| 1st February
2003
Njiru in fine form as he plays clean
By LARRY NGALA and Reuters
Former Africa champion Peter Njiru from Windsor Golf and Country
Club, was in fine form yesterday, as he played a clean first
nine of three under par 33, which he followed with two under
par 33 at the back nine, for a magnificent five under par
66, to jump to the top of the leaderboard at the close of
the 2003 Bamburi Cement Golf Challenge at Nyali Golf and Country
Club.
Njiru, who started yesterday’s round in joint fifth
with nine over par 151, shot off with an eagle three at the
opening par five-first, birdied the fourth, for his 33 in
the outward nine, then he bogeyed the 10th, but picked up
birdies at the 12th, 13th and 14th for two under par 33 and
a total of four over par 217.
Njiru who is also the Pirelli Diani Beach Masters champion,
starts today’s final round, two shots clear ahead of
Royal Nairobi’s Anil Shah who fired one over par 72,
for a total of 219. his 72 included four birdies and five
bogeys, while behind Shah, was Ajay Shah who is attached to
the Great Rift Valley Golf and Resort Club of Naivasha who
like Anil Shah, fired one over par 72 for a total of 220.
In fourth place is Jacob Okello who shot three over par 74
for 221.
Round one leader Dismas Indiza slipped back to a joint fifth
on 224 after a 77 in the third round where he tied with Fred
Kamau, and Tanzania’s Salim Mwanyenza. Kamau shot 76
and Mwanyenza 75.
The pros will be off at 7:30 in today’s fourth round
which will be the main event for the amateurs who will be
joined by guests of Bamburi Cement company who have sponsored
the event for the past 30 years. A total of Sh350,000 is at
stake this year for the pros, while besides the trophy, the
amateurs will also be playing for a total of 13 prizes.
The leading scores after the third round:
Peter Njiru – 217- 75, 76, 66;
Anil Shah – 219-74, 73, 72;
Ajay Shah – 220- 71, 77, 72;
Jacob Okello – 221- 71, 76, 74;
Dismas Indiza – 224- 69, 78, 77;
Fred Kamau – 224- 77, 71, 76;
Salim Mwanyenza – 224- 72, 77, 75;
Richard Ainley – 225- 73, 77, 75;
John Ngugi – 226- 74, 76, 76;
Charan Thethy – 227- 71, 80, 76;
Hardeep Thethy – 229- 76, 78, 75.
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