Great Rift’s Jastas madoya won the Muthaga’s Safari Tour golf title ahead of the next month’s Magical Kenya Open.
Madoya fired seven-under par 277 to win the penultimate leg of the 2023-24 season at the Par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course.
Madoya, who is among the few Kenyan pros to cut MKO European Tour status since 2019, eclipsed home player Mutahi Kibugu by a solitary shot to lay his hand on the coveted Muthaiga leg title.
The result saw him move up the log from 11th to sixth in the “Road to Kenya Open” series—where the top eight local pros and two from the region will qualify for the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) event from February 22-25.
Muthaiga’s penultimate round-handed golfers have an opportunity to feel the MKO venue before Safari Tour’s closing leg at Karen Country Club this weekend.
Meanwhile, Dismas Indiza still leads the Safari Tour order of merit despite a joint eighth position at Muthaiga. The Mumias long hitter is on 244.5 points against Railways’ Samuel Njoroge’s 211.0. Muthaiga’s Greg Snow is lying third on the Safari Tour log with 189.3 points ahead of Mombasa pro-Daniel Nduva with 160.5.
Safari Tour (Muthaiga)
1. Jastas Madoya 277 (-7)
2. Mutahi Kibugu 278 (-6)
3.Erick Ooko 280 (-4)
T4. Paulino Kasoma (Nam) 284 (Par)
T4. Kibugu Njoroge 284 (Par))
6. Greg snow 285 (+1)
7. Ronald Rugumayo (Ug) 286 (+2)
T8. Dismas Indiza 287 (+3)
T8. Samuel Njoroge 287 (+3)
T10. Riz Charania 288 (+4)
T10. Nelson Mudanyi 288 (+4)
2023/2024 Order of Merit
1. Dismas Indiza 244.5
2. Samuel Njoroge 211.0
3. Greg Snow 189.3
T4. Daniel Nduva 160.5
T4. Njoroge Kibugu 160.5
6. Jastas Madoya 125.5
7. Visitor Mapwanya 125.0
8.Mike Kisia 124.8
9. Mohit Mediratta118.0
10 David Kamulindwa 111.0
Safari Tour winners
Uganda Open: Dismas Indiza(Mumias)
Vetlab SC: Mike Kisia
Sigona GC: Greg Snow (Muthaiga)
Limuru GC: Dismas Indiza (Mumias)
Muthaiga GC: Justas Madoya (Great Rift)