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Nation Classic returns to Kericho after a decade
EALA MP Kanini Kega follows the progress of his shot on the first tee during the first leg of 2023 Nation Classic Golf series at Nanyuki Sports Club in Laikipia County on March 18, 2023. The event attracted over 120 players.
What you need to know:
- This is the first time the Nation Classic returns to the ever-green Kericho Golf Club course since June 21, 2013
- The home players will include Raymond Keter, Chris Birgen, Erick Langat, Kiplangat Sang, and veteran and one of the longest serving member of Kericho Golf Club Munga Marusoi
- For this second leg, the Nation Media Group will be partnering with Premier Foods Limited, CFAO Kenya limited, Stima Sacco Society, Hyssop Properties, Eldoret Hospital and Jambojet Airline
The annual Nation Classic Golf Series, Kenya’s oldest amateur golf series, having started way back in 1985, heads to Kericho this weekend for the second leg in the 2023 edition, which comes exactly two months after the opening leg held in Nanyuki Sports Club.
This is the first time the Nation Classic returns to the ever-green Kericho Golf Club course since June 21, 2013. And a field of 132 players made up of players drawn from Kericho, Kisii, Nyanza Golf Club Kisumu, Nandi Bears and Kakamega were listed to battle it out for some fabulous prizes, plus five slots in the Grand Finale to be held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club later in the year.
