Overall gross winner Mercy Nyanchama from Njoro makes a swing to the second greens during the Ladies Coast Open Malindi series at the Malindi course in Kilifi County on Monday. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

KLGU Chairman Jane Nzibo Babsa, flanked by her Coast Representative Terry Odoo said they are a Union proud and thrilled to have seen the success of the event and appreciated the Club for all their efforts including the improvement of the Club course to make the game more enjoyable.

"We are indeed honored to have ladies from across the Golf Clubs in the Country, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania in this year's tourney including majority of the Union's officials across the Country.Its unfortunate that there were many over subscriptions of players wanting to play and were cut off due to logistics," said Babsa and Odoo.

The Ladies moved to the Vipingo Baobab Ridge Course in Kilifi County the next day (Tuesday),6th August and on Wednesday,07th, will be their rest day.

Their battle for supremacy continues on Thursday,8th August when they cross the Likoni ferry in Mombasa County to Kwale County to play at Diamonds Leisure Golf Club course.

Club Lady Captain Caroline Mokaya said all is set and ready and that the course is in good condition, playing well and they expect about 150 lady golfers in the 18 holes tournament whose defending Champion is Mwongeli Nzioka from Limuru Country Club.

They will come to Mombasa County to battle with the strong Indian Ocean winds at the Sea-link Course on Friday, 9th, August before taking their final day long 36 holes rounds at the Nyali Golf and Country Club Course on Saturday 10th, August.

LADIES COAST OPEN 2024 CALENDAR;

Malindi Country Club...Monday,5th, August (18 holes)-Overall Gross winner-Mercy Nyanchama-Njoro Golf Club-78gross-

Vipingo Baobab Ridge..Tuesday,6th, August (18 holes);

Rest day..........................Wednesday,7th, August;

Diamonds Leisure.........Thursday, 8th August (18 holes);

Sea-link Mombasa.........Friday, 9th, August (18 holes);

Nyali Club.......................Saturday 10th, August (36 holes);