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Kenya Airforce tourney produces Lt Col Mulwa for Safaricom Golf Tour Grand Finale

Lt Col Michael Mulwa of the Kenya Airforce, Eastleigh Airbase, produced a stellar performance to clinch the 12th leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour in a colourful event held at the Kenya Airforce Golf Club.

Playing off handicap 27, Col Mulwa carded 18 points in the front nine before returning 25 points in the back nine courtesy of a birdie at hole 17 enabling him to beat a field of 127 participants to claim the overall title of the tournament.

“This is my first time participating in such a big tournament. Today’s win is a great honour and a proud moment in my golfing career since I started playing golf one year ago. The challenging places were the red soils and the greens, but I am glad I managed to get good scores. The win has given me much confidence, and I now need to start training regularly as I prepare to face other winners in the finals,” said Col Mulwa

The victory at the Kenya Airforce leg earned Col Mulwa a slot to represent the Kenya Airforce in the series’ grand finale to be held in Vipingo early next month.

The corporate tournament also ran alongside the Golf Outreach dubbed ‘Golf Mtaani’ held at MCEDO Beijing Grounds in Mathare Constituency, with over 100 young people getting an opportunity to learn basic skills about golf from professional trainers.

In Sunday’s Junior tournament, Windsor’s Kanana Muthomi and Kiambu’s Peter Waiharu were named the overall winners of the twelfth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament held at the same facility.

Twelve-year-old Muthomi carded 41 points to claim the best Girl title for the second time after also taking the top prize in the category during the fifth leg of the tour in Machakos. Peter Waihura won the boy’s title after falling short last weekend in Nakuru.

“I feel proud to emerge the winner of the juniors’ tournament. This is my second time participating in the tournament after the first one in Nakuru last week. I failed to clinch the top position in Nakuru, but I am now glad that my hard work and training has earned me a sweet victory. I thank Safaricom for such an excellent programme, giving young people like me an opportunity to showcase our talents. I also thank my brother, who introduced me to golf four years ago”, Said Waiharu.

Sunday’s tournament witnessed 85 juniors participate in the event, with 60 juniors showing up for the golf clinic, which was part of the day’s activities.

With only two legs remaining before the grand finale on 6th August in Vipingo, the tour has so far attracted close to 6,000 golfers who have taken part in the various tournaments, junior clinics and outreach programmes.

The next leg of the tour is scheduled for 23rd July at Vet Lab Golf Club.