Muthaiga hosts NCBA grand finale
Winners from the preliminary rounds of the 2022 NCBA Golf Series will take to the course in the tournament’s Grand Finale at the Muthaiga Golf Club today.
Preparations for the ultimate showdown at the par-71 championship course were in top gear yesterday with final touches being put into place ahead of the tournament which tees off this morning at 7am.
The event will be the 16th on the 2022 NCBA Golf Series Calendar, where a strong field of 70 players who qualified to play through the 14 seniors’ events in the Series are expected to battle it out for the ultimate honor of being crowned the overall Series champion.
The playing field comprises five top finishers – Division One, Division Two, Division Three, Junior, and Ladies’ categories winners - from each of the 14 amateur events.
The golfers will compete for the Series’ ultimate prize – a fully-paid trip to the Fancourt Golf Course in South Africa.
NCBA Group has planned an elegant gala event at the end of the competition to award and celebrate the winners.
Speaking ahead of the Grand Finale, NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora said he expects the grand finale to live up to the expectations.
“We are really excited about our Grand Finale this Friday which will be a culmination of what has been a very exciting golf series. Going by the success of last year’s series, we expected this year’s edition to be even better and we are glad that it has lived up to that expectation. The competition from the qualifying rounds has been stiff with golfers taking up the opportunity to showcase their golfing prowess and there has been a general improvement from last year’s performances,” said Gachora.
He added: “This year, we sought to take the tempo a bit higher and we did that by including a trip to the famed Fancourt Golf Course in South Africa as the ultimate prize for the winner. This means that the stakes are high for the Finale, and we, therefore, expect that the level of competition will similarly be high. We look forward to an exciting and entertaining competition as we crown the ultimate winner.”
The Series, which teed off in February this year at the Railways Golf Club, has seen the participation of over 2,400 golfers taking part across 16 participating golf clubs around the country.
Apart from the amateur tournaments, the 2022 NCBA Golf Series has also featured two junior tournaments with the first event having been held in Serena, Uganda, and the Karen Country Club. The third junior competition under the series will be held on December 15 and 16 at Limuru Golf and Country Club.
