Popat defeats field of 160 to win Total Golf Day at Nyali

By James Waindi and Maarufu Mohammed

Two late birdies on par five 17th hole and par three 18th hole were enough for a Mombasa businessman Aniz Popat to beat a field of 160 players and win the Total Day at Nyali Golf and Country Club.

Popat playing off handicap 11 amassed a total of 39 stableford points to emerge the overall winner in the day-long event at the weekend.

"This is a great day for me because the last time I won a major event was two years back — the Nairobi Stock Exchange trophy," said Popat.

Aniz Popat won the Total Day competition at Nyali Golf and County Club at the weekend. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED MUKANGU/STANDARD]

The club’s former chairman, Lumatete Muchai, playing off handicap 11, was the runner-up on a countback score of 37 points after beating 11 handicapper, Hanif Walli, on the second nine as the later settled for third spot.

Veteran lady golfer, Diana Munyao, playing off handicap six, scored 34 points to win the ladies’ prize, while Muthaiga’s Maurice K’anjenjo won the best staff prize on 33 points and Anthony Warui was the best senior on a score of 34 points. Misha Radia took the best junior prize on a score of 21 points.

Meanwhile, handicap 26 player Dennis Ngata needed a second nine score of 20 stableford points to beat Simon Maina on countback and emerge the overall winner of the Universal tournament on 38 points.

Maina, who is the club’s greens keeper, settled for the men’s winner prize on 38 points (20, 18), while handicap 17 Anthony Warui was the men’s runner-up on 37 points.

Mary Chebukati playing off handicap 12 won the ladies’ category on 31 points and was closely followed by handicap 20 Alice Wahome on 30 points.

Thika: KPLC Easy Pay Golf Day, overal winner- A Mwenja 42 (21, 21), men winner- P Gakuo 40 (19, 21), r/up: Jack Muigai 37 (18, 19), third- B Thiga 37 (20, 17), lady winner- Mumbi Njuguna 29 (13, 16), r/up- Rose Kigwe 28 (13, 15); guest winner- G Karuga 37 (15, 22), r/up- C Kihara 36 (18, 18), staff winner- J Kinuthia 36 (21, 15); longest drive men- J Komo, lady- Mary Wainaina, nearest to the pin men- S Wisuve, lady- Mumbi Njuguna; best effort- B Kutonya 13 pts;

Karen: Chairman’s Prize, overall winner- Sam Onyango 41 pts c/b; men winner- Ngare Kariuki 41pts; runner up- Peter Kagiri 39 pts; third- Angus Murray 38 pts c/b; fourth- Clive Davis 38 pts c/b; best past chairman- Peter Kanyago 33 pts; best lady- Rina Hanrahan 38 pts.

Muthaiga: Chairman’s Prize, overall winner- J G Iracha 33 diff; men winner- Rajesh Bhabra 35 diff; r/up- Washington Okeyo 37 diff; lady winner- Rose Koome 44 diff; junior winner- David Geita 41 diff; best past chairman- M G Waweru 42 diff.

Windsor: October Monthly Mug, overall winner- Bashir Nurali 70 nett; r/up- Karanja Njenga 71 nett; guest winner- Gakuo M 74 nett; lady winner- Ariane Recizac 73 nett; lady r/up- Lesley Wartnaby 74 nett; longest drive man- Stuart Gardner; longest drive lady - Wartnaby; nearest to the pin man- R Gohil; nearest to the pin lady - Wartnaby; piga mingi - Mario Blasseti 99 nett.

 

 

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