GOLF: Windsor gives pros last shots at Kenya Open slot

Top eight qualifiers to the Kenya Open Golf Championship will be decided at the final Safari Tour event set for Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club on 16th - 20th February.

According the Patrick Obath, the Kenya Open tournament director, the Safari Tour is the ranking route for qualification into the Kenya Open.

“Since August 2018, we have staged five Safari Tour events and at each of these legs the golf professionals have been awarded points based on their performance; the better the performance the more points gained,” Obath said.

“The top eight participants from the Safari Tour will be announced at the end of the the sixth leg at Windsor and these eight professional golfers will be awarded a slot into the Kenya Open Golf Championship 2019.”

Muthaiga’s Greg Snow leads the Safari Tour ranking with 95.5 points following his fourth place at Nyali, victories at Vet Lab Sports Club, Limuru Country Club, Thika Greens and Muthaiga Golf Club.

Mumias based Dismas Indiza lie second with 92 points. He finished second in Nyali, lost to Snow in a playoff at Vet Lab, he was third in Limuru, second at Thika Greens and second in Muthaiga.

Golf Park’s David Wakhu stands third with 61.5 points; he won the first Safari Tour event at Nyali but has been inconsistent, failing to score a single point in Thika Greens. Jacob Okello lies a joint ninth with 42.5 points.