-The JGF President Madam Regina Gachora say the future is truly looking bright and their Golf development programs results are now being seen by the performance shown by Junior Golfers;
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Curtains came down during the 2nd edition of the Annual Kabete Junior Challenge Cup held at the Vet Lab Sports Club over the weekend.
The four-day event which is also a World Amateur Ranking Event (WAGR) saw 14-year-old Shashwat Harish of Muthaiga Golf Club playing a score of 3 over par in the final round to emerge the overall boy winner with an aggregate score of 304 gross.
Home player Belinda Wanjiru played a total of 319 gross to emerge the overall girl winner and defended her trophy that she also won last year during the inaugural tournament.
In the 18 years and under category, home player Krish Shah played the best round of the tournament shooting an impressive 3 under par score in the final round to emerge the boy winner while Antonia Mbuthia from Muthaiga Golf Club emerged the girl winner.
Other winners included Nathan Mwangi from Karen Golf and Country Club who was the boy winner in the 16 years and under while Muthaiga’s Hazel Kuria was the girl winner in the same category.
Kayden Wissanji from Windsor was the boy winner in the 14 years and under category, while Cherono Kipkorir from Royal, was the girl winner in that category.
The 12 years and under category was dominated by Windsor’s George Ikirima boy winner and Kanana Muthomi who was the girl winner.
The Tournament having been first held in 2023 is open to juniors who are 18 years and under and with a world handicap index of 24.0 for boys and 28.0 for girls.
The JGF President Madam Regina Gachora Congratulated the Winners for their commitment and efforts shown during the tournament.
“The Scores are getting better and better. Very Well-done Shashwat and Belinda and a Big Congratulations to you, the future is truly looking bright. I would also like to announce that Belinda has earned her WAGR and will now be ranked among the best globally. The move towards 50 WAGR ranked Junior Players in Kenya is slowly and surely becoming a reality. I would also like to recognize and Congratulate Nathan Mwangi (71) and Krish Shah (69), underscores while self-caddying in a WAGR tournament during their 3rd and 4th rounds respectively, quite commendable and our golf development programs results are now being seen by the performance shown by our junior golfers,” said Gachora.
The JGF Vice-President Vincent Mukiri appreciated Vet Lab Sports Club, the Parents, Coaches and the Juniors for a wonderfully organized and well-run tournament.
“The juniors have done well over the 4 rounds. This is a testament to the work that is being done by the coaches in the different golf clubs and also in the national elite training program. 4 boys and 3 girls have gotten entry to the World Amateur Golf Rankings courtesy of participation in the WAGR -ranked tournaments. The tournaments not only contribute to WAGR but also add to the JGF Order of Merit and support our quest to be in the 2028 Olympics,” said Mukiri.
Focus now shifts to The Limuru Junior Open to be held on the 4th-6th of August 2024 at Limuru Country Club.
Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) is a project of the Kenya Golf Union (KGU) and the Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) and is responsible for the growth and development of the game of golf among Junior Golfers of 21 years and below.
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