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Blow to golfers as Kenya Open postponed

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A worker cut grass on the Karen Country golf Club on March 03, 2020 ahead of Magical Kenya Open Golf tournament scheduled for March 12–15, 2020. Photo[Stafford Ondego, Standard]

There was mixed reactions in the golfing fraternity yesterday following the news that next week’s Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship has been postponed over the coronavirus (COVID-19) fears.

“The Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) has received the Government of Kenya’s decision to postpone all conferences and meetings of an international nature in Kenya for the next 30 days,” read a statement from KOGL to newsrooms.

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