Jebichii headlines Safaricom Kericho Golf Tour on Saturday

Lydia Jebchii follows the progress of her shot during the Safaricom Golf Series tour fourth leg at at Nyanza Golf Club in Kisumu. [Washington Onyango,Standard]

Nandi based Lydia Jebichii will headline the ninth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour which tees off on Saturday at the Kericho Golf Club as the Rift region hosts the competition for a second time following a successful tournament at the Eldoret Golf Club back in April.

Jebichii won the fourth leg of the tour played at Nyanza Golf Club in March after fending off the challenge from G. Owino, B.V Patel and B. Patel, holing a birdie on the sixth, ninth and eighteenth holes and par on the rest of the holes to emerge the champion.