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Victory at last for Nsubuga on Kenyan soil
Uganda’s Godfrey Nsubuga follows the flight of his shot from the 10th tee during the 2023 Kabete Open at Vet Lab Sports Club course on September 15, 2023.
Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Nsubuga who has tried several times to register victory in Kenya without much success before, fired three over par 75 in the closing round, for a total of three over 219 to clinch the Teafields trophy
- It was however a slow start for Nsubuga as he picked up four bogeys in the opening nine to carry with him a four over score to the back nine where he birdied the 10th then parred all the way to the 18th hole
- Finishing a distant third on 11 over par 227 after a closing round of 74, was Vet Lab Sports Club’s Ebill Omollo while Nandi’s Nelson Koech finished in fourth place on 13 over par229, three shots better than his clubmate Elly Barno
Uganda’s leading amateur golfer Godfrey Nsubuga beat Kenya Railway Golf Club’s John Lejirmah by two shots at the par 72 Kericho Golf Club course on Sunday, to take the trophy back to Uganda.
Nsubuga who has tried several times to register victory in Kenya without much success before, fired three over par 75 in the closing round, for a total of three over 219 to clinch the Teafields trophy which was won last year by another Uganda Michael Alunga currently in the USA.
