KGU
me. Competing against South Africa’s
top amateur is an opportunity that I
always relish,” says Njoroge.
While calling for patience, Mr.
Murage is confident that the path
chosen by KGU in molding the Team
will see Kenya challenge South
Africa soon. He notes that South
Africa adopted a similar approach
Samuel Njoroge
stick to our decision to field teams
made up of junior players. Honestly
am so happy with the exposure our
players gained at the event.”
Inexperience aside, Mr. Murage
singled out the tough playing
conditions as the team’s main
undoing. “I have never seen such
a difficult course. It was extremely
difficult owing to its length and
undulations, conditions that we are
not used to in Kenya. The situation
was worsened by strong winds
making it a proper Links course!” Mr.
Murage commented.
He was full of praise for Team
Kenya Captain Samuel Njoroge who
finished tied for fifth on four over par
292. And for his exploits, Njoroge
earned an invitation from South
Africa to compete in amateur events.
“It was a very good experience for
20
40 years ago a move that has seen
them dominate the scene for the last
30 years. Said Mr. Murage: “South
Africa has invested a lot of time
and resources in their junior ranks. I
guarantee you that the next cohort
of South Africa pro golfers which will
be drawn from the pool we played
against in Mauritius will easily break
into the world top 50 ranking.”
Kenya 230 229 229 228 916 +52
SAMUEL NJOROGE 73 71 76 72 292 +4
MUTAHI KIBUGU 76 80 77 78 311 +23
SIMON NJOGU 83 78 76 79 316 +28
ZUBAIR KHAN 81 83 78 78 320 +32
No. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Par
1st JAYDEN
SCHAPER South Africa 73 69 69 64 275 -13
2nd KYLE DE BEER South
Africa 75 67 69 71 282 -6
2nd MARTIN
VORSTER South Africa 73 70 67 72 282 -6
4th FLORENT
TOULET Mauritius 77 72 71 69 289 +1
5th SAMUEL
NJOROGE Kenya 73 71 76 72 292 +4
5th OTHMAN
RAOUZI Morocco 74 71 74 73 292 +4
7th JORDAN
DUMINY South Africa 78 73 72 70 293 +5
8th PIERRE
PELLEGRIN Mauritius 83 71 73 69 296 +8
8th LOIC
HEURTIN Reunion 73 77 71 75 296 +8
10th JOSEPH
CWINYAAI Uganda 75 76 70 76 297 +9
25th MUTAHI
KIBUGU Kenya 76 80 77 78 311 +23
32nd SIMON
NJOGU Kenya 83 78 76 79 316 +28
38th ZUBAIR AHMED
KHAN Kenya 81 83 78 78 320 +32