, 72, 74
220 Eric Ooko 76, 72, 72
221 Anil Ashok Shah 73, 70, 79
224 Simon Ngige 76, 72, 76
233 Abraham Galgalo 73, 75, 85.