This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
On Tuesday, Njuguna Ngugi, a home pro, made a significant move in the first leg of the 2019/2020 Safari Tour at the Nyali Golf and Country Club course. He shot a solid round of five under par 66, moving him to the top of the leaderboard.
Ngugi's impressive performance was marked by five birdies and 13 pars. His last victory at Nyali was during last year's Mombasa County Governor's Cup.
According to Ngugi, he decided to play hole by hole, which worked well for him. He attributed his success to a good take-off from the tee and solid approach shots.
Ngugi's round included a birdie on the first hole at the front nine and pars on the rest. However, it was at the back nine where he really got into his stride, making birdies on the 10th, 11th, 13th, and 17th for a low 31 at the back nine.
The final round is set for 8am on Wednesday, with the prize giving to take place at 3pm.
As of Tuesday, the leaderboard stood as follows:
- 212 - Njuguna Ngugi (77, 69, 66)
- 214 - Greg Snow (74, 72, 68)
- 216 - Dennis Saikwa (72, 72, 72)
- 217 - David Wakhu (75, 69, 73)
- 217 - Alfred Nandwa (71, 73, 73)
- 220 - Daniel Nduva (A) (72, 80, 68)
- 220 - Erick Ooko (75, 75, 70)
- 221 - Simon Ngige (74, 77, 70)
- 221 - Kopan Timbe (76, 74, 71)
