Junior golfer Taimur Malik beat home professional Mohit Mediratta in the second hole of the play-off, to claim the title in the opening tournament of the 2021/22 Safari Tour Season Four series at the par 72 Sigona Golf Club course on Wednesday September 29th.
The 17-year-old Malik from Muthaiga Golf Club, who was the only amateur player to make the second round cut, shot a course record round of seven under par 65 in the final round to catch up with Mediratta and Vet Lab Sports Club’s Edwin Mudanyi on four under par total of 284.
“It feels great winning an event against professionals particularly after playing three over par in each of the first three rounds. However I am glad I played well in the final round which gave me a chance to play in the play-off. My game particularly in putting has not been good but I am working on it and I hope to play better in the next event at Vet Lab,’’ said Malik.
While Malik went home with the trophy, the two pros each got Ksh255,172 while Railway’s Samuel Njoroge who shot one under par 71 for three under par 285, earned Ksh 169,379.
The final leaderboard;
Taimur Malik (A) 73, 73, 73, 65= 284
Edwin Mudanyi 76, 72, 64, 72= 284
Mohit Mediratta 70, 67, 71, 76= 284
Samuel Njoroge 71, 76, 67, 71= 285
Visitor Mpwanya(Zim) 74, 71, 72, 69= 286
Robson Chinhoi (Zim) 74, 72, 70, 70= 286
Erick Ooko 74, 71, 74, 70= 289
Simon Ngige 70, 73, 74, 73=290
Dismas Indiza 72, 72, 73, 73= 290.