Former Kenya sevens rugby international Lavin Asego emerged the overall winner of the Pro-Am event for the seventh leg of the 2019/20 Safari tour golf series at Thika Greens Golf Resort.
Playing off handicap 15, Asego, a dual code Kenya rugby star, returned identical scores of 20 at the front and back nines for a gross score of 40, handing him the overall winner’s title.
Asego played alongside another rugby legend Humphrey Kayange and A. Kwaya from the team anchored by Zambian professional, Sydney Wemba which finished in second place, on 83 points, two behind the eventual winners, the team of F. Makazi, A. Mwaura and R.Njuguna, anchored by Muthaiga Golf Club’s Geoffrey Makokha. Kopan Timbe’s team finished in third place on 82 points, a point behind the second place.
Golf Park’s elite amateur Naomi Wafula picked up the Lady winner’s prize ahead of Esther Wanjiku as left hander Kenneth Mwangi Njoroge walked away with the men’s prize ahead of James Nderitu. The duo of Elijah Bole and Macharia Wandere went home with the respective nines awards.
Attention now shifts to the main tournament, where a total of 46 professionals and one amateur will compete over four rounds to crown the 2020 Thika Greens Golf resort, Safari Tour winner.
The Safari tour is an initiative of the Kenya Open Golf Limited, aimed at preparing Kenyan pro golfers for the 2020 Magical Kenya Open.