Mumias based Dismas Indiza won the last leg of KCB Road To Karen Masters on par 72 Royal Golf club today.
Indiza registered his first
win in four months as he prepares to tee off for KCB Karen Masters golf
tournament at Karen Country Club from June 27-30.
Indiza extended his lead into the last day when
he fired the day’s best score of 2 under par 69 for a gross total of 2 under
par 214 after three rounds.
The long hitting golfer won the first title for four months since winning the Safari Tour leg in Karen last February.
“The greens were very fast today but we soldiered on. The last two days have been good to me despite the tough conditions and I’m glad I have had my first Road To The Masters win since the series started. The roughs were also really thick,” said Indiza.
Indiza dropped a shot after he three putted the par four first hole. He then made birdies on holes two and four for a score of 35 on the first nine.
Indiza’s back nine was bogey free also with two birdies in the 10th and 14th for a 34 as Professional golfers of kenya captain John Wangai and Greg Snow tied for second with 2 over par 218.
Snow carded the day’s second best score of 2 under par 70 with Wangai playing a closing round of levels or 72.
In fourth position was Great Rift’s Justus Madoya on 3 over par 219. Madoya posted the day’s third best score of 1 under.
The KCB Road To Karen Masters
has been to Sigona Golf Club, Nakuru Golf Club, Nyali Golf and Country
Club,Thika Sports Club-and now Royal Nairobi.
The pros started their campaign in the second
round after the opening round at Sigona coincided with the Safari Tour Golf
Series.
A total of 24 amateur golfers
have so far qualified for the Karen Masters Pro-Am with the last six set
to be determined this Saturday.
The most exciting bit of the amateur competition
in the Road To Masters has been the wildcard which has since been determined by
the host clubs .
Some clubs like Nyali and Sigona have resorted
to a lucky dip of cards to pick the wildcard slot. Others like Nyali and Thika
have preferred to hand the wildcard slot to juniors.
It will be interesting to see who takes the
fifth wildcard at Royal Nairobi this weekend.
Whatever is up the sleeves of the amateur
players this weekend will be known during prize giving on Saturday.
Final Results after round three
- Dismas Indiza 214 (-2)
- CJ Wangai 218 (+2)
- Greg Snow 218 (+2)
- Justus Madoya 219 (+3)
- Edwin Mudanyi 221(+5)
- Njuguna Ngugi 223 (+7)
- David Wakhu 223 (+7)
- Nelson Mudanyi 225(+9)
- JW Karanja 225(+9)
- Alfred Nandwa 225(+9)
- Simon Ngige 226 (+10)