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Unstoppable Karanga sets new course record at Kiambu

Michael Karanga follows the progress of his shot during the Kilifi County Governor’s Gideon Mung’aro’s Pro-Am Cup golf tournament at the par 70 Malindi Golf and Country Club on October 7, 2023.

Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The Plus-Four handicap Karanga who was among a field of 151 golfers who participated in the Captain’s (Mike Nyangi) prize golf tournament, played a bogey-free 10 under par 62 gross, to take the overall title in the event
  • Enroute to his brilliant score on Saturday, Karanga birdied the second, fifth and a two-club on the par four-seventh, while at the back nine, he birdied the 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 17th and at the 18th where he sank a 25-feet birdie to wind up an impressive round
  • Club Chairman Philip Ondieki took the men’s first prize with a score of 39 points, two better than Steve Kiaro and William Muguima

Kenya’s leading amateur golfer Michael Karanga set a new course record, to clinch the Captain’s Prize at Kiambu Golf Club course on Saturday.

The Plus-Four handicap Karanga who was among a field of 151 golfers who participated in the Captain’s (Mike Nyangi) prize golf tournament, played a bogey-free 10 under par 62 gross, to take the overall title in the event which was the climax of a week-long golf activities to celebrate one of the best club captains the club has ever had for a long time.