Samuel Njoroge tees off during the first round of the Sunshine Development Tour at Thika Sports Club/ HANDOUTParticipants from 11 countries will headline the NCBA Royal Classic when the second leg of the 2026 Sunshine Development Tour – East Africa Swing tees off on Sunday at Royal Nairobi Golf Club.
The three-day tournament, running from June 7 to 9, has attracted a field of 96 golfers drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Côte d’Ivoire, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The players will compete for Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points, Order of Merit points and a share of the Sh2 million prize purse as the race for Sunshine Tour progression gathers momentum.
The field features a mix of established professionals, elite amateurs, juniors and leading women golfers from across the continent. Rwanda’s Celestin Nsanzuwera arrives in Nairobi as one of the favourites after winning the opening leg of the season and recently claiming the Thika Sports Club title.
He will be joined by fellow Sunshine Development Tour winners Dismas Indiza, Greg Snow and John Lejirma, who won the Royal Nairobi leg during the inaugural season. Kenya has the largest representation in the field, with leading professionals Samuel Njoroge, Michael Karanga, Mutahi Kibugu, John Karichu, Erick Ooko, Edwin Mudanyi, Abraham Galgalo, Tony Omuli, Rizwan Charania and David Wakhu among those in action.
The amateur ranks will feature some of the country’s brightest prospects, including Ali Wasim, Kevin Anyien, William Odek, Tsevi Soni, Lyndon Darker, Adel Balala, Elvis Muigua, Fred Njoroge, Paul Ichangi, Mitansh Thacker and Yuvraj Singh Rajput.
Speaking ahead of the tournament, Sunshine Development Tour – East Africa Swing Tournament Director David Kihara expressed confidence in both the quality of the field and the preparations for the event.
