Royal Nairobi golf Club’s Dennis Saikwa has shifted focus to next year’s Kenya Open Golf tournament following his back to back wins at the Kenya Amateur Golf Championships (KAGC).
Saikwa fired six birdies on home turf to claim the 2017 Uhuru Shield golf title played on Friday and Saturday and two weeks ago, he won Nyanza Open (Hippo Pot).
Now sitting pretty second on the KAGC log with 435 points, Saikwa has shifted his energies to play at the next year’s Barclays Bank Kenya Golf Open at Muthaiga golf club.
The overjoyed golfer said “What God can do no man can do.”
“My aim is to finish top three in Nyali to secure my slot to Kenya Open 2017,” said Saikwa.
The off scratch golfer had four birdies on second, fifth and sixth in the opening nine and added at the 14th, 15th to play six under 77 to lead with 218 Gross to lift Uhuru Shield title.
He beat defending champions John Karichu from Limuru Country club by seven shots.
He started on a low note of six over 78 on Friday morning and recovered with two over 74 in the afternoon to take the overnight lead with 158.
On the final day, he played six under 66 to claim the title to move to second place, dropping Karichu to third.
Karichu played 225 Gross after playing two over on Friday morning, played the same in the afternoon but on the final day, he played five over 77 while home player Jay Sandhu registered 73, 81 and 74 for a total of 228.
Uhuru Shield results
- Dennis Saikwa- 218 (78, 74,66) (Royal)
- John Karichu -225 (74,74,77) Limuru
- Jay Sandhu -228 (73,81,74) Royal
- Mathew Wahome-228 (76,74,78) Nyali
- George Felix-229 (74,80,75) Railway
- Mike Kisia-230 (79,76,75) Vet Lab
- Edwin Mudanyi 231 (74,84,73) Vet Lab
- Robinson Owiti 231 974,80,77) Vet Lab