Alfred Nandwa and David Odhiambo are the latest entrants to the 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship set to tee off on March 14 at the Karen Country Club.
The two Kenyans join 12 others who had already qualified to play at this year’s Kenya Open and were picked to play at the tournament-based on their 2018/19 Safari Tour Golf Series ranking, following drop-out of some entries who had confirmed the participation earlier on.
Odhiambo of Nyanza Golf Club and the Railways Golf Club’s pro-Nandwa finished 12th and 13th on the 2018/19 Safari Tour Golf Series with 43.5 and 43 points respectively.
Nandwa best finish in the Tour came at the Nyali leg where he amassed 14 points, while Odhiambo’s best outing was at the Muthaiga leg of the Tour where he managed 12.5 points.
Nandwa made history at the Tour for being the only player to hole out in one at the Par-3, 16th at the Limuru Golf Club leg.
The European Tour and the Kenya Open Golf Limited have an arrangement whereby if a player drops out or is a no show, the slots are divided out among the next available European Tour or Kenyan pro golfers.
With only a few days remaining to the event, chances of additional Kenyans getting playing slots at the tournament increase since they would be the nearest available replacements for any foreign entry players.
Meanwhile, Muthaiga Golf Club’s Greg Snow today partnered with South Korean internet sensation, Ho-Sung Choi, for a practice round at the Karen Country Club ahead of the Championship. Snow is currently the highest-ranked Kenyan Pro, based on his 2018/19 Safari Tour Golf Series finish, while the South Korean is making his Kenya Open debut.
Star players such as Thomas Bjorn, from Denmark, and Shubhankar Sharma, from India, are already in the country ahead of the tournament.
The 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship tees off Thursday the 14th of March and will be preceded by PRO-AM tournament on Wednesday the 13th. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased via the website www.kenyaopen.golf.
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