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Kenya
wins African Trophy at 5th British Junior Open. Muthaiga's
Christina Andersen won the African Trophy at the 5th
British Junior Open played at the Royal Musselburgh
Golf Club in Scotland, scoring the lowest nett score
over 36 holes among the African participants.
Her net scores were 72 and 63 for a total of 135, five
shots ahead of Swaziland. Ten african countries that
participated were from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nambia,
Swaziland, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, South Africa, Egypt
and Kenya. Wahome Wambugu, playing the Gold Category
off handicap 3 was placed a commendable 16th tied with
gross scores of 77, 73, 73, total 223.
84 Competitors from 55 countries participated in the
5th Junior Open held alongside the 131st Open championships
in Muirifield, Scotland. Regional trophies for nett
winners were won mainly by girls, except the Middle
East Trophy that went to a Turkish boy. The juniors
are expected back next week ends
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Zimbabwe
Team
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Zimbabwe
enjoyed sweet revenge in the Africa Junior Golf challenge
this year, beating Kenya by 17 shots at Muthaiga Golf
Club to secure a place in the World Junior Golf Teams
Championships.
This
Wins enables Zimbabwe to travel to Japan in june as
Africa's representative, where they will be joined be
SouthAfrica, who are the current world title holders.
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Yolanda Tavares
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Zimbabwe
score of 213 and 215 on the last two rounds ensured a major
upset, after Kenya reduced the gap between the two countries,
after the second round. Egypt was third with 927 and Malawi
fourth with 2006.
The
best individual gross award was won by Ryan Cairns, Handicap
+5 (plus 5) who shot 71, 74, 73, 67, a total of 285, (one
over). But Kenya also shared the glory as the youngest team
member, 15-year old Wahome Wambugu, handicap 4 was the individual
net winner on 281.
Last year, hosts Kenya beat Zimbabwe by two shots for the
covetted prize but the young team of Ngugi Njuguna, Lee Njoroge,
Wahome Wambugu and Irfan Elias put up a spirited fight this
year.
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