Standard County Golf Classic: 120 players sharpening claws for Eldoret edition

The 2025 Eldoret edition of the Standard County Golf Classic is set for this Saturday at the scenic par 71 Eldoret Club, Uasin Gishu County.

Already, 120 players from the hosting course and the neighbouring clubs, Nandi Bears, Kakamega, and Kitale, are sharpening their skills for the high-profile golf showpiece with very exciting prizes.

Partners onboard to support the showdown themed 'On the green course, for the green cause. Tee off action against climate change and make the day count, including mobile services providers Safaricom, Eka Hotel, Eldoret Club and Stabex International.

Ahead of the cuthroat duel on the lush, green course at the weekend, players, especially those visiting the club, have been told to be wary of the meandering river crisscrossing holes 1,3,4 and 5.

"The river sometimes makes new players panic, ending up losing the balls in the process. We advise the participants to perfect their swings and chips to help them manoeuvre the balls over the water barriers," club captain Luka Kiptai Cheserek explained.

"We have brought an excavator that has cleared all the debris in the river, the water is now moving nicely without overflowing on the course, we have also 'refurbished' hole number 3 which is now well trimmed with very pleasant fairways," the skipper stated.

Cheserek said the course is in perfect shape, and this will excite the players, and the greens are holding.

"The climate here is very conducive; the visitors should expect fair weather that should help them bring out their 'A' game," Cheserek underlined.

According to the captain, the Standard County Golf Classic is expected to give Eldoret town an economic boost, going by the number of high-profile visitors expected to descend in the Uasin Gishu County for the ultimate golf challenge.

"There will be high spending power this week, with hotels, taxis, boda boda, entertainment joints and the whole of that ecosystem expected to gain in the process," Cheserek stated.

"Eldoret now is a city and there is a lot of patronage around. We have so many sizzling joints where the visitors can have fun and get entertained," he added.

Cheserek noted that plans are underway to expand their par-71 nine-hole Eldoret Club to an 18-hole course, and this will be extended in stages.

He also noted that 120 new members have so far joined the club after the renovation of their clubhouse, which was gutted by fire.

"We currently have a beautiful clubhouse, one of the best in the country. It has given us new members and we will be using the proceeds to extend the course, in stages, up to 18 hole," Cheserek explained.