Naom Wafula of Vipingo Ridge will be making her debut after turning professional at the Sunshine Development Tour- East Africa Swing that resumes next month in Coast.
As the only professional woman on the start list, Wafula will be the highlight in the tournament dominated y men after turning pro last month.
The Tour will stage its third leg from August 4–6, 2025, at the Nyali in Mombasa, followed by the fourth leg from August 9–11, 2025, at the Diamonds Leisure on the South Coast.
Each of the Coast legs will be played over three rounds with a total prize purse of Sh2m per event. Players will also earn Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points and World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points, reinforcing the tour’s role as an exclusive pathway to global golfing opportunities in East Africa.
The tournaments will feature professional and elite amateur male, and female golfers, drawn from the East Africa, West Africa and from South Africa’s Big Easy Tour.
The Sunshine Development Tour is the only golf Tour in East Africa that offers Official World Golf Ranking points, that are mandatory for Olympic qualification and a clear pathway to one of the world’s top golf tours, the Sunshine Tour.
Dismas Indiza currently leads the Sunshine Development Tour Order of Merit with 280.35 points, Njoroge Kibugu is second with 275.78 points and John Lejirma is third with 255 points. Other players expected to feature at the Kenyan coast include Rwanda’s Celestin Nsanzuwera, Uganda’s Ronald Rugumayo, Tanzania’s Nuru Molel and Nigeria’s Sunday Abimbola.
Tokyo team
100m
Ferdinand OMANYALA
400M Women
Mercy Adongo OKETCH
400M Men
GEORGE MUTINDA, BRIAN ONYARI TINEGA KEVIN KIPKORIR
400m Hurdles men
Wiseman Were MUKHOBE
800M Women
Mary MORAA, Lilian ODIRA, Vivian Chebet KIPROTICH and Sarah MORAA
800M Men
Emmanuel WANYONYI, Nicholas Kiplangat KEBENEI, Kelvin Kimtai LOTI
1500M Women
Faith KIPYEGON, Nelly CHEPCHIRCHIR, Susan Lokayo EJORE and Dorcas EWOI.
1500M Men
Phanuel Kipkosgei KOECH, Reynold CHERUIYOT and Timothy CHERUIYOT
3000m Steeplechase Women
Faith Cherotich, Doris LEMNGOLE CHEROP and Pamela KOSGEI
3000m Steeplechase men
Edmund SEREM, Simon Kiprop KOECH and Abraham KIBIWOT.
5000M Women
Faith KIPYEGON, Beatrice Chebet and Agnes Jebet NGETICH and Margaret AKIDOR
5000M men
Nicholas KIPKORIR Kimeli,
10,000m women
Beatrice CHEBET, Agnes Jebet NGETICH, Janeth CHEPNGETICH
10,000m men
Edwin KURGAT, Ishmael Rokitto KIPKURUI Rokitto and Benson KIPLANGAT.
Marathon Women
Peris Jepchirchir, Jackline Cherono and Magdaline Masai Yeko, Vivian Jepkemei CHERUIYOT.
Marathon men
Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich, Erick Kiplagat Sang, Kennedy Kimutai and Hillary Kipkoech (Reserve)
Javelin men
Julius YEGO