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OBONYO WINS IT AT NYALI:Golfer survives two-way countback to win title

By MAARUFU MOHAMED | 9yrs ago

Japheth Obonyo makes a swing. He was the overall winner of the CCK golf tournament in Nyali. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

Mombasa golf club’s Japheth Obonyo stamped his authority at the par 71 Nyali golf and Country club course when he clinched the 2016 Communication Authority of Kenya (CCK) golf trophy at the weekend.

However, it was not an easy win for Obonyo, as the handicap 16 golfer survived a two-way countback score of 40 points, to emerge the overall winner.

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