Local professionals will be jostling this week to make the cut for Magical Kenya Open Golf set for Karen Golf and Country Club on March 12-15.
Among them will be Eldoret’s Boniface Simwa, who has tipped Kenyan players for a top-10 finish in the European Tour event.
Simwa believes the just concluded Safari Golf Tour Series has prepared them well to meet challenges at the annual event.
“I’m working hard. I believe the amount of work I have put in will earn me a slot at the Open,” Simwa told Standard Sports.
“I want to stage a different show away from the 2018 edition where I missed the cut at the Open by a whisker on day two.”
He says the expanded legs of Safari Tour Series gave them a chance to compete against top rivals in East Africa, with Mumias golfer Dismas Indiza and Justus Madoya bagging the Ugandan circuits just to show Kenya’s dominance in the region.
“Playing in Kampala and Entebbe opened our eyes, we got that international feeling which has prepared us for Kenya Open,” he said.
Simwa reiterates that the local professionals have also been motivated by the increased prize money which will make Kenya Open more lucrative.
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