NAIROBI, Kenya, August 22, 2026 – Muthaiga Golf Club continued their quest for a fifth Patron’s Cup crown by extending their lead to 82 points on Day Two of competition on home soil on Saturday.
Another tactically astute performance and teamwork on the green saw the home team add to their 41 points accumulated on Day One to tighten their grip on the Trophy division at 82 points.
Sitting a distant second are VetLab Sports Club who boast 41 points as Kenya Railway occupy third place with 27 points — the prospect of relegation to the Shield category becoming a grim reality by the minute.
Setting off the bountiful harvest for the hosts were the pair of Benson Murimi and Kushil Nathwani who secured a 2&1 victory over the Railway duo of Morgan Chirchir and Saluni Meely.
Jay Sandhu and Quram Bhattii then extended Muthaiga’s lead with a 6&4 win over VetLab’s Manav Shah and Jean D’Amour (Jnr).
The hosts’ good run against VetLab continued with Bo Ciera and Daniel Kiragu’s 1-up victory over Wasim Ali and Krish Beiju Shah (Jnr).
Neer Chandaria and Ronan Patel (Jnr) then wrapped up the unbeaten morning session for Muthaiga, winning 2&1 against Railway’s Edward Manywanda and Kaash Padam.
Meanwhile, in the Shield category, Sigona Golf Club extended their lead to 68 points, 20 ahead of second-placed Thika Sports Club (48.5 points) as Nyali Golf and Country Club sit third with 33.5 points.
Similarly, Golf Park picked up from where they left off on Friday, widening their lead to 56 points in the Plaque division, as Kiambu (50.5 points) sit a close second, with Royal Nairobi in third place with 43.5 points.
Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club added 38 points to their previous 36 to maintain a stranglehold on the leaderboard in Bowl category, ahead of Limuru (46.5 points) and Karen Country Club (11.5 points).
Ruiru Sports Club also tightened their grip on the lead in the Mug category, cruising at 63 points to remain on course for promotion to the Bowl category.
Second-placed Eldoret Club were one of the biggest improvers of the day, adding to Friday’s 18 points to attain an overall 55 as Kericho Golf Club sit third with 14 points.
The curtains come down on the competition on Sunday with the singles matches, starting with Plaque, Bowl and Mug in the morning before those in the Trophy and Shield categories in the afternoon.
