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Battle royale awaits 2025 Magical Kenya Open contest

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Absa Bank Kenya Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamed at the Muthaiga Golf Club greens yesterday, with State Department of Sports Principal Secretary Peter Tum (right) and other KGU officials. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The 2025 Magical Kenya Open (MKO) golf championship slated for Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi on February 20-23 will be a cutthroat affair following entries of solid five past champions who will battle it out for the lucrative Sh322 million purse money on offer.

On Monday, Absa Bank Kenya sunk Sh60m million into the global championship that has attracted 144 players from across the world.

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