Windsor player Charania claims Rapid Tour title

Home professional Riz Charania made full use of his home course advantage to clinch the Rapid Tour golf title at the par 72 Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club course on Wednesday.

Charania, who is the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) chairman, shot one under par 71 during the final round of the Sh300,000 tournament to beat Vet Lab’s Brian Njoroge and Mumias based Dismas Indiza by four shots.

“I am very happy that after giving away the KCB Tour grand finale in Mombasa, my game is good at the moment,” said Charania.

He said the condition of the course had also contributed to his three under par total 213 though he made some few bad shots at the fifth and 11th.

“My swing is good at the moment, and I am hitting the ball fairly well,” said Charania, who birdied the seventh, 12th, and 14th as Njoroge hit a double-bogey seven at the 15th after dropping more shots earlier in the first and second holes and one more at the 14th.

“I was able to level the first nine after making birdies at the third and ninth, having started with two back to back bogeys at the first and second holes,” said Njoroge, who birdied the 11th and at the 18th for one over par 73 to tie for the second place with Indiza who double bogeyed the par three-fourth then birdied the 11th and 15th for level par 72 for a total of 217 same as Njoroge.