The final leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour had the ladies dominating and staging a stunning performance over their male counterparts at the event held at the par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Course.
Elizabeth Njau, playing off handicap 25, overcame a strong field of 305 players to win the 14th and the last leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour.
The Lady golfer utilized every opportunity to card 20 points in the front nine and 22 points in the back for an impressive total of 42 points, beating her closest challengers Wanjiku Maingi and Rebeccah Gikuru on countback.
“I am delighted to have beaten 305 players to win the 14th series of the Safaricom Golf Tour. The course was challenging but I remained focused.
” I just played my normal game and had a good time with my four-ball, i am equally happy the victory has allowed me to represent my home club in the finals.”
“Though it has come soon, I will take up the task and start practicing immediately and also get some tips from my club pro as I prepare for next week’s finals,” said Elizabeth Njau.
Elizabeth Njau becomes the third lady golfer to win a leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour after Lydia Jebichii won the Nyanza league and Alice Awiti settled for the Eldoret league.
Njau joins other winners from the past 13 tournaments to battle it out in the Grand Finale to be held on Saturday at Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi County.
Handicapped 9 home player Dr. Musa Kipingor won the men’s category prize with 40 points after beating Kokaiya Pasha on 38 points.
Bernice Nginja and Kigen Koitaba emerged winners in the longest drive contest, with Sunil Parmar settling for the nearest to the pin award.
The Junior Golf Foundation Honorary Secretary Rachael Chebuki and Schola Onsogo were named winners of the best nines, scoring 23 points.
The corporate tournament also ran alongside the golf outreach called “Golf Mtaani”, held at Toi Primary School in Kibra, with over 50 young people getting an opportunity to learn basic golf skills from Safaricom’s golf professional trainers.