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Simon Ngige takes lead in first round of Safari series

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Simon Ngige in Safari Tour Golf series action at Limuru Country Golf Club, on October 7, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

A birdie finish at the par three-18th hole saw Thika Sports Club’s Simon Ngige grab a one shot lead in the opening round of the Safari Tour golf series seventh leg at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course on Sunday.

Ngige, who is seeking his first victory in the 2021 series, had picked up three successive birdies from the sixth to the eighth hole, though he closed the front nine with a bogey.

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