Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
15 July 2011
Limuru resident pro Francis Kimani will be the centre of attraction at the NIC Golf Series this weekend.
The event, which has attracted over 200 golfers at Limuru Club, will see Kimani teaming up with fellow veteran and handicap 5 golfer, Yason Awale and handicap 26, Timothy Njihia as he seeks to assert his authority in the event.
Kimani’s team will not, however, have an easy ride as veteran and Safaricom chairman Nicholas Nganga, is expected to give them a run for their money. He teams up with Limuru Golf Club captain Ken Chege and are scheduled to tee off just before mid-day.
Action at Limuru tees off at 7.30am with the first teams expected to finish their rounds in time for lunch. The last teams will start before 2pm and are expected to complete their rounds by 6pm.
According to Limuru Club captain Ken Chege, they have had to start the event early in the morning because of the huge number of entries. He, however, promised an exciting course but warned the players to brace up for a real challenge as they will have toil between the fairways and the Limuru fog.
“The course is in excellent condition and the weather has favoured the greens which look very soft and breathtaking. The players will have to be very careful to keep the ball on the fairways as clear vision could be hindered by the fog.”
The NIC team will be led by Moses Karanu, the head of Asset Finance, and Tim Gitonga, the head of Business Banking.
The series has fast gained immense popularity among Kenyan golfers and it’s no doubt the most sought after event among golfers. The bank is also using the forum to showcase it’s asset finance products as well as offering instant asset finance loans to the golfing fraternity.
This will be the third event of the series in a span of three weeks, having already visited Eldoret and Vetlab. NIC is sponsoring nine events this year in a bid to help the bank position itself in the market and interact with potential customers and entrepreneurs. Nanyuki will next stop this coming weekend.
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