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Golfing's
Big "Four" in East Africa
When
people think of Kenya, often times they
thing of the Big Five - the top prize game
trophy's hunters used to go after on
safari; lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and
buffalo. But recently, Kenya has gaining
fame for it's Big "Four" from golfing
enthusiasts around the world. Surprising?
Not really. Kenya has been growing its
golf community since the early 1900's,
expanding into locales that provide some
of the most unique golf experiences in the
world. Kenya is host to some of the best
golf courses in Africa with incredible
scenery, live hazards (not to mention
sometimes dangerous) and some of the
toughest courses in Africa. We've chosen
four of the top courses in Kenya that
shouldn't be missed while on
safari:
MUTHAIGA
GOLF CLUB - 6676 yards - par
71
Muthaiga
is easily known as THE Championship Course
in Kenya. Host to the annual Kenya Open
(European PGA), the course boasts
challenging holes, beautifully manicured
greens and incredible flowering bushes
that line almost every hole. With a
spectacular course layout you are sure to
be caught off guard by the fast greens and
the many bunkers ready to gulp up your
ball.
WINDSOR
GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - 6751 yards - par
72
The
Windsor is one of the most prestigious
golf resorts in Kenya. Built on 200 acres
of lush Victorian-style landscape, the
club provides vacationers with excellent
golfing and spectacular scenery. The
course itself provides a gorgeous view of
Mt. Kenya's snow capped peak; and is
bordered by a coffee plantation and
indigenous forest, which attracts hundreds
of Sykes monkeys. The course claims the
longest hole in Africa at 640
yards.
NYALI
GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - 6510 yards - par
71
The winds
of Nyali are said to be the most
treacherous hazard on the course. Located
on Kenya's coast (not directly on the
ocean), the winds off the Indian Ocean can
cut strokes off your game or add several,
so be prepared for a challenge. You will
find it is worth it, with the course's
gently rolling hills surrounded by the
radiant Flame tree, it a course not to be
missed.
LIMURU
COUNTRY CLUB - 6519 yards - par
71
Golfers
rave about how enjoyable golfing Limuru
can be. The setting on tea plantations is
lush and relaxing. The course is set at
and elevation of 7000 feet, which provides
for fresh air and soft green carpets of
turf. Stay out of the sand traps; they are
painfully deep.
Golf
Contacts:
Debert C.
Cook, CMP,
Publisher
African American Golfer's Digest
www.AfricanAmericanGolfersDigest.com
President/CEO,
Event
Planners Plus!
139 Fulton Street, Suite
209,
New
York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 571-6559 (Ext.
11),
Fax:
(212) 571-1943
Kenya Golf
Union
The KGU was set up in 1928 to act as
the national representative of all golfing
clubs in Kenya. The KGU's tasks include
promotion of the game and maintaining the
international standards of the game in the
country.
Other duties range from maintaining a
uniform men's handicapping system,
control, management and organisation of
the Kenya Open Golf Championship, the
Kenya Men's Amateur Championships and the
open Kenyan events, to maintaining and
upholding the Rules of Golf and acting as
arbitrator in disputes regarding rules and
their interpretations. A detailed list of
responsibilities and a brief history of
the Union is also available.
An annual general meeting of the Kenya
Golf Union is held each year in May. The
main duties at this meeting is to elect
the Chairman and the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee is then
responsible for the work of the Union
subject to the General Council.
When any matter of importance arises it
is discussed and decided at the General
Council Meeting at which each member club
is entitled to be represented and
vote.
The day-to-day problems which arise are
entrusted to the Executive Committee, but
all decisions of this Committee are
subject to review by the General Council.
Since its formation, however, the work of
the Union has grown to such an extent that
it has become necessary to form permanent
sub-committees working within the
Executive Committee to deal with
separately with such matters as rules
(interpretation and approval of local
rules), The Junior Golf Activities and The
Kenya Open Championship.
The Union does not interfere with the
domestic affairs of clubs, all it is
concerned with is the organisation of the
game as a whole, the arranging of certain
events and tours by visiting teams and
giving advice to clubs when asked. One of
its most important function is the
maintaining of a uniform system of
handicapping in line with that adopted in
other parts of the world.
The Union also produces each year a
golfing calender giving the dates of all
open competitions and events played under
the aegis of the Union. This is necessary
to avoid fixture clashing and to ensure
each club is allotted a fair share of the
open events approved..
http://www.kgu.or.ke/index.html
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Africa
africa@dowco.com
Golf
Contacts:
Debert C. Cook,
CMP
Publisher
African American Golfer's Digest
www.AfricanAmericanGolfersDigest.com
President/CEO
Event Planners
Plus!
139 Fulton Street, Suite 209
New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 571-6559
(Ext. 11)
Fax: (212)
571-1943
www.EventPlannersPlus.com
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