•Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) believe locals will only excel at the Kenya Open by playing competitively in more Tour events.
•Charan is appealing to sponsors and well-wishers to come forward and help them meet their financial obligations
Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) believe locals will only excel at the Kenya Open by playing competitively in more Tour events. While congratulating Simon Ngige and Justus Madoya for making the cut, chairman Charan Thethy noted that more Kenyans will have to play a lot more overseas.
“This being a European Tour, our opponents move from event to another and play very competitively on Tours. For us, we wait for one event,” said Charan. The chairman added that they have a plan to have local players participate in other events across borders.
“I am pleased that our players made the cut considering its a European tour event. Simon did really well-finishing T25 which to us is a great achievement. As far as what we need to do is concerned, we need exposure. We have to get our pros to go out and play more at this kind of level of competition, he said.
“We need funding also to train our pros not just playing but teaching so that we can pass the knowledge on to our juniors and amateurs. We have Greg (Snow) going to Zambia. Simon and Justus also want to go. Ganeev Giddie and Sigona’s Sujan Shah will be going to MENA Tour. The MENA Tour is a golf tour in the Middle East and North Africa. The tour is open to professionals and amateurs.”
Charan is appealing to sponsors and well-wishers to come forward and help them meet their financial obligations. “We are calling on sponsors to come forward and help us send our professionals out for Tour events. The professional players will also need support in terms of motivation and this why we want to see our performance in the Kenya Open grow.” Charan said the Safari Tour has been quite a success in helping locals prepare for the Open.