WINNING SWING: Nduva floors 140 golfers to lift CIC trophy at Nyali golf tournament

SPORTS-GOLF-STANDARD 2015 COUNTY CLASSIC-NYALI;daniel Nduva makes a swing at the par 71 Nyali golf and Country Club Course in Mombasa County on Saturday,018th July,2015. This was during the 2015 Standard County classic golf tournament in which he was the best junior on 33 points.PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD

Former national golfer Daniel Nduva carded a sterling one over par 72 gross to win the 2016 CIC Group golf tournament at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club in Mombasa.

It was not all smooth sailing for the player, who is handicapped 01. Nduva started off on a poor note, playing back-to-back bogey shots in the first two holes.

But as play progressed, he improved his game to sink four birdies on the par five-fifth, the par four-eighth, the par five-11th and the par four-13th holes. He then added more points by playing level pars on nine holes and bogeyed in the 18 holes in both nines. And with that, victory came his way, much to his delight.

“I played well because the course was outstanding and I must say thanks to the green keeper for a job well-done,” said Nduva.

Club mate Rohit Devani, playing off handicap 16, was the men’s winner on a two-way count back score of 39 points , same as handicap 12 Mohamed Khaku, in second place. Handicap 19 Jatin Malde, who is in the same club as Khaku, finished third.

Nyali’s Truphena Oyaro, playing off handicap 25, posted 40 points to win the Ladies’ title. She enjoyed a one-point advantage over club mate handicap 34 Pauline Gichara, who was second.

Alyssa Jamal also from Nyali and playing off handicap 30, was the best junior on 33 points, while handicap 23 John Riley, on 34 points, was the best Senior. Royal’s Joseph Kamiri, playing off handicap 27, claimed the Staff prize on 33 points.

CIC group sponsored the one-day tournament that attracted 140 golfers from the home club, Leisure, Mombasa, Vipingo, Malindi, staff and guests of the sponsors, who had valid handicaps.

Group’s Managing Director Life Ezekiel Owuor thanked the golfers for turning up in large numbers and promised to sponsor the same event next year.

At Vet Lab, handicap 19 Joseph Mwenda won the KenGen sponsored tournament on a count back score of 41 points.