NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 7 – Leading home pro Greg Snow has been drawn alongside Indian star Shubhankar Sharma and The Netherlands’ Wil Besseling at this week’s Magical Kenya Open (MKO) which tees-off on Thursday.
Snow, the 2022/23 Safari Tour Order of Merit champion, is expected to ruffle feathers in his group and will tee it up from the first tee at 07:30am.
Sharma and Besseling are no strangers to Kenyan competitions and courses having previously captivated fans with their dazzling hitting skills.
Besseling is best remembered for his 2017 antics after he fired his second back-to-back six under par 66 for a total of 12 under par, to clinch the inaugural KCB Karen Masters at the par 72 Karen Country Club course.
At Muthaiga last year, Sharma was the star attraction at halfway stage when he made his first move to the top of the leaderboard where 66 players survived the second-round axe.
The Indian pro nevertheless ended his Kenyan campaign on T13 with a gross total of 8 under par 276. Sharma is back to chase the elusive title dream in Kenya.
Spanish pro Borja Virto and Englishman Tom Murray will tee it up from the first tee at 07:10 in the company of CJ Wngai.
Game 2 at 07:20 am has German Alexander KNAPPE, Scotland’s Calum Hill and Kenya’s Samuel Njoroge.
Dismas Indiza Anyonyi, one of Kenya’s most celebrated professional golfer is drawn in game 10 alongside South African Bryce Easton and Gunner Wiebe of USA.
Defending Champion Ashun Wuof China will tee it up in Game 27 with German Marcel Siem, and Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello. H wil styart from the first tee at 12:10.
A total of 156 players across the world will contest the 2023 edition of the MKO.
And about 15,000 spectators are expected to grace the high-profile leg of the DP World Tour (formerly European) Tour.
The event is expected to reach 500 million households across the world, according to Kenya Open Golf Limited chairman Peter Kanyago.
Sports CS Ababu Namwamba said the Government has a plan to package both Sports and Tourism through the yet to be launched Sports Safari Tour, which will be a very huge initiative.
