Kenya: NIC Bank Series At Nanyuki Attract Over 100 Golfers

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)

22 July 2011

Over 100 golfers have confirmed participation in the fourth leg of the NIC Bank Golf Day series this weekend at the Nanyuki Sports Club.

The golfers will be drawn from-Nyahururu, Nyeri and host Nanyuki. According to the Nanyuki golf captain, Peter Demello, golfers from as far as Nairobi are expected to participate in the event to held on the tight and challenging nine-hole golf course on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. “We have received entries from NIC Bank guests in Nairobi and Meru and our sister clubs will also be sending in golfers to join us,” Demello said. “The course is currently playing short, due to the weather conditions in the region but visitors will find the Nanyuki course extremely enjoyable.”

Some of the hot favourites from Nanyuki are Gen (Rtd) Peter Waweru and Jibran Butt, who will play in the company of the captain and Don White. Muthaiga’s Gikunda Iracha will tee off just before noon in the able company of former Nyeri Club chairman, Charles Mwaniki. The NIC team to Nanyuki will be led by Yvonne Maranga and Philip Wahome.

Meanwhile, the Dasani Golf Gala moves to the Railway Golf Club, where over 150 golfers have been drawn to compete for the two team qualifications slots into the Grand Finale.

The winning team at the Grand Finale will win a VIP trip to the TOUR Championship in September at the East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia courtesy of Coca-Cola.

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