This weekend, Nakuru Golf Club will host the eighth leg of the prestigious KCB East Africa Golf Tour.
At least 100 golfers from Nakuru and Njoro Golf Clubs are expected to compete for the coveted prizes.
Top performers will earn the chance to represent their clubs at the KCB grand finale in Nairobi on December 6.
Notably, two standout teams from Nakuru Golf Course will secure a coveted spot in the Pro-Am event.
Nakuru Golf Club captain Barnabas Kemboi expressed gratitude for the club’s inclusion in the KCB East Africa Golf Tour for the second consecutive year.
“Our course is well-kept so, I expect a huge turnout who will relish this tournament that has gone a long way in building a critical pool of talent in the country and across the region,” said Kemboi.
The weekend’s festivities will extend from Saturday through Monday, featuring an array of activities.
These include an amateur tournament, a juniors’ golf clinic on Sunday, and a tree planting session, all leading up to Monday’s caddie tournament.
These events align with KCB’s mission to promote inclusivity within the sport.
KCB Group Director of Marketing and Communications Rosalind Gichuru said they are committed to enhancing the game of golf in Kenya.
“We are living up to the promise we made last year to make the golf series bigger and better. Through this tournament, we are able to grow the game to an elite level,” said Gichuru.
Teams from Uasin Gishu, Kericho, Nandi, Kakamega, Mombasa, Nyeri, and Nairobi have secured their places in the tournament’s grand finale.
A total of 30 players have currently booked their place at the December’s event.
From the previous legs, the regional tourney has reached over 3000 participants and over 1000 juniors through the clinics that ran concurrently with the series.
To further strengthen the competition, KCB partnered with Beulah City Ltd, a property firm, who have committed to give an apartment (in the Ikhaya Beulah Genesis project) valued at Sh.2.1 million as the hole in one prize for every leg of the 2024 tour.