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Ruiru, Kakamega host ladies tournaments

Rosemary Obara of Nyanza Golf Club putts during the Nation Golf Classic at Eldoret Golf Club on September 14, 2013.


Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • At the nine-hole Kakamega Sports Club course which was the venue of the Eliud Siganga and the Gang tournament last weekend, Lady Captain Dr Irene Ashioya will be hosting the Lady Captain’s Invitation tournament
  • At the par 72 Ruiru Sports Club course, the Ladies Stableford No 2 being sponsored by friends of the Lady Captain Edith Ngugi will be contested by a field of 220 players
  • Though the stableford scoring system appear to favour the middle and high handicappers, the low handicap players like Frank Munyua and Chris Andrea are expected to give it their best as well

It will be the ladies turn at both Kakamega and Ruiru Sports Clubs this weekend as action in the local golf scene continues pending the total resumption of national and international golf and other sporting activities in the country.

At the nine-hole Kakamega Sports Club course which was the venue of the Eliud Siganga and the Gang tournament last weekend, Lady Captain Dr Irene Ashioya will be hosting the Lady Captain’s Invitation tournament being sponsored by friends of the Lady Captain. The tournament which starts with the ladies stableford in the morning where men have also been invited. This will be followed by the Mixed Foursomes in the afternoon where the ladies will again be joined by the men, an event that has attracted a field of 53 players drawn from Kakamega, Nyanza Golf Club Kisumu, Nandi Bears and Kisii Sports Club.