Handicap 10Karuma shook off spirited competition from his namesake David Mwangi who however carded 39 points to claim the runner-up position in the category

David Karuma, one of the leading golfers at Thika Sports Club carded a round of 41 points to top the leader board in the Division One during the Thika leg of the NCBA Bank 2022 Golf Series at the weekend.

Handicap 10Karuma shook off spirited competition from his namesake David Mwangi who however carded 39 points to claim the runner-up position in the category.

The Third Division was dominated by lady golfers as Elizabeth Mocheche, playing off handicap 42, was crowned the champion having carded a round of 44 points. She beat handicap BibianaKariuki who had posted 35 points.

In the Division Two category, handicap 25 Andrew Karanja’s 41 points were enough to earn him the title though winning by a point from Kalpesh Shah.

Meanwhile, Linda Kinyua carded 21 and 17 points in the first and second nine for a total of 38 points to emerge the winner among the ladies.

At the same time, Maanav Shah posted an impressive 35 points to claim bragging rights among the juniors.

In the Nines challenge, Joseph Kanyi and Veronica Wanjiku were the stars in the first and second nine respectively, having carded 25 and 22 points respectively.

In other results, Anthony Mwaura and Ann Kanyori won the Longest Drive challenge in the men and women categories respectively.

Speaking during the tournament, NCBA Group Director – Retail Banking, TirusMwithiga said, “As the tournament hits the homestretch, we can look back with pride on what has been achieved thus far and look forward with anticipation to what lies ahead. This is only the beginning of our journey in this sport and we have every intention of being at it for years to come.”

“This being the final qualifying tournament under the Series, it has been nothing but a great journey so far. We are grateful for the tremendous support that we have received from the golfing community across the country which has been instrumental in the success that we have had in the Series. We look forward to seeing all the amazing golfers as they compete at the Grand Finale as we bring the series to a close,” he added.

The event was the 17th tournament in the Series and featured a massive 263 golfers at the evergreen par 72 golf course.

The tournament’s Division One, Division Two, Division Three, Junior, and Ladies’ categories winners now join the list of golfers who have qualified to play at the series’ Grand Finale set for December 9 at Muthaiga Golf Club where they get to play to win a fully sponsored trip to Fan Court Golf Estate in South Africa.