This archive report was first published on 25 November 2019.
Published on November 25, 2019, by Larry Ngala.
Thika Sports Club's Simon Ngige took the lead in the Safari Tour sixth leg after firing a one-under-par 70 in the second round at the Great Rift Valley Golf Resort in Naivasha.
Ngige dropped a shot at the fourth hole but managed to birdie the sixth, ninth, 11th, and 14th holes. He picked his second bogey at the 15th and at the 18th, finishing with a total of level par 142.
Ngige led Nigeria's Andrew Odoh and Sigona's John Wangai by one shot. Odoh bogeyed the fourth and 15th holes but made two birdies at the back nine for a level par 71 and a two-round total of 143.
Wangai birdied the third, fourth, seventh, and 17th holes but made two double bogeys at the 14th and 16th, and two single bogeys at the 10th and 11th, finishing with a total of one over par 72.
Three other players tied for fourth place on 145, with Alfred Nandwa of Kenya Railway Golf Club leading the group after firing a one-under-par 70.
The 24 players who made the second-round cut included two amateurs, Simon Njogu of the Great Rift Valley Resort and Nyali Golf and Country Club's Daniel Nduva.
Tuesday's third round is set for 9am, with the leading group of John Wangai, Andrew Odoh, and Simon Ngige scheduled to tee off at 10:10am.
