L. MathekaKaranga a master of his home course as he bags Kiambu Open title
Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 21.11.22. | 09:49
Actions heads to Nandi Bears for the Open Shield set for 26 and 27 November.
Home Player Michael Karanga shot a fantastic two under par 72 to win the inaugural Kiambu Open, one of legs added to this season’s Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC).
Karanga played a four under par in the first round to take a four-shot lead from Uganda’s Michael Alunga and Kenya Railway’s Joseph Gathumbi, setting the stage for a spectacular finish on the final round in front of home fans.
Kiambu Golf Club home Player Michael Karanga shot a fantastic 2 under par 72 to win the inaugural Kiambu Open. Karanga played a 4 under par in the first round to take a 4 shot lead from Uganda’s Michael Alunga and Kenya Railway’s Joseph Gathumbi.@KenGenKenya@KenyaGolfUnion pic.twitter.com/7J4qEpskwH
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In the second round, he played 2 over par and maintained the lead by 4 strokes. Gathumbi played identical rounds of one over par to finish second on two over par beating Alunga on count back. Junior Golfer Elvis Muigua had a hole in one in hole no. 4
The first Kiambu Open attracted 70 players from Kiambu, VetLab, Golf Park, Eldoret, Windsor, Ruiru, Mombasa, Sigona, Royal Nairobi, Kenya Railway, Uganda, Kericho, Machakos, Kakamega, Muthaiga, Thika Greens, Limuru, Great Rift Valley Golf Clubs.
Golfers were competing for KAGC ranking points which contribute to the selection of amateurs to the 2023 Magical Kenya Open. Two Amateurs, Dennis Maara and John Lejirma have already earned slots after winning the Kenya Amateur Matchplay Championship and Kenya Amateur Strokeplay Championship respectively.
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The Kenya Golf Union Chairman, Njani Ndiritu, thanked the club for organizing the event and KenGen for sponsoring the tournament.
“We are excited to see the conclusion of a well-organized tournament and we are open to any requests from clubs to host a KAGC event,” Ndiritu said. He also urged the golfers to do the Rules Schools Trainings to ensure that the standards of the game is upheld.
Kiambu captain Harrison Mwaura thanked Kenya Golf Union for the inclusion of the Kiambu Open in the KAGC Calendar and promised the continued organization of the event annually.
Actions heads to Nandi Bears for the Open Shield set for 26 and 27 November, paving way for the Uhuru Shield set to be hosted at Royal Nairobi Golf Club on 2 to 4 December.
The amateur golfers close the year away in Nyali Golf & Country Club from 9 to 11 December for the Nyali Open.
