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Muthaiga Open: Three players tie at the top after first round
Sammy Mulama tees off from first tee during the Kenya Amateur Golf Championship Golf Park Open on April 16, 2023 at Golf Park Club.
Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The three, Sammy Mulama from Mombasa Golf Club, Vipingo Ridge’s Adel Balala and Dennis Maara from Limuru Country Club, fired one over par 72 each, to lead the field of 165 players going into Saturday’s second round of the NCBA Bank-sponsored tournament
- Balala, on the other hand, birdied three holes but against four bogeys, while Maara meanwhile, birdied the eighth and 10th but ruined his chances of a low score after dropping shots 13th and 16th in addition to an earlier bogey at the sixth hole
Three of Kenya’s leading amateur golfers tied at the top of the leaderboard in day one of the 2024 Muthaiga Open golf tournament at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course on Friday.
The three, Sammy Mulama from Mombasa Golf Club, Vipingo Ridge’s Adel Balala and Dennis Maara from Limuru Country Club, fired one over par 72 each, to lead the field of 165 players going into Saturday’s second round of the NCBA Bank-sponsored tournament.
