Mike Karanga survived a nervous final round performance to claim the Muthaiga Open title after carding seven under gross in the 54-hole Kenya Amateur Golf Championship, KAGC, event. Despite starting the final round five shots ahead of the pack, Karanga momentarily lost the lead to John Lejirma after a poor start that saw the Kiambu […]
POSITION PLAYER COUNTRY KSHS 1 R Chinhoi Zimbabwe 1,252,500 2 V Mapwanya Zimbabwe 926,667 3 G Snow Kenya 863,333 4 R Rugumayo Uganda 816,833 5 S Njoroge Kenya 785,333 6 S Ngige Kenya 699,333 7 N Muyambo Zimbabwe 670,333 8 M Kibugu Kenya 615,833 9 D Nduva Kenya 613,333 10 J Madoya Kenya 552,500 11 […]
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 […]
