Kevin Anyien shines at NCBA Great Rift Valley Championship
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Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 16.02.26. | 21:05
VetLab played host to the US Kids Local Tour where competition was intense
Kevin Anyien rallied from behind on the final day, producing a composed and clinical performance to win the third NCBA Great Rift Valley Championship on Sunday 15 February.
This was the third leg of the 2026 Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) Series at the Great Rift Valley Resort, and the victory saw Anyien move to fifth on the KAGC Order of Merit standings with 110 points.
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The Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club golfer carded rounds of 75, 76, and a superb closing 69 to seal victory on a total of seven over par 220.
His clubmate, Kamoza Longwe, finished second on 10-over par 223 after rounds of 78, 74, and 71, while home player Kevin Barasa secured third place at 12 over par 225.
Wasim Ali of Vet Lab Sports Club placed fourth on 226 (+13), with Isaac Makokha and Stephen Gichari sharing fifth at 227 (+14).
Meanwhile, youngster Junaid Manji maintains his lead atop with 280 points, followed by Rafael Leming’ani with 186 points. Elvis Muigua is third with 120 points, with Jacques Byiringiro fourth (112.50) after three legs in the series.
Elsewhere, while the country’s top amateurs were battling it out in Naivasha, the next generation locked horns at the NCBA US Kids Golf Local Tour event held on Sunday, 15 February at Vet Lab Sports Club.
Victor Haland claimed top honours in the Boys 6 & Under division with a score of 44 (+8), while Aryan Patel won the Boys 8 category at 42 (+6). In the Boys 9 division, James Tino impressed with a two-over-par 38, and Mohamed Mtsumi delivered one of the day’s sharpest rounds in the Boys 10 class, finishing at +1 (37).
In the older boys’ divisions, Paren Reel (Boys 11) and Shuhan Peng (Boys 13–14) both posted strong rounds of +2 and +3, respectively, over 18 holes, while Savir Shah topped the Boys 15–18 category with an 82 (+10).
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The girls’ field was equally competitive. Sanayah Sultan led the Girls 8 & Under division with 46 (+10), Avanti Bongu won the Girls 9–10 category at 43 (+7), and Aria Dodhia produced one of the most impressive performances of the day with a +1 (73) in the Girls 11–12 division. Siqian Yu rounded out the winners in the Girls 13–14 class with 81 (+9).