-US Kids Coach at Nyali Golf Country Club in Mombasa Mary Mariga called on Parents to bring in their Children for golf training and requested stakeholders to support the juniors by providing them with golf items;
MAARUFU MOHAMED;
Its celebrations as Limuru Country Club’s Jelani Kihanya and Muthaiga’s Antonia Mbuthia emerged overall Boy and Girl winners respectively in the Second NCBA Coast Junior Open Golf tournament played at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club Course in Mombasa County.
Kihanya carried the day after registering a total of 240 gross from 84, 78 and 78 gross in the three days action that that ended on Monday afternoon.
“I started off poorly not finding my way around the course with also the weather not favorable. The next two rounds was a bit better with my drive shots going to the right places. It will be a celebration at my Club and am really excited for the victory and extend my appreciations to the Organizers and Sponsors, “said Kihanya.
On the other hand, the Muthaga Golf Club’s Antonia returned a score of 257 gross from 90, 81 and 86 gross to walk home with the overall top Girl title.
“The course was playing tough right from day one. My swings was bad in the first round but worked on it with fine putting on the greens and everything went fine,” said Mbuthia.
Home Club’s Ekron Odhiambo recorded a total 292 gross (96,97,99) to win the Boys 19 to 21 years old category while Nyahururu’s Country Club’s Ryan Ngugi settled for the runners up place on 349 gross (116,120,113).
The same category for girls was won by home Club’s Kaur Rasmeet on a total of 278 gross (92,98,88) and the runners up was claimed by her club mate Vivian Adhiambo who had a total score of 316 gross (108,102,106).
Other results were,16-18 Years Boy winner-Fidel Wasike Kericho-81+87+90-258gross,Runner up-Charles Ray (Nyali)-98+96+98-292gross,Girl winner-Hazel Kuria (Muthaiga)-83+94+88-265gross,Girl runner up-Genevive Tatiana (Vipingo)-87+85+97-269gross,14-15 Years Boy winner-Jemile Gacheru (Kiambu)-101+86+86-273gross,Boy runner-up-Aydan Jamal (Nyali)-97+90+88-275gross,Girl winner-Navya Nagda (Vet Lab)-94+91+90-275gross,13 Years and Under Boy winner-Justin Ngeera (Vet)-89+91+89-269gross,Boy runner up-Peter Gathogo (Nakuru) 100+90+86-276gross,Girl winner-Randy Turi (Windsor)-110+112+114-336gross,Girl runner-up Lael Mwangale (Golf ParK)-116+115+116-347gross.
The three days event organized by the Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) and supported by NCBA in partnership with ICEA Lion group was played in a Stroke play format over 3 rounds of 18 holes each day with Handicap Index Limit of 36.0 for both Boys and Girls aged 21 Years and Under as of 22nd April 2024.
US Kids Coach at Nyali Golf Country Club in Mombasa Mary Mariga called on Parents to bring in their Children for golf training and requested stakeholders to support the juniors by providing them with golf items.
JGF Coast Representative Mary Mariga thanked the organizers and the supporters for the success of the event saying it is a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) tourney played per the Rules of Golf as published by the R&A Rules Limited, the USGA, and the Local Rules of the Club.
“We Promise it will be bigger next year and we shall now be scouting for more juniors by visiting Schools to bring them to the Sport of Golf because the future of Golf is in the hands of the juniors, “said Mariga.
Among the officials during the prize giving ceremony included NCBA’s Yassir Ashur, JGF’s James Ondigo and ICEA Lion Group’s Diana Nyakio who promised to continue supporting the young golfers and thanked Parents for bringing in their Children to participate in the tournament.
This event follows an improvement after Last week, when the Kenya Junior Stroke play Championship, ICEA LION Trust Company, the Trust business arm of the ICEA LION Group announced a partnership with the Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi.
This initiative marked an industry-first move into Junior Golf sponsorship by an Insurance Group in Kenya, positioning ICEA LION as the pioneering Insurance Group to support Junior Golf.
ICEA LION Trust Company’s Peter Wachira reflected on the impact of the partnership and said the collaboration is more than just a sponsorship but a commitment to creating opportunities for young golfers to excel both on and off the green.
ICEA LION Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Philip Lopokoiyit said the partnership is in line with their commitment to supporting the growth of golf amongst the youth.
“Our partnership with the Junior Golf Foundation is a strategic move towards contributing significantly to the development of golf in Kenya. It represents our investment in the future not just in sports, but in cultivating discipline, focus, and resilience among young Kenyans. Our support to the Junior Golf Foundation is indeed in line with the ICEA LION Trust Company vision to deliver sustainable success for the future, ’Said Lopokoiyit.
Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) President Regina Gachora expressed her enthusiasm saying the partnership is a significant milestone in their mission to grow the sport of golf in Kenya.
“It enables us to reach more aspiring young golfers and provides them with the resources and platforms they need to succeed and the event marked the continuation of a series of over 41 junior golf tournaments across Nairobi, Coast, North-Rift, Western, and Central regions, supported by the partnership, “said Gachora.
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