MOMENT OF RECKONING

Karuma claims Division One win of the NCBA series at Thika Sports

The handicap 10 player shrugged off spirited competition from his namesake David Mwangi (handicap 18) who carded 39 points to claim the runner-up position.

In Summary

• In the Division Two category, handicap 25 Dr. Andrew Karanja’s 41 points were enough to earn him the top honors, edging out Kalpesh Shah (handicap 22) by a solitary point.

• The third division was dominated by lady golfers as Elizabeth Mocheche, playing off handicap 42, was crowned the champion having carded a round of 44 points.

A golfer follows his tee shot during the Thika Sports Club leg of the 2022 NCBA golf series.
A golfer follows his tee shot during the Thika Sports Club leg of the 2022 NCBA golf series.
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Thika Sports Club's David Karuma carded a round of 41 points on Saturday to top the leaderboard at the end of the play to claim the Division One tile on his home club's leg of the NCBA Golf Series.

The handicap 10 player shrugged off spirited competition from his namesake David Mwangi (handicap 18) who carded 39 points to claim the runner-up position in the category.

In the Division Two category, handicap 25 Andrew Karanja’s 41 points were enough to earn him the top honours, edging out Kalpesh Shah (handicap 22) by a solitary point.

The third division was dominated by lady golfers as Elizabeth Mocheche, playing off handicap 42, was crowned the champion having carded a round of 44 points. She beat handicap 39 Bibiana Kariuki to second with 35 points.

Meanwhile, Linda Kinyua carded 21 and 17 points in the first and second nine to emerge the winner among the ladies.

At the same time, Maanav Shah posted an impressive 35 points to claim bragging rights among the juniors.

In the Nines challenge, Joseph Kanyi and Veronica Wanjiku were the stars in the first and second nine, with 25 and 22 points respectively.

In other results, Anthony Mwaura and Ann Kanyori won the Longest Drive challenge in the men and women's categories respectively.

Closing the day’s awards were Shanket Shah, who starred in the Nearest to the Pin challenge and William Muguima who claimed the accolades for emerging the winner among the Staff.

The event was the 17th tournament in the Series and featured 263 golfer.

The tournament’s Division One, Division Two, Division Three, Junior, and Ladies’ categories winners join the list of golfers who have qualified to play at the series’ Grand Finale set for December 9 at Muthaiga Golf Club where they get to play to win a fully sponsored trip to Fan Court Golf Estate in South Africa.