Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship From 14th to 17 March 2019
Entries to the Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship, a European Tour event, closed a week ago with 144 players now registered to participate in the event to be held at the Karen Country Club from the 14th to 17th March, 2019.
The listed players include six of Kenya’s best elite amateur golfers – Samuel Njoroge, Edwin Mudanyi, Daniel Nduva, Mike Kisia, Bradley Mogire and Kibugu Mutahi; 12 Kenyan Pros – Greg Snow, Dismas Indiza, Rizwan Charania, David Wakhu, CJ Wangai, Simon Ngige, Tony Omuli, Nelson Simwa, David Opati, Justus Madoya, Erick Ooko and Jacob Okello and one Ugandan Pro – Philip Kasozi.
Among international notable players include Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, the immediate former Ryder Cup Captain for Team Europe, South Africa’s Haydn Porteous – winner of the 2015 Kenya Open, Swede Sebastian Soderberg – winner of the 2016 Kenya Open and Italy’s Lorenzo Gagli – winner of the 2018 Kenya Open. India’s Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar will also be in town as will German Marcel Siem.
With just under two weeks to the staging of the Magical Kenya Open, and with the full field now announced, the Kenya Pros have a good idea of the task ahead of them. The standards of the European Tour players far exceeds those of the European Challenge Tour players, however, the Kenyans will be playing at home under local conditions. And with the Safari Tour season now concluded, the local pros will have some time off to put in last minute practice and rest before the event.
Tickets to the Magical Kenya Open are selling at Sh1,000 for a daily event and Sh3,000 for the season
