FINE MARGINS SEPARATE WINNERS IN LIMURU JGF EVENT
By OUR CORRESPONDENT
The Junior Golf Foundation US Kids Golf Spring Local Tour attracted 137 golfers in the second leg played at the Limuru Country Club. The boys showed up in good numbers in nine categories of competition.
The 13-14 years old produced the fireworks as expected with very small margins separating the top four. Players. Amar Shah was the best in the field with a score of 3 over par 75. Amar played level par in all holes in the first nine except the par three 7th hole where he picked a bogey. In the second nine, he picked two consecutive birdies in hole 15 and 16. He was let down by four bogeys in the second nine for the overall score of three over.
Amar was a clear four shots ahead of second-placed Perter Gathogo who had a score of 7 over par 79. Gathogo beat 3rd placed Kahir Ladak by only one stroke. Kagame Handa and Nathan Masika tied for fourth with a score of nine over par 81, just one stroke behind Ladak in 3rd position.
The girls 11-12 years category was also very competitive with only four strokes separating the first and the fourth position. Chloe Chiuri emerged the winner with a score of seven over par 79. Ashley Gachora and Muthoni Kioi tied for second position with a score of eight over par 80, one shot behind the winner. Hope Oduor was not far behind as she finished third with a score of 10 over par 82, only one shot behind Gachora and Kioi. There was another tie in the fifth position, Zianna Khoda and Ashley Muyela finishing another one stroke behind Oduor.
The month of March will be busy for the Junior Golf Foundation with four more tournaments lined up. Three tournaments will be in the Spring Local Tour Series while one event will be the interschools tournament.
