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Family affair at Safaricom’s Nyali Golf Tour

The home-based Nyali Junior golfers, Alyssa Jamal and Aydan Jamal emerged the overall winners of the Nyali’s Safaricom Juniors tournament held on Sunday 22nd May at the par 71 NyaliCountry Club.

The Jamal siblings, both students at Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, posted a stunning gross of 83 and 93 points in an eighteen-hole tournament to claim the best girl and boy titles, respectively, during the juniors’ tournament that drew 63 junior participants from all the six counties of the Coast including Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Tana River and Taita Taveta.

“I want to thank Safaricom and Junior Golf Foundation for organizing this junior event here in Mombasa. I also thank my brother for winning alongside me in today’s tournament. It is fantastic for the two of us and our parents. My first nine was a little bit tough, I scored nine over, but my second nine was good with two over, “said Alyssa Jamal

The Nyali tour not only revealed the hidden golfing talent in Jamal’s family but also in Kaur’s family after Rasmeet Kaur claimed the 15 years and above Girls’ category title ahead of her sister Harsimran Kaur with 87 and 93 points respectively.

Elsewhere, in Saturday’s senior tournament, Nyali’s home-based golfer Kailesh Chauhan was been named the overall winner of the eighth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour held at same facility.

Chauhan capitalised on his home course advantage to post 44 Stableford points to claim the top honors in the competition, beating his closest challengers John Stokes and Mary Kadu who all garnered 40 points to come second, also claiming the Men and Ladies winners’ categories respectively.

“First I wish to thank Safaricom for such a wonderfully organised event. I have been practicing for this tournament since last week and this also being my home club, means I understand the course inside-out. I played a great game; had great swings and I am happy to have emerged the winner of this leg of the Tour despite the strong challenge from my opponents.” said Chauhan.

Chauhan carded 24 points in the front nine and 20 points in the back nine courtesy of seven pars and double bogies to beat a field of 246 participants

He becomes the eighth overall winner to book a slot in the finals to be held at Vipingo in August. He joins the 70 years old Don Riaroh of Karen, Alice Awiti, former caddie Cyprian Bundi, junior Golfer Leo Gitonga, Zain Manji, Lydia Jebichii, and Simon Kimatu, the winners of the other 7 legs.