This archive report was first published on 23 November 2019.
On November 23, 2019, Barclays Kenya Marketing and Corporate Relations Director Caroline Ndungu announced a Sh5.2 million sponsorship for nine Kenyan professional golfers participating in the Safari Tour golf series.
The sponsorship, which will cover the costs of participating in the remaining six legs of the Safari tour series for eight of the top ten pro golfers, as well as the youngest pro in the competition, aims to enable the players to successfully prepare for the Magical Kenya Open scheduled for March 2020.
Among the benefitting pros include Simon Ngige, the top-ranked local during the Kenya Open in March, Professional Golfers of Kenya captain C.J Wangai, Eric Ooko, Riz Charania, Kopan Timbe, David Wakhu, Jastas Madoya, Mohit Mediratta, and the youngest pro-Mathew Wahome.
As part of the sponsorship, Absa announced that it would reward the top five Kenyan pros who make it to the Magical Kenya Open 2020 with a sponsorship of Sh250, 000 each. Additionally, any Absa-sponsored Kenyan golfers who make it to the top 20 after the first two rounds in the 2020 MKO will receive an additional reward Sh500, 000, while those who make it to the top ten after the final round of the tournament will receive a further token of Kes1 million each.
Ms. Ndungu said, “As a brand, we believe in connecting people’s dreams to the resources they need to achieve their aspirations, which is in line with our brand purpose of bringing possibilities to life. Given our long-standing association with the game of golf in this country, we fully recognise the need to support our pros to better prepare for the Open.”
