Rokoine stays on course at Nyali

Muthaiga pro Nicholas Rokoine closed in on the KCB Grand Finale golf tournament victory after posting a credible eight shot lead from Rwandese E. Ruterana. Rokoine fired 1 under par 70 as round three action came to a dramatic end at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club yesterday. Amateur golfers also had the opportunity to brush shoulders with professionals during the KCB Corporate Golf Day (Pro Am) which was also played yesterday.

Rokoine is happy with his current form and he is expected to maintain the tempo in today’s last round. After 3 round of brilliant display, Rokoine now leads on 7 under par 206. “Its really encouraging. Everything has worked out well for me,” said Rokoine, who played 3 under par 68 on the opening two rounds and 1 under par yesterday.

Second is Ruterana, who has also remained consistent over the last three days. The Rwandese has, however, found Rokoine a hard nut to crack. Kenya’s David Wakhu has been impressive with his strokes and was all smiles when he played level par yesterday. Wakhu is now lies third on the leader board after Day 3 with 2 over par 215.

Thika’s Simon Ngige played a round of 3 over par 74 yesterday and is ranked jointly fourth with Jacob Okello on 7 over par 220. Joint sixth on plus 8 are Ajay Shah, Ugandan Deo Akope and Windor pro Bryan Njoroge. On his way up, Rokoine parred on the first 2 holes but sunk 3 birdies on holes 3, 11 and 17. He dropped two shots on holes 13 and 14 for a score of 35 in the front nine and repeated the same in the back nine. Play resumes today at 8am.

DAY 3 LEADERBOARD

1. Nicholas Rokoine 206 (-7)

2. E. Ruterena (RWD) 214 (+1)

3. David Wakhu 215 (+2)

4. Simon Ngige 220 (+7)

4= Jacob Okello 220 (+7)

6. Ajay Shah 221 (+8)

6= Deo Akope 221 (+8)

6=Bryan Njoroge 221 (+8)

9. Riz Charania 222 (+9)

9=John Kagiri 222 (+9)