Muthaiga pro-Greg Snow fired one over par 73 to emerge the winner in this year’s Chairman’s Prize’s pro tournament at the Par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club Wednesday morning.
Snow, one of Kenya’s finest pro golfers, shot 36 in the front nine and 37 in the back nine to beat Vet Lab’s Isaiah Otuke by a solitary shot.
Otuke, on his part, fired a 37 in the front nine and repeated the score in the back nine to settle for second position. On his way up Snow made four birdies in holes 3, 7, 13, and 15 and parred holes 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18.
The celebrated Muthaiga pro dropped four shots including the par 4 twelfth where he picked up a double bogey.
Third was home player Hesbon Kutwa with scores of 37 and 39 for a gross total of 4 over par 76. Mohit Mediratta of Sigona came fourth with a gross total of 5 over par 77 returning scores of 39 and 38 on both nines.
Joint fifth with 9 over par 81 were Kopan Timbe and G. Giddie. Timbe shot 43 in the front nine and 38 in the back nine.
Giddies, on the other hand, shot 40 and 42 on both nines. The Royal Chairman’s Prize is traditionally a series of events in the run-up to the main competition slated for Friday.
The pre-event activities started on Sunday with a junior competition of Royal juniors and invited juniors.
Monday was a day set aside for tree planting day followed by a caddies’ competition. Besides the pros competition on Wednesday, members also played a club night as a precursor to the main Chairman’s event at the weekend.
Handicap 4 Geoffrey Opiyo with a gross total of 75 emerged the winner in the caddies category. The series of events are being held to celebrate Royal Chairman Jatinder Thethy whose term of office ends in the next three weeks.
Chairman Thethy said: “The essence of the tree planting exercise is to increase the resilience of ecosystems, help minimise climate change effects, and help the country adapt to changing conditions.”
