-And in the Men’s side, Kailesh and his son Shay displayed their combined skills winning the top prize;
MAARUFU MOHAMED-GOLFNEWSLINKS;
Coast Radio presenter cum lady Golfer Joan Kimani and Rose Njogu took advantage of the Coast sunny weather to claim the 2024 Ladies Greensomes team title in the Golf Tournament staged at the par 71 Nyali golf and Country Club Course in Mombasa County on Saturday,11th, May.
Joan and Rose partnered to bring home a combined total of 39 points to clinch the top prize in the day long 18 holes tournament organized by the Club.
The tournament attracted 132 golfers for both the Men and Ladies Greensomes featuring the golfers from the home Club, Sea front Mombasa, Diani’s Diamond Leisure, Kilifi’s Vipingo Baobab, Malindi and others across the Country.
“It was a day full of fun with our combined swings working well. We are happy for the victory and looking forward to many more Greensomes tournaments, “said Joan and Rose.
German based Kenyan Lady Golfer Joyce Masai and her partner Rose Kinyanjui were the team runners up on a combined score of 38 points beating the team of Florence Karimi and Betty Bundotich to the third slot by a single point difference.
Mombasa Golf Club’s pairs Caroline Munyi and Faith Muteti recorded a total of 40 points to walk home with the Guest Team winner’s prize and the team of Kerry Venturini and Lucy Edwards from Malindi were the team runners up on a combined score of 34 points.
Caddies were also recognized where the team of Naomi Kikulu and Redemtha brought 34 points to win the Caddy’s prize.
In the Men Greensomes category, Kailesh Chauhan and his son Shay Chauhan recorded the day’s best combined score of 44 points to emerge the team winners.
The team runners up slot on a combined score of 43 points was claimed by Hashiguchi Tetsuo and team mate John Komu.
Dennis Kiberenge partnered with School boy Hawii Odoo to win the Team’s third slot on a count back score of 42 points after tying on the same score with the fourth placed team of Rimal Shah and Rishi Shah.
Club Captain Dinesh Sasan was thrilled by the big turn out to make the event successful and the various individual sponsors for their support and also wished the Ladies a happy Mother’s Day.
“Iam also very impressed by the paired uniform dressed by the ladies’ team partners and you actually blew my mind by the way you displayed good play and recorded excellent scores, “said Sasan.
Club Lady Captain Mary Mariga said that despite fears of possible disruption of the ongoing rains, the day turned out to be sunny, enabling the golfers to enjoy and play without any pressure.
And Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) Coast Representative Terry Odoo reminded the ladies to prepare themselves for the forthcoming 2024 Coast Ladies open tournament that will be played in all the Coast Golf Clubs.
Greensomes is a variation of Foursomes where alternate shots are played from the tee as both players tee off and then one of the two tee shots is chosen.
From there, the player whose ball was NOT selected then plays the next shot, and each shot thereafter is played as alternate shots.
Nyali golf and Country Club is situated in the up-market residential suburb of Nyali which lies North of the creek separating Mombasa Island from the North Coast.
It’s an 18-hole course laid out over a 150-acre site that was once part of an estate processing sisal for rope and twine production.
When the market declined for sisal in the 1940s, the owners of the property split the land up into housing plots, creating a 9-hole course as a recreational amenity for residents in 1958.
When Nyali became a members’ club in 1974, its name was changed to Nyali Golf & Country Club and, within six years, the course had been extended to a full 18-hole layout.
Polana grass from Mozambique was used in the construction of all the greens at Nyali and it is still used today with grass grown in the club’s nursery.
Wild animals still roam around and the occasional vervet monkey, the Club’s mascot as displayed on its logo can still be spotted during a round.
Thanks to a top of the range irrigation system, dry spells never change the condition of this gently rolling course to anything other lush, with flowering trees like the Madagascan Flame Tree bordering many of the fairways.
Although not located right on the Indian Ocean, the Coastal winds that blow in from the East can influence a game at the Club Course, so any Golfer is often advised to be prepared for occasional days of links like conditions at Nyali.
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