Action on the DP World Tour moves to Nairobi this week as the Magical Kenya Open tees off on Thursday at Muthaiga Golf Club. This will be the fifth event on the Tour calendar this year. T-OFF News takes a look at the top 10 most consistent performers who will be in action at Muthaiga: […]
Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi increased his lead from one to six shots as 23 players including two amateurs survived the second round cut, to move to the last two rounds of the KCB Bank Sponsored Safari Tour series eighth leg at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course. Currently in his best form, Chinhoi fired five […]
A strong field of 77 players is in action at Muthaiga Golf Club today for the eighth leg of the Safari Tour. The purse for the event which marks the end of the Tour season has been increased by 50% to Kshs 3million with the winner taking home Kshs 450,000. Besides the cash motivation, the […]
Sweden’s Linnea Strom maintained the lead at the Magical Kenya Ladies European Open staying ahead of the field for the third consecutive day after posting level par 72 today at the tough-playing Vipingo Ridge course. Strom started poorly with a bogey on the opening hole and number three but recovered with priceless birdies on number […]
Giraffes, zebras and oryx are now a common sight at the Par-72 PGA Baobab Course at Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi County, as the venue hosts the 2022 Ladies European Tour season opener: the Magical Kenya Ladies Open. This new addition to Vipingo Ridge follows the commissioning of the property as a wildlife sanctuary in 2020, offering […]
Six of the world’s top 10 players will tee it up tonight at the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Phoenix, Arizona. The 132-man field features number world number one Jon Rahm, Norwegian Viktor Hovland (3), Patrick Cantlay (4), Justin Thomas (7), Xander Schauffele (8) and Hideki Matsuyama (10). The field of 132 players […]
The Magical Kenya Ladies Open will be aired live in Kenya and worldwide to an estimated audience of 270 million viewers over four days. The action from the PGA-accredited Baobab Course at the Vipingo Ridge in Kilifi will air live for three hours daily and from 1500 hours to 1800 hours from Thursday to Saturday, […]
For her opening round of the campaign, Naomi will have an afternoon tee-off at 1:03 pm in the company of Germany’s Olivia Cowan from Germany and Nuria Iturrioz from Spain. In the 2021 LET season, Olivia finished fifth and ended the year on a high securing status on the LPGA Tour.
Indiza had elbowed his way into the playoff after erasing a four shot deficit with a labored two under par 70 to tie with Chinhoi on -12 gross.
Round two joint leader Mapwanya shook off Simon Ngige after carding two under par 70 to head to the clubhouse with a stroke advantage over compatriot Chinhoi.
Defending champion and 2019 Order of Merit winner Esther Henseleit heads a star-studded field of 96 golfers as The Ladies European Tour (LET) season gets underway at Vipingo Ridge this week.
The foreign pros came out guns blazing seizing six of the top 10 positions as they seek to secure back-to-back victories following Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi victory in the last outing at Limuru.
Simon Ngige carded a brilliant six-under par 66 headlined by four birdies and an eagle to take a one stroke lead to the clubhouse in the opening round of the seventh leg of the Safari Tour at Karen Country Club.
The penultimate round of the Safari Tour will tee up at Karen tomorrow with 14 players- nine locals and five foreigners- locked in an epic battle for qualification to the Magical Kenya 2022 showpiece.
“This year we shall have a pseudo bubble. Although we shall not limit the number of spectators, we shall have full protocols on social distancing, testing and mixing,” said Obath
Among the fancied names in action in Nyeri include Isaac Makokha, Joseph Gathumbi, Sammy Mulama, Peter Rimui, Ebill Omollo and Nelson Koech.
The Kenya contingent will be hoping to fare better than in their last outing in 2019 when none of the amateurs made the day one cut while Bhavi will be angling for her maiden qualification to the weekend rounds.
Luke List and Richard Bland are not fancied names in the elite golf circles. Interestingly, they have been playing golf at the highest level and have a combined 680 plus career starts.
American Adam Schenk made eight consecutive birdies for a round of 62 to go joint top with world no.1 Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas. Ranked number 165 in the world, his run of back-to-back birdies from fourth to seventh saw the 30-year-old card his career lowest round.
Six of the top 10 players led by world no. 1 Jon Rahm will come face to face tonight at the Farmers Insurance Open tournament in arguably the strongest field in the PGA calendar this season. The field comprises of 12 of the top 20 players in the world battling for the Kshs 900 million prize purse.
Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi carded two under par 70 to capture his second Safari Tour win of the season after outlasting 54-hole leader Eric Ooko in an epic final round showdown at the Limuru Country Club.
The penultimate round of the sixth leg of the Safari Tour was a dour affair as the leading pack played cautiously failing to serve “earthquake golf” that is associated with the “moving day” round.
The day’s star performer was Mike Kisia who shot an impressive four under par 68 to move to third place. The Vetlab player had a conservative outing on the front nine where he shot level par but exploded into life on the back nine with two birdies on the eleventh and seventeenth before putting the icing on the cake with a fortuitous eagle chip-in on the eighteenth.
Yesterday, Jay won the Sigona Bowl competition, the first event in the Kenya Amateur Golf Championship, KAGC, series, after outclassing a field of 105 competitors, some half his age.
Samuel Njoroge and Erick Ooko shot an identical two under par 70 today to assume joint leadership in the opening round of the Safari Tour at Limuru Country Club.
In a bizarre turn of events, no player has exhibited dominance in the five Tour events played so far, each tournament producing a new winner.
The 24-year-old American who won two majors last year, may finally move to the top if he wins the DP World Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Matsuyama made four back-nine birdies to post a 63 to level matters with Russell who had shot a decent six-under 29 on the front nine to open a healthy five strokes lead.
The breakthrough follows the ongoing arbitration by the Sports Disputes Tribunal under the leadership of J Ohaga. The dispute was taken to the tribunal by KGU after the Union faulted orders to disband, issued by the Sports Registrar.
To say PGA-K is at crossroads is an understatement. The Association has a membership of close to 60 out of which only 40 members are active playing pros.
The team of Joseph Kagicha, Irene Kimeu, Ronald Wekesa, and Ibrahim Lande scored 117 points to emerge overall winners of the fifth leg of the Road to Gleneagles Johnnie Walker Golf Series at Railways Golf Club.
After a two-year hiatus occasioned by coronavirus, international golf competitions are expected to resume this year. Among the key competitions expected later in the year include Africa Region V tournament, Victoria Cup and the All Africa Golf Team Championship.
POSITION PLAYER COUNTRY SCORE 1 J Campillo Spain -18 2 M Kawamura Japan -16 T3 S Tarrio Spain -15 T3 R Hisatsune Japan -15 T5 L Nemecz Austria -14 T5 B Virto Spain -14 T7 R Macintyre Scotland -13 T7 J Schaper S. Africa -13 T7 J Brun France -13 T7 A Chesters England -13
When Burkina Faso makes the headlines these days, it’s usually because of turmoil or suffering — its jihadist insurgency, repeated military coups or grinding poverty. But in one intriguing aspect, the landlocked Sahel country is at the forefront: its sole golf club is a pioneer in bringing water conservation to this thirstiest of sports. Founded […]
Local hero Mutahi Kibugu is still recovering after what is arguably his most successful week on the golf course. Having turned pro barely two years ago, Mutahi had an outstanding Magical Kenya Open debut where he was the only local player to make the cut, a feat that earned him Kshs 530, 000. He spoke […]
As the dust settles down on the just-concluded Magical Kenya Open, it is evident that the 156 players who entered the competition have a story to tell regarding the state of the par-71 Muthaiga golf course. Compared to last year, the winning scores at this year’s event were relatively better with the winner Jorge Campillo […]
Players from Spain and Japan took home close to one million dollars following their success at the just-concluded Magical Kenya Open. A part from producing the winner-Jorge Campillo- 12 Spaniards made the cut and pocketed a total of Kshs 83 million. Interestingly, Spain had close to 100% success rate as 12 players out of the […]
Spaniard Jorge Campillo carded five under 66 in the final round of the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga to claim his third win on the DP World Tour and Kshs 43.5 million prize money. Staring the day in pole position with a stroke advantage, the Spaniard never looked back as he took full control of […]
Mutahi Kibugu put in another solid performance in the third round of the Magical Kenya Open carding level par 71 to remain in the middle of the pack at Muthaiga as the moving day action produced a new leader, Jorge Campillo. Buoyed by a boisterous home crowd, Kibugu had a shaky start on the front […]
Mutahi Kibugu fought his way through to the money-spinning weekend rounds after carding level par 71 today at Muthaiga Golf Club in the second round of the Magical Kenya Open 2023 as Spaniard Nacho Elvira deposed overnight leaders after firing six under par 65. After firing a superb three under 68 yesterday, Kibugu endured a […]
Mutahi Kibugu shot a brilliant three under 68 to keep the high flying visiting pros in check as the duo of Dylan Mostert and John Catlin scorched the Muthaiga course going seven under 64 to go joint top in the opening round of the Magical Kenya 2023. Kibugu started on the back nine with a […]
All eyes will be on Kenya as the Magical Kenya Open 2023 gets underway tomorrow at Muthaiga Golf Club. This will be the fourth Magical Kenya Open event to be staged under the DP World Tour banner following the tournament’s elevation to European Tour status in 2019. Kenya’s C J Wangai playing alongside Spaniard Borja […]
