Fifteen-time European Tour Champion, and immediate former Ryder Cup Captain, Thomas Bjorn is among the participants set to grace the 2019 Magical Kenya Golf Championship.
The biggest Golf Champions in the region has attracted some of the top golfers around the globe; including defending champions, Sebastian Soderberg and Haydn Porteous who won the 2015 edition.
The trio expressed excitement to be returning to Kenya as the event moves to the European Tour status. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing Qatar Masters, Bjorn, who will be making his return to Kenya 24 years after he first played at the tournament, said he looks forward to reliving the memories of Kenya.
“I haven’t been there since 1995 and I enjoyed it back then, so it is going to be great to come back to see what it is like now. They have put a lot of time and effort into getting this tournament into being a regular Tour event so; I believe it’s going to be fun and interesting.” He noted.
Bjorn missed the 1095 top spot by five strokes to Englishman James Lee, but went ahead to win four other events on the Challenge Tour calendar that year to emerge The Challenge Tour Rankings Champion.
Swedish Soderberg, who has played in the Kenya Open Golf Championship for four consecutive years since 2001, won it in 2016 and finishing in sixth last year in his first challenge tour.
But he will face among others, the South African pro golfer, Porteous, who recorded his first win as a pro in Kenya.
Porteous has taken part in the Kenya Open Golf Championship in two occasions; 2014 and 2015. He finished 48th in 2014 before winning the championship the following year.
The 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship tees off at the Karen Country Club on March 14 and will be preceded by PRO-AM tournament on March 13.
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