Top leading Amateurs have now set their eyes on the ‘Vasco Da Gama’ Cup in this year’s third Malindi Open Golf Tournament set to tee off from this Friday at the Malindi Golf and Country Club Course in Kilifi County. These three days 54 holes strokes play tourney that brings together Amateurs from across the Country, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania is organized by the Kenya Golf Union (KGU) in its ongoing Calendar of events. It’s a Kenya Amateur Golf Championship Series (KAGC) that will see the players earn points to the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) Points and fight to get a share from the 520,000 Kshs up for grabs by the best top 20 played including ties.
This event which started in 2022 is limited to 78 Players with 18.3 handicap index and below and is being jointly supported by I-Sal Intersteven Private Charter, Kilifi County Government, Jambo jet, NCBA Bank and M-Val Properties who has placed on offer a 50 by 100 feet plot in Gilgil for any Golfer who sinks a ‘Hole In-One.” Defending Champion Michael Karanga from Kiambu Golf Club who last weekend successfully retained the Railway Invitation title in the KAGC series has confirmed participation.
He is expected to face stiff challenges from Last year’s runners up Isaack Makhoha of Vet lab and third placed Sammy Mulama of Mombasa Golf Club as Nyali’s Adel Balala was yet to confirm. Among others also expected to put up strong fight are Railway’s John Lejirma, Limuru’s Dennis Maara with Coast Locals that inc.