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Lejirmah eyes 'Golfer of Year' crown as KAGC concludes

John Lejirmah

John Lejirmah with the trophy after winning the Kenya Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort in Kilifi County on October 21, 2022.
 

Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • A field of 76 leading amateurs drawn from various clubs in the country was drawn to battle it out in Friday’s first round of the popular 54-hole stroke play tournament
  • Leading the field in hunt for the Nyali Open title plus some points towards the KAGC Order of Merit and World Amateur Ranking, will be Kenya Amateur Stroke Play Champion John Lejirmah
  • The Kenya Railway Golf Club player Lejirmah has a narrow 15 points lead in the KAGC series after a poor finish in the Uhuru Shield at Royal Nairobi Golf Club last weekend

The curtain finally comes down on the 2022 Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) series, with the season’s grand finale, the Nyali Open Golf Championship at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course in Mombasa’s mainland North on Friday. 

A field of 76 leading amateurs drawn from various clubs in the country was drawn to battle it out in Friday’s first round of the popular 54-hole stroke play tournament which is expected to determine who is the country’s top amateur golfer.