Mutahi Kibugu was the best Kenyan as Spaniard Jorge Campillo won the 2023 edition of DP World Tour, the Magical Kenya Open that came to an end today at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf club.
Campillo fired a four-day total of 18 under par 266 with scores of 69, 68, 63, and 66 to seal the coveted title to pocket Sh43 million and an elegant rhino trophy presented by Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
Kibugu fired a tournament total of 1 under par 283 with scores of 68,71, 71 and 73 to win a prize money total of Sh528 million.
Mutahi described his performance as surreal. The 22-year-old Kenyan golfer tied for 65 at the end of the four-day 72-hole stroke-play extravaganza.
Kibugu savoured all the attention he got from the home fans in his very first Magical Kenya Open as a professional.
Magical Kenya Open final results
1 Esp- Jorge Campillo (-18) 69, 68, 63, 66= 266
T Jpn- Masahiro Kawamura (-16) 16, 67, 67, 68, 66= 268
T3 Esp- Santiago Tarrio (-15) 71, 68, 64, 66= 269
T3 Jpn- Ryo Hisatsune (-15) 70, 63, 71, 65 =269
T65 Ken- Mutahi Kibugu, ( -1) 68 ,71, 71, 73= 283