A total of 85 junior golfers have so far registered for the NCBA Bank golf series meeting on par 71 Karen golf club that tees off on Monday.
The event, which is open to juniors aged between six and 18 years, will also act as a qualifier for two global junior events: the prestigious Rome Classic, Italy scheduled for October 2021 and the Big 5 South Africa tournament scheduled for 2022 for juniors who finish top two in their categories.
The two-day tourney will feature 13 player categories according to the various age groups for boys and girls. As a result, 26 juniors will qualify to play at the Rome Classic this year and the Big 5 South Africa tournament next year. The tournament is jointly organized by NCBA Group, Kenya’s Junior Golf Foundation, and the United States Kids Golf Association.
The tournament will feature the participation of junior golfers from eleven nationalities: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, India, USA, Italy, England, China, Germany, and the Netherlands.
The junior golf tournament is the twelfth event in the 2021 NCBA Golf Series – which has so far produced 11 winners, among them 12-year-old Nathaniel Mwangi, who emerged overall winner at the Karen Country Club leg of the Series