Rwanda's Celestin Nsazuwera picks valuable lessons in historic DP World Tour debut

Celestin Nsazuwera made history by becoming the first Rwandan to compete on the DP World Tour at the Magical Kenya Open, ongoing at Karen Country Club.

A regular on the South Africa-based Big Easy Tour, World Number 1609 Nsazuwera secured his spot through his performances on the Sunshine Tour's development circuit.

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In turn, his appearance this week saw Rwanda become the 117th country to feature on the DP World Tour since its inception in 1972.

Despite carding creditable back-to-back rounds of one-under-par 69, he finished two shots shy of making the cut.

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Speaking to the DP World Tour after his second round on Friday, he said: "It was a quietly good week for me. I was swinging the club well throughout but my putts didn't drop. I liked the way I started my second round with two birdies through three holes, I was in a good position, but I had a quiet back nine. I was just off the fairways and missed some putts."

Asked how much he will take from the experience, he added: "I have been training hard to play with the best golfers in the world. I have learned a lot. I have to stay on the faireways, make more birdies and keep the ball in play so that I can make more cuts."

The global nature of the DP World Tour is in full evidence, with players from 31 countries, across six continents having teed off on Thursday.

While 31 might sound a big number, it’s by no means a record for representation on the DP World Tour with 42 countries at the 2013 Open Championship being the record.

When excluding Major Championships, World Golf Championships and the Rolex Series, the biggest number of countries in a field came at the Joburg Open in 2017.

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