100 golfers set for this Friday’s Johnnie Walker Series Finale

Twenty-five teams of four golfers are set to participate in this Friday’s Johnnie Walker golf series grand finale at Karen Country club.

This follows the culmination of the Series’ semi-final round  over the weekend at the Muthaiga Golf Club.

The semi finalists consisted of top three winning teams in 18 legs played across the country.

Like in the previous rounds in the series, the golfers will compete in the tournament’s four-ball stableford format during the Grand Finale where a fully-paid trip to the iconic Gleneagles Golf Course in Scotland will be up for grabs for the winning team.

During thesemi final;s round over the weekend,  Limuru Country Club’s team of Kamau Kuria, Timothy Njehia, Njeri Kihunjuri and Aaron Kinyanjui emerged the winners having scored a remarkable 113 points. They were followed by Muthaiga Golf Club’s team of Dr. Kamau Thugge, Dr. Olive Njagi, Edgar Kalya and Dr. Wycliff Kaisha who scored 105 points.

Finishing in third position was Muthaiga golf club’s  Evans Vitisia, Selest Kilinda, Phil Kinisu, and John Njuguna whose efforts returned 102 points, one ahead of the Nyanza Club’s team of Griffins Owino, Julius Omollo, David Omollo, and Elizabeth Akinyi.

Meanwhile, the team of Raymond Keter, Kibet Too, Joel Chebon, and Ngetich Ignatius representing Kericho Golf Club settled for the fifth position.

In the individual categories, Andrew Ndolo and Olive Njagi claimed the winner spots for the Longest Drive challenge in the men and ladies categories respectively, while Jimmy Kimondo and Esther Chumo were the stars in the nearest to the pin challenge in the men and ladies categories respectively.

Commenting on his team’s win, Limuru Country Club’s Kamau Kuria expressed his delight for qualifying to play at the Grand Finale.

“”We are very delighted for this win and for qualifying to play at the Grand Finale. It has taken great effort from my team to reach this far and I really commend them for that. As we head to Karen for the Grand Finale, it is our hope that we shall replicate our win and grab the chance to visit the Gleneagles as promised by Johnnie Walker.”

On her part, EABL’s Spirits Marketing Manager Josephine Katambo said;

“I congratulate all the winners who have made the cut to play at the Grand Finale next week – you are just one step away from winning a chance to visit the iconic Gleneagles Golf Course in Scotland which I am certain is a dream destination for any golfer. There is no doubt that this year’s Road to Gleneagles has been one of the most exciting and challenging events ever. We saw some incredible golfers show their stuff on the fairways, and there were some very tough competitors out there and tough courses which made this a very special tournament.”