Local and regional professional golfers get free balls

Kenya's professional golfer Jacob Okello prepares to tee off at the Karen Country Club [Courtesy]
Local and regional professional golfers who qualified to play at this year’s Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship Presented by Absa through the 2018/19 Safari Tour Golf Serie have today gotten free Titleist golf balls courtesy of Kibo Sports Limited; an official distributor of Titleist products in Kenya.
 
All 15 professional golfers who qualified through the process, who include 14 Kenyans and 1 Ugandan, will receive a dozen Titleist golf balls (worth KShs 12,000 each) and a Titleist cap to wear during the tournament.
 
Speaking while making the announcement, Sunny Thethy, Kibo Sports Managing Director, said that the move is geared towards helping the local players in their quest for success at the 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship.
 
Kenya's professional golfer Greg Snow tees off at the 2019 Magical Kenya Open at Karen Country Club [Courtesy]
“We are delighted to be supporting our Pros at this year’s tournament through this gesture. Our objective is to help them excel at the tournament and wish them well,” he said.
 
Commenting on the same, Professional Golfers of Kenya Captian, C.J. Wangai said:
 
“We thank Kibo sports for the generous support. This gives us a big boost as we go into the 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship.”
 
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