14TH STOP

Over 200 players expected at Limuru for NCBA Golf Series

Saturday’s action at Limuru tees off at 6:30am at both the first and the 10th tees; with afternoon tee-offs scheduled for 11:30 am.

In Summary

• The Limuru leg is the 14th in the 21-event series, which teed off at the Thika Golf Club in January.

• NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora said: “We are delighted to be taking the series to the picturesque, yet challenging, Limuru Country Club this weekend as part of our 2021 golf series."

NCBA Group Director of Retail Banking, Tirus Mwithiga (L), presents a trophy to General Musomba, runner-up at the Machakos Golf Club series
NCBA Group Director of Retail Banking, Tirus Mwithiga (L), presents a trophy to General Musomba, runner-up at the Machakos Golf Club series
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The 2021 NCBA Bank Golf Series heads to the Par-72 Limuru Country Club course this weekend where a field of over 200 is expected to take to the course.

The Limuru leg is the 14th in the 21-event series, which teed off at the Thika Golf Club in January.

Saturday’s action at Limuru tees off at 6:30am at both the first and the 10th tees; with afternoon tee-offs scheduled for 11:30 am.

The top five players from the leg will automatically qualify to play in the grand finale which will be played at the Karen Country Club in December.

So far, 60 players from across the previous host clubs have qualified for the finale. The series has so far been held at Thika, VetLab, Kitale, Sigona, Nyali, Mombasa, Nyeri, Nanyuki, Karen, Kiambu, Nakuru, Karen (junior golf event) and Machakos golf clubs.

Over 1,900 golfers have taken part in the series, which has nine senior and one junior tournaments left.

NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora said: “We are delighted to be taking the series to the picturesque, yet challenging, Limuru Country Club this weekend as part of our 2021 golf series."

"The venue holds a rich history in golf and it is my belief that every single one of the over 200 golfers taking to the course will enjoy their round."

"We are delighted that, despite the calendar re-arrangement at the beginning of the year, which saw the Limuru leg postponed, we are finally going to hold our series at this stunning golf course,” added Gachora.