Kakamega to host NCBA golf series

Kakamega Golf Club will this weekend host the 15^th leg of the ongoing NCBA Golf Series, which kicked-off in January.

Action at the par-72 Kakamega Golf Club tees-off early in the morning with the first group taking to the tee at 7.00 am.

More than 100 golfers are expected to take to the course with the aim of booking a slot in the grand finale which will be held at the Karen Country Club in December.

So far, 65 players from previous tournaments have qualified for the ultimate tournament with some 1,900 golfers having featured in the series.

“We are delighted to be taking this series to the western region. So far, the series has produced 14 overall winners,” said John Gachora, Group Managing Director, NCBA Group ahead of the event.

“As a bank, golf provides us with an opportunity to understand our customer needs and preferences. We look forward to the tournament as it will also provide us an opportunity to meet existing and potential customers in Kakamega as we celebrate our branch opening.”

So far, NCBA Series has been held in Thika, VetLab, Kitale, Sigona, Nyali, Mombasa, Nyeri, Nanyuki, Kiambu, Nakuru, Machakos, Limuru and Karen with the latter hosting the series’ first of the two junior golf events.

Top winners from the junior NCBA tournament qualified to play at the Rome Classic in October and the Big 5 tournament to be held in South Africa next year.

Junior golfers have a good showing in the running Golf series; most recently the youngest overall junior golfer – Mumbi Gatu, carded an impressive round of 49 points to emerge the overall winner at the Limuru Country Club this past weekend.