This archive report was first published on 16 October 2019.
On Wednesday, Tony Omuli clinched his maiden victory in the third leg of the 2019/2020 Safari Tour golf series at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club course.
Omuli outlasted home pro Erick Ooko in a play-off, winning on the 18th hole after Ooko missed the green on regulation and chipped onto the green but missed the par.
During the regulation play, Omuli dropped two shots at the seventh and ninth holes, but birdied the 15th hole at the back nine to level the course. Ooko bogeyed four holes at the first nine and two at the back nine.
"I am so excited at winning my first tournament since I turned professional. It has been a long struggle though after making cut in the first leg at Nyali and in the Uganda Open, I knew victory was on the way," Omuli said.
Omuli took home Sh105,000, while Ooko won Sh70,000. A total of 21 players out of an early entry of 46 players made the second round cut in the event sponsored by Magical Kenya and Absa Group.
