Anyien, Bianca lead way in Junior Strokeplay Championship
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He claims there is no pressure on him at the top as the rest have to catch up, and the pressure is on them
Kevin Anyien has set an early marker midway through the 2024 Kenya Junior Strokeplay Championship for boys and girls at the Muthaiga Golf Course.
Anyien leads the leaderboard with a score of 149, shooting 75 in the first round and improving to 74 in the second round.
In round 1, Anyien scored 41 in the front nine with one birdie, three-level pars, three bogeys, and one double bogey.
He recovered in the back nine with an impressive score of 34, including two birdies, six-level pars, and only one bogey, totaling 75 for the round.
In the second round, he performed even better with an identical score of 37 in both the front and back nine, totaling 74, an improvement by one stroke from day one.
He leads the leaderboard, two strokes ahead of Shashwat Harish.
“For me, it's just sticking to my game plan, doing what I'm supposed to do all day, playing the same shots, playing the same places, and enjoying the game,” said a beaming Anyien.
He claims there is no pressure on him at the top as the rest have to catch up, and the pressure is on them. The weather has been unforgiving, but Anyien says he has adapted to the conditions.
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“The balls are not flying that much, but you have to cope with that and play as it is because you can’t change the weather,” he explained.
The top girl on the leaderboard after round two is Bianca Ngecu in seventh position overall with a score of 157, shooting 77 in round one and 80 in round two.
“The first day I played really well with only one double bogey. The second day I made a few mistakes and dropped shots. I have to play well the next few days,” she said.
It is tight at the top as Krish Shah finished third only two strokes behind Shashwat and four strokes behind Anyien.
Junaid Manji, who had a great second round, is tied for fourth with Mintash Thacker with a score of 155. Joshua Maina is sixth, with Ngecu, Tsevi Soni, Jelani Kihanya, and Audrey Gachora tied with Maahir Patel, completing the top ten.
