-The Tour is among the 11-month legs that will traverse twelve courses across the country before culminating in a grand finale scheduled for 5th to 8th February 2026 at Muthaiga Sports Club.
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Muthaiga’s Njoroge Kibugu came from behind to tie with day one leader Daniel Nduva of Nyali on Friday to carry the second round lead in the ongoing Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) Equator Tour golf tournament being played at the par 73 Ruiru Sports Club course.
Kibugu who was sitting tied fourth with Junaid Manji on a 4 under par 69 gross on the first day o, came blazing in the second round forcing a tie with day one leader Daniel Nduva on 11 under par 135 gross each to share the top spot of day two.
“So far things are going on well because my rivals have shown that I need to work harder with precision to succeed in the very challenging tournament,” said Nduva.
Njoroge said, “this tournament has been good, we thank the organizers and we are now here to display our talents.”
This four days 72 holes’ strokes play tour is the first PGK Tour at Ruiru that ends on Sunday, featuring more than fifty of Kenya’s professional golfers across the country.
David Wakhu finished second on a total of 9 under par 137 gross while Eric Ooko and John Karichu shared the third spot after each recorded a score of 8 under par 138 gross.
The tournament being sponsored by several corporates, is among the 11-month legs that will traverse twelve courses across the country before culminating in a grand finale scheduled for 5th to 8th February 2026 at Muthaiga Sports Club.
In the tour that marks a significant milestone in the development of professional golf in Kenya, providing local players with a robust platform to showcase their talent and prepare for international competition, four professional golfers have benefited from a three-year KShs.3 million support deal from Telco giant, Safaricom in a programme aimed to equip emerging professional golfers with the skills, discipline, and exposure needed to thrive in competitive golf.
The four namely Mohit Mediratta (Sigona), Mathew Wahome (Nyali), Samuel Njoroge (Kenya Railways) and Njoroge Kibugu (Muthaiga) forms Safaricom’s Corporate Team, participating in both the Equator Tour events and other PGK sanctioned tournaments this season.
In addition to the support, Safaricom will further support the four professional golfers in the ongoing Equator Tour legs by providing branded golf kits (polo shirts, pants, golf bags, and caps), monthly airtime, a device and incentive cash prizes for winners in each series.
The players will also benefit from financial literacy training, ensuring they are equipped with essential skills beyond the course.
Safaricom PLC Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa said they believe in creating more opportunities for young Kenyans to realize their full potential both on and off the field.
“Through this partnership with PGK, we are investing in these four exceptional golfers and I wish them the very best as they embark on this journey that forms part of the PGK’s Player Development Plan (PDP). The plan is structured with mentorship and training programmes designed to equip emerging golfers with the skills, discipline and exposure needed to thrive locally and internationally in competitive golf, “said Ndega.
The launch of the PGK Player Development Plan and Equator Tour marks a new era in Kenyan golf, one grounded in vision, collaboration and the Olympic dream.
PGK EQUATOR TOUR-DAY TWO STANDINGS-RUIRU (FRIDAY).
Njoroge Kibugu-69-66-135 gross, Daniel Nduva-66-69-135 gross, David Wakhu-70-67-137 gross, Eric Ouko-68-70-138 gross, John Karichu-67-71-138 gross,
Ngugi Njuguna-68-71-139 gross, Greg Snow-71-70-141 gross, Junaid Manji-69-72-141 gross, Riz Charania-67-74-141 gross, Robinson Owiti-70-72-142 gross, Kenneth Bollo-67-75-142 gross.
PGK EQUATOR TOUR 2025/26-CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
Ruiru Sports Club-3rd -6th July 2025, Limuru Country Club-24th -27th July 2025, Mt Kipipiri golf resort-14th -17th August 2025, Royal Nairobi Golf Club-21st-24th August 2025, Nakuru golf club-4th-7th September 2025, Great Rift Valley Golf Resort-18th-21st September 2025, Diamond Leisure Golf Resort-23rd -26th October 2025, Nyali Golf and Country Club-20th -23rd November 2025, Sigona golf club- 4th -7th December 2025, Windsor Country Club-8th-11t January 2026, Muthaiga golf Club-February 2026-Grand Finale.
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