Kiambu golfer Elvis Muigua targets a fourth consecutive title when the fourth leg of the Kenya Amateur Golf Championships (KAGC) series tee off at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club on Friday.
The 20-year-old leads the series with 235 points. Team Kenya captain John Lejirma from Kenya Railways follows with 81 points, Michael Karanga (77) while Vet Lab’s Ebill Omollo and Limuru’s Chris Andreas complete the top five positions with 45 and 36 points respectively.
This weekend’s 54-hole World Amateur Ranking tournament has attracted 156 golfers from across the world.
Muigua won the opening round — Sigona Bowl — at Sigona Golf Club, the second at the Great Rift Valley and last weekend’s Windsor Classic at the Windsor Golf Club.
The junior player targets the overall title after finishing ninth last year.
“I have started the series on a good note and I want to go for another title at the Muthaiga Open,” said Muigua.
Winning three out of three tournaments is not by fluke but by hard work in training and proper preparations.
“I have trained well as I look to win another title,” he added.
Despite being in the lead, he is not under pressure even as plays against top players, including his mentors and clubmates, led by Michael Karanga.
“I have no pressure at all. Karanga is my mentor and I respect him. He is so happy that I am winning. He is giving me tips on how to win and I am taking them seriously. He gives me that moral support,” said Muigua.
Muigua, who was part of Team Kenya at the inaugural Africa Amateur Golf Championships in South Africa, remains unbeaten in the local circuit.
Last weekend during the Windsor Classic at the Windsor golf club, Muigua fired four over par 220 to win the title, beating then-defending champion Karanga with two shots at 222 while Vet Lab’s Ebill Omollo completed the top three positions with +11 227.
At Muthaiga, he will face defending champion Karanga, who fired seven under par 206 to defend his title last year.
