Nandi based Lydia Jebichii has been crowned the winner of the fourth leg of the ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour held yesterday at Nyanza Golf Club.
Playing off a handicap of 21, Jebichii fended off the challenge from G. Owino, B.V Patel and B. Patel, holing a birdie on the sixth, ninth and eighteenth holes and par on the rest of the holes to emerge the tournament’s winner.
Saturday’s senior tournament drew 135 senior golfers from Kisumu and its environs, including Western region golf clubs. The tournament also ran concurrently with the Safaricom Golf Outreach dubbed ‘Golf Mtaani’ held at Lolwe Grounds, which gave over 200 young people an opportunity to learn basic skills about golf.
Ms. Jebichii joins former caddie Cyprian Bundi, the junior Golfer Leo Gitonga and Zain Manji, the winners of the first, second and third legs of the ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour in Nanyuki, Limuru and Muthaiga Golf Clubs, respectively.
Elsewhere, Josiah Omutoko scored 43 points to emerge, winner of the Men’s Category. Martha Okelo posted 37 points to claim the top in the Ladies’ Category spot, ahead of Selestine, Lydia, who also scored 37 points.
In the Longest Drive challenge, Dr.K. Mutai and Faith Chemutai were the stars in the men’s and ladies categories. Meanwhile, Seth Oburu clinched the Safaricom Staff Prize after garnering 38 points ahead of his team member Walter Ongondo who scored 26 points.
Over 50 junior golfers participated in the junior tournament, preceded by a junior golf clinic at the facility. The Nyanza tournament will culminate in the caddies’ tournament on Monday.
After Nyanza, the tournament heads to Machakos Golf Club on April 9th-10th, 2022, before proceeding to the Eldoret Golf Club.