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Kiambu’s Muigua maintains lead at Sigona Bowl
Elvis Muigua follows the progress of his tee shot from 18th hole tee during Winston Churchill Cup at Thika Sports Club on April 1, 2023.
Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Muigua shot one over par 73 after picking up a double-bogey seven at the par five-15th, which he followed up with a single bogey at the 16th
- He embarked on the back nine with two successive pars a the 10th and 11th, then went up to six under after picking up a birdie at the 12th
- He however remained six shots clear ahead of club-mate and defending champion Michael Karanga who also shot one over par 73 after dropping three shots in the last three holes, having earlier bogeyed the first hole and a double at the par four-second
Kiambu Golf Club’s youngster Elvis Muigua remained at the top of the leaderboard, going into Sunday’s final round of the 65th edition of the annual Sigona Bowl, at the par 72 Sigona Golf Club course.
Muigua shot one over par 73 after picking up a double-bogey seven at the par five-15th, which he followed up with a single bogey at the 16th. Before that, Muigua had birdied the sixth and eighth.
