• Glady’s Mutisya won in the ladies category.
• A total of 196 players took to the course at Nyali for the event, which was the sixth in the 2021 NCBA Golf Series.
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Home golfer Anand Patel, carded a round of 42 points on Saturday to secure the overall win of NCBA Golf Series at Nyali Golf and Country Club in Mombasa County.
His virtuoso performance saw him fend off the charge by Nilesh Patel, who carded 40 points to claim the top spot in the men’s category. Johnson Wamunyua, finished as men’s runner up on countback with 39 points.
Glady’s Mutisya won in the ladies category-carding a round of 35 points-two more than second placed Florence Karimi with 33 points with the series heading to Nanyuki Golf Club on July 17th for the seventh leg.
“We appreciate NCBA for bringing the Series down to Mombasa. It is one which, I believe, will encourage more people to participate in and by extension, get more people taking up golf. I am looking forward to playing in the Series finale later in the year, having won this event,” said overall winner Patel.
In the seniors’ category, J.C. Patel clinched the win with a haul of 36 points, while Vishaal Patel took top honours in the juniors’ category, having carded an impressive 38 points.
In subsequent events, Gurbux Singh won the first nine prize with 20 Stableford points, with fellow clubmate William Moturi claiming the second prize on countback with 22 Stablefordd points.
In the longest drive challenge, Mombasa County’s Executive Committee Member, in charge of Transport, Infrastructure and Public works, Taufiq Balala, bagged the honours in the men’s category while Susan Stokes was victorious in the ladies cadre.
A total of 196 players took to the course at Nyali for the event, which was the sixth in the 2021 NCBA Golf Series. The fifth event was played on Friday at the Mombasa Golf Club as part of the Series’ first double-header tournament.
60 golfers took part at the Mombasa event with home player Johnson Wamunyua emerge winner of the 18-hole event on countback after carding 37 points, ahead of clubmate David Ngunjiri who merged runner-up in the category on countback with 36 points. Henry Kamau clinched third spot with 35 points.
In the 9-hole event, home player Ammaar Waiji emerged the winner with 22 points ahead of Lawrence Gituma, who finished the round as runner-up with 21 points. Meanwhile, Amos Mbubi came third with 20 points, while Qays Mughal was crowned winner in the juniors’ category with eight points.
Winners of each event in the Series will battle it out for top honours in a series finale to be held at the Karen Country Club in December this year.