Eldoret’s top golfers have set their eyes on winning Manchester Salver, the Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) set for par 71 Eldoret golf club starting tomorrow.
With 118 amateurs listed to tee off at the nine hole Eldoret club, they will be chasing to strengthen their positions on the Order of Merit.
The three day event tees off on Friday November 6th to November 8th with the tournament is expected to attract a competitive field of amateur golfers seeking valuable Order of Merit points as the championship season enters the final stretch.
The entry list features 118 golfers from Kenya and the wider region, including players from Rwanda and Uganda. Among those in the field are Elvis Muigua, Josphat Rono, Hitayezu Jean D’Amour, Felix Dusabe, and Rafael Leming’ani.
The Manchester Salver follows the Golf Park Open held last weekend, where 16-year-old Shashwat Harish of Muthaiga Golf Club claimed his maiden KAGC title after posting an impressive 11-under-par total of 199 over three rounds. Harish carded rounds of 65, 67 and 67 to finish two strokes ahead of John Kamaisi, who returned 201, while Hitayezu Jean D’Amour finished third on 207.