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KOGL, Barclays Bank lift Magical Kenya Open tourney

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Some of the world’s finest golfers led by Europe’s former Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn, past winners Sebastian Soderberg and Haydn Porteous will descend on Nairobi starting Wednesday for the Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa Group at Karen Country Club.

With the elevation of the Championship to the main European Tour, the tournament is expected to experience a significantly higher quality of play, especially with the doubling of the prize money from 500 Euros to 1.1 million Euros (Sh111,979,038).

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