-They will also be battling in sinking a ‘Hole in One” to walk home with a Brand new Car, courtesy of Kushi Motors which is among the sterling prizes lined up to the winners;
MAARUFU MOHAMED-GOLFNEWSLINKS;
Over 150 Golfers including 8 Professionals are expected to flex their muscles at the par 71 Sea-Link Course during the Mombasa Golf Club Chairman’s (Paul Munyao) Prize Golf tournament on Saturday in Mombasa County.
They will also be battling in sinking a ‘Hole in One’ to walk home with a brand new latest Audi model car from Kushi Motors Kenya which is among the top prizes lined up for the winners in the 18 holes Pro-Am tournament.
The tourney organized by the Club to bid farewell to the Outgoing Chairman Paul Munyao is expected to attract several other Prominent Golfers both Professionals, Amateurs and Guests from various Clubs around the Country with valid handicaps who have also been invited.
Munyao said he was grateful to the Club’s Board of Directors, Staffs and Members for their total support in jointly taking the club forward and is looking forward to a great day of golfing on Saturday.
“Infact we expect more than 150 golfers in the pro-am featuring 8 Professionals who are based at the Coast with others from across the Country who may later join and we have prepared ourselves well to host the event as we mark the end of a successful year in office, “said Munyao.
Munyao pointed out that during his tenure in office, the Club has improved the members’ experience on the Golf Course and in the Club house and has also acquired new machinery for maintaining the course including a new tractor.
“We have also grown our relationships with our Partners and we have seen the return of Corporate Sponsors such as NCBA, KCB, KPA, KMA among others and partnered with the County Government of Mombasa to host a successful 2023 Coast Open golf tournament, “noted Munyao.
He praised and thanked the efforts of the County Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and the County Executive Committee (CEC) for Public Service Administration, Youth, Gender, Social Services, and Sports Veteran actor Ken Ambani for offering their total support to Club.
“We are looking forward to growing our Club’s junior section and completing our course irrigation project as well as enlarging our pool of Partners, “said Munyao.
The Club’s Green keeper Tirus Githaiga said they are delighted with the current state of the course, which is in excellent condition thanked the hard work of the Club’s dedicated Members of staff.
He pointed out that the fairways are lush, the greens are fast, true, well-manicured, and the overall presentation of the course is pristine.
“As we prepare for this tourney, our focus is on ensuring that every detail is perfect for this prestigious event and we look forward to welcoming everyone to the Course for the Chairman’s Prize and showcasing the best of what our Club has to offer, “said Githaiga.
According to the programme, the dress code shall be flowers on the Course and Vintage in the evening and the Tournament will be a Pro-Am featuring confirmed 8 Professional Golfers from the Coast Clubs.
The expected professionals are John Davies (Diamond Leisure),Fred Kamau (Mombasa),John Kisia (Nyali),Promise Sila (Vipingo Baobab),Samson Mapinga (Malindi),Samuel Kahindi (Malindi) and the only lady Professional Bhavi Shah (Mombasa).
During the prize giving ceremony in the evening, there will also be entertainments including live performances by Steve Rogers and the Highway Band.
The tournament is jointly supported by among others Comply, Kushi Motors, Yul’s, Multi Choice, Ustawi Grain Millers, Kenya National Police DT Sacco, Ndovu Cement, Pauland and Mombasa Inter-continental Resort.
Others are Africa Bliss Travel Limited, Nulook, Win Pharma, Deansbrook School, MMK, Anant Bhatt LLP, Tact Consultancy, Tamarind Dhow, Whitesands, Sai Roc.Hotel Saphire and Friends of the Chairman.
This Tourney follows a similar one for the Club’s Outgoing Captain James Gitonga Wachira successfully hosted two weeks ago where home Club’s handicap 15 Sheel Dodhia recorded 30 differential points to emerge the overall winner beating a team of 180 golfers.
Mombasa Golf Club, founded in 1911 is a 9-hole course and is located on Mama Ngina Drive, just East of Kilindini Harbor around a very affluent residential downtown Kizingo, surrounded by a beautiful coral reef and white sandy beach, with great views across to the Mombasa harbor entrance and beyond into the Indian Ocean.
The Club Course provides some amazing views while you play since it overlooks the Indian Ocean and stretches of white beaches and though it may be beautiful, it has a reputation among Golfers as a tricky course.
It also traditionally hosts the Coast Open competition each year, also known as the Barry Cup (named after one of the club’s founders, Percy Barry) and was mainly a Kenyan event, though from 2008 there were also Golfers from neighboring Uganda and Tanzania adding an international element to the Open.
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