Locals continue dominance as Safari Tour's Great Rift leg enters money bracket

Golf Park’s David Wakhu shot one under par 70 in the second round of the Great Rift leg of the 2021 Safari Tour series for a combined two rounds' score of three under-par 139 at the par 71 Great Rift Valley Golf Resort course on Monday 11 October 2021. 

A steady day of golf, despite the strong wind that denied the players some low scores as was the case in the opening round where eight players shot under par scores, saw Wakhu tied top with round one leader Greg Snow who shot two over-par 73 on the second round. 

"I have been overworking myself in the gym thus giving myself fatigue, but I will try and make more birdies in the remaining two rounds and see if I can improve on my scores. I plan to go easy on the course all the same. My putting saved the day as the course was not easy. The wind was very challenging," said Wakhu.

The Golf Park player started off with a birdie at the first hole, dropped a shot at the fourth and sixth but birdied the 12th and 14th to eventually catch up with Muthaiga’s Snow who bogeyed eight holes against five birdies for the day’s two over par 73 and a two rounds total of 139.

Wakhu’s one under par was the only under score for the day, with a level par 71 by Jacob Okello and Nelson Mudanyi who both missed cut and Rwanda’s Aloys Nsabimana being the second best.

Meanwhile, hard-hitting Dismas Indiza shot one over-par 72 to move to third place on 141. He dropped five shots but his day was saved by two birdies and an eagle three as 20 players made the six over-par cut to proceed to the third and fourth rounds.

The winner will take home Ksh 230,000 depending on how many under par scores he will be able to post.

In fourth place on one over-par total of 143 after posting one over-par 72 was Thika Sports Club’s Simon Ngige, with second leg winner Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi firing his second 72 to tie on 144 with Samuel Njoroge and another Zimbabwean Tafara Mpofu. 

The Leader Board

David Wakhu 69, 70= 139

Greg Snow 66, 73= 139

Dismas Indiza 69, 72= 141

Simon Ngige 71, 72= 143

Robson Chinhoi (Zim) 72, 72= 144

Samuel Njoroge 70, 74= 144

Tafara Mpofu (Zim) 70, 74= 144

Frank Matilo 72, 73= 145

Andrew Odoh (Nig) 72, 73= 145

Paul Chidale (Maw) 70, 75= 145