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Muthaiga Golf Club's Mutahi Kibugu withdraws from Magical Kenya Open showdown

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From Left; Local Pro Golfers Dismas Indiza, Samuel Njoroge, Robson Chonoi, Jacob Okello, Riz Charania, Matthew Omondi and Greg Snow pose for a photo at Uhuru Park on March 03, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

A Kenyan golfer will not participate in the much-awaited Magical Kenya Open showdown set to kick-off on Thursday at the Karen Golf and Country Club.

Muthaiga Golf Club's Mutahi Kibugu, one of the six amateurs who was to play at this year's Kenya Open has withdrawn from the tournament after his caddy tested positive for COVID-19.

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