Aside from the amazing courses and memorable experiences created over the eight months, there was a rise of talented golfers who will without a doubt grow into becoming pros in the future.
This aligns well with the bank’s brand purpose For People. For Better., anchored on opening doors of opportunities to anyone, anytime and anywhere.
Scola Onsongo who started playing her golf during the Covid-19 pandemic period has become a household name in the fairways, her knack for hitting a golf ball has set her aside from the rest.
She won many staff winner awards during the tour, leaving her mark as one of the best-emerging golfers in the country.
Over and beyond the individual glory, the series saw 15 teams book their slots in the much-awaited Pro-Am grand finale event.
Names such as Boaz Sugut, Erick Choge, Josephat Acharo, Edwin Serem, David Sum, John Saina, Eileen Chepchumba and Sosteen Biwot are among those expected to brave the greens.
Jackson Musomba, Simon Kimatu, Ben Mumo, Francis Mbithi, Joseph Malatu, Francis Musembi, Kyalo Munyao, Engineer Okemwa, William Kaguta, Edwin Kiptoo, Caroline Nyarandi and Raajkamal Dhanjal are the others.
“Our aim as KCB is to expand the sport of golf while giving an opportunity to budding golfers to hone their skills through the KCB East Africa Golf Tour," KCB group director marketing and communications Rosalind Gichuru said.
"The tournament has been a great success, and I cannot wait to see the competitors displaying their prowess at the grand finale. The series has positioned KCB as a regional sports powerhouse underscoring our commitment to elevate the game to elite levels.”
To put it into perspective, the series reached over 1500 participants and over 800 juniors and ladies through the golf clinics that ran concurrently with the tour.
The clinics aimed to nurture talent from a young age at the grassroots levels and also, to open up the game to women to demystify the pre-existing perceptions about the sport.
