Teenage golfer Cherono Kipkorir carded an excellent round of 42 stable ford points to win the NCBA golf series played on Saturday on par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club.
The eleven-year-old junior becomes the third junior to claim the overall winner’s title after twelve-year-old Nathan Mwangi, the Karen Country Club leg winner and eleven-year-old Mumbi Gatu, the Limuru leg champion.
Cherono’s heroics were enough to fend off, on countback, the challenge by fellow club mate, Mwambu Malamba, who carded a round of 42 points to claim the winner’s spot in the men’s category. He finished ahead of Calvin Opati, another junior golfer who impressed on the day by carding a round of 40 points to take the runner-up spot.
In the ladies’ contest, Kathure Njoroge carded an impressive round of 41 points to claim the top bragging rights in the category ahead of Pascalia Koske who ended the round with 39 points to claim the runner-up position in the category.
Among the NCBA Group staff, Paul Jakaa shot a round of 35 points to win the category, while Brian Githaiga, with 34 points, was crowned the winner in the juniors’ category.
In the Nines, Joram Abuodha and Bernard Milewa both carded 23 points to claim bragging rights in the first and second nine respectively. In the longest drive contest, Simon Manambo was best of the rest among the men players, while Njeri Onyango hit it furthest among the lady players.
In the nearest-to-the-pin contest, Shadrak Ogindo was crowned the winner in the men’s category as Rebecca Likami won it among the ladies. Suresh Lakhani was awarded the best effort award with 17 points. Meanwhile, the tournament recorded a hole-in-one as handicap 16 Oscar Koitaba aced his shot at the 13th hole to record a rare feat at the tournament.
Action now shifts to the Muthaiga Golf Club for the 20th leg of the Series this coming Saturday