Indiza Bags Fifth Leg Of KCB Road To Masters Series At Royal
14th June 2019
The Mumias hard hitter fired two under par 69 for a gross total of two under par 214 after three rounds in the championships
- Indiza dropped a shot after he three putted the par four first hole. He then made birdies on holes two and four for a score of 35 on the first nine
- This was Indiza’s first win in four months and the victory has made him to believe that his touch is returning in time for the KCB Karen Masters tournament slated for Karen Golf and Country Club on June 27 to 30
- Some like Nyali and Sigona have resorted to lucky dip to pick the wildcard slot while others prefer to hand the slot to the junior players
NAIROBI, Kenya- Mumias golfer Dismas Indiza is the winner of the fifth and final leg of KCB Road To The Masters series that concluded at par 72 Royal Nairobi Golf Club on Friday.
Indiza fired two under par 69 for a gross total of two under par 214 after three rounds in the event.
“ The greens were very fast today but we soldiered on. The last two days have been good to me despite the tough conditions and I’m glad I have had my first Road To The Masters win since the series started.The roughs were also really thick,” he underlined.
Indiza dropped a shot after he three-putted the par four first hole. He then made birdies on holes two and four for a score of 35 on the first nine.
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His back nine was bogey free also with two birdies in the 10th and 14th for a 34.
This was Indiza’s first win in four months and the victory has made him to believe that his touch is returning in time for the KCB Karen Masters tournament slated for Karen Golf and Country Club on June 27 to 30.
Professional Golfers of Kenya captain C.J Wangai and Greg Snow tied for second on two over par 218.
Snow carded the day’s second best score of two under par 70 with Wangai playing a closing round of levels of 72.
In fourth position was Great Rift’s Justus Madoya on three over par 219. Madoya posted the day’s third best score of a one under.
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The circuit has been to Sigona Golf Club, Nakuru Golf Club, Nyali Golf and Country Club,Thika Sports Club-and now Royal Nairobi.
The pros started their campaign in the second round after the opening round at Sigona coincided with the Safari Tour Golf Series.
A total of 24 amateur golfers have so far qualified for the Karen Masters Pro-Am with the last six set to be determined this Saturday.
The most exciting bit of the amateur competition in the series has been the wildcard which has since been determined by the host clubs .
Some like Nyali and Sigona have resorted to lucky dip to pick the slot. Others prefer to hand the entry to the juniors.
It will be interesting to see who takes the fifth wildcard at Royal Nairobi this weekend where prize giving is set for Saturday.
Final Results-KCB Road To Karen Masters
1. Dismas Indiza 214 (-2)
T2. CJ Wangai 218 (+2)
T2. Greg Snow 218 (+2)
4. Justus Madoya 219 (+3)
5. Edwin Mudanyi 221(+5)
T6. Njuguna Ngugi 223 (+7)
T6 David Wakhu 223 (+7)
T8. Nelson Mudanyi 225(+9)
T8. JW Karanja 225(+9)
T8. Alfred Nandwa 225(+9)
11. Simon Ngige 226 (+10)