PROFILE
Alice Wahome: Raising golf champions
Alice Wahome with Team Kenya players
A
family that prays together
stays together, so the
good book says. This is a
mantra that the Wahomes have
literally taken a notch higher; they
have created a strong family bond
by taking to the game of golf. A
complete four-ball plus a reserve
player, the family of five is arguably
one of the success stories in Kenya’s
golf circles.
And it has been all bliss over the last
15 years, thanks to the passion and
commitment of Alice Wahome. A
brief introduction to the “five-ball”
will suffice; Mathew (professional),
Andrew (handicap 5), Jeremy
(handicap 7), Martin (Handicap 11)
and Alice (handicap 20).
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“It all started as an idea to kill
boredom. When we took up the
sport after joining Mombasa Golf
Club, we didn’t have any friends in
the golf fraternity. So we decided to
be playing as a family, alongside my
sister and thus stuck together,” said
Mrs Wahome.
With this decision the Wahomes
commenced a journey to stardom.
Within a considerable short
period, Mrs. Wahome’s children
have brought a lot of fame to the
family. All the three sons Jeremy,
Mathew and Andrew have played
for the Kenya national team at
junior level competitions. In fact
Mathew has gone a step further and
turned professional, a feat that Mrs
Wahome never dreamt of!
Said Mrs. Wahome: “We never knew
where this would go. Between me
and my husband, we have spread
out roles evenly. He is a better player
so he concentrates on pushing the
boys on the coaching side while
I focus more time on ensuring
they participate in national and
international events.”
Golf has been a natural fit for the
boys. Ironically, though the boys
do not have a coach they have
performed extremely well becoming
a household name in Mombasa and
beyond. This, Mrs. Wahome credits
to a strict routine and discipline. “It
is fortunate that we live just around
Nyali Golf Club so the boys just
walk to the club. Since my kids have
always gone to day schools they