Greg Snow held his four rounds lead to win the second leg of Safari Tour Golf Series that came to an end today on par 72 Vet lab Golf club.
Muthaiga golfer played one over par 73 on the fourth and last round defeating a resurgent Dimas Indiza on count back to claim the tournament’s top prize.
He managed to sink six under par 282 to claim the overall title while Indiza shot an impressive 4-under par 68 for the final round to return a similar tally, and to tie for the lead.
A three-hole play-off, on the Par-4, first, the uphill dogleg left Par-4, 17th and on the Par-4, 18th ensued to decide the winner of the tournament. Both made par on the first and 17th holes in the playoff, but a bogey on the 18th for Indiza and a par for Snow secured the latter’s lead.
Snow said he was happy with his performance. “I started this championship well, firing 3-under through the first round; I followed that up with a 4-under score in round two and that really gave me a good lead,” he said.
Sigona Golf Club’s Sujan Shah returned level par for the round to take his overall tally for the tournament to 3-Under Par 285 and finish third overall. For their efforts, Greg Snow took home KES 150,000; Indiza KES 100,000 and Sujan claimed KES 80,000.
leader board after final round
1. 282 Greg Snow (Muthaiga)-69, 68, 72, 73
2. 282 Dismas Indiza (Mumias)-75, 69, 70, 68
3. 285 Sujan Shah (Sigona)-70, 70, 73, 72
4. 292 Nelson Simwa (Vet Lab)-71, 79, 70, 72
5. 294 John Wangai (Sigona) 71, 80, 72, 71
6. 297 Jacob Okello (Golf Park)-78, 74, 72, 73
7. 299 David Wakhu (Golf Park)-75, 75, 73, 76