Home players stole the spotlight at the Kitale Golf Club as Evans Kirui and Josephine Chesang emerged overall gross winners during the 2025 NCBA Golf Series leg held on Saturday.
Their stellar performances secured them spots in the highly anticipated Grand Finale later in November, where they’ll look to once again raise Kitale’s banner high.
They lead a team of four other qualifiers from the event.
Kirui, playing off handicap 11, delivered a composed round of 81 to clinch the Overall Gross Men’s title.
He also claimed the Longest Drive award in the men’s category, capping off an impressive outing.
Chesang, the 2023 Ladies Nett winner at the Grand Finale, continued her fine form by carding 95 gross off handicap 23 to take top honours among the ladies, earning another shot at the national crown.
In Division II, Michael Chege (handicap 24) topped the men’s leaderboard with 37 points, while Josephine Njeri (handicap 22) led the ladies with 33 points.
Division III saw Ann Atieno (handicap 27) return an impressive 42 points to take the overall title.
Junior golfer Carlos Wakoli, playing off handicap 20, repeated his 2022 success by dominating his category once more with 27 points, sealing a return to the Grand Finale.
Kirui, Chesang, Chege, Njeri, Atieno, and Wakoli now join a growing roster of qualifiers eyeing glory at the 2025 NCBA Golf Series Grand Finale.
Other notable winners included Mirriam Wanjiku, who took the Longest Drive title for ladies, while Kennedy Soita and Gracemary Karira bagged the Nearest to the Pin awards.
Speaking at the event, NCBA Deputy Director and Head of Brands Jacquie Muhati said Kitale Club’s success in producing two winners at the NCBA Golf Series Finales proves that Kenya’s golf future is rising from all corners.
“Through our Change the Story platform, we’re building a full-cycle pipeline from juniors to pros to demystify golf and shatter elitist perceptions. Our ultimate goal? A formidable Kenyan golf team in the future,” she said.
“NCBA dared to dream, and the journey has begun, and together, we can make it a reality that will change the Golf Landscape in Kenya and Africa.”
With the Kitale leg concluded, the focus now shifts to the first regional double-header of the 2025 Series calendar, which will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Uganda Golf Club and Karen Country Club.
