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Kenya: Classy Indiza Dominates KCB Pro-Am in Kisumu
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The Nation (Nairobi)
27 April 2008
Posted to the web 28 April 2008
Ayumba Ayodi
Nairobi
Mumias Sugar's Dismas Indiza once again showed his class when he hauled seven birdies for a smart final round of six-under par 64 to win the second leg of the KCB PRO-Am Tour by seven shots at the Nyanza Golf Club on Saturday.
It was Indiza's second consecutive six-under par score on the par-70 course that saw him triumph with a 72-hole total of 14-under par 266, beating Muthaiga's Kopan Timbe, who brought four-under par 66 for seven-under par 272.
It was a sublime performance from the top Kenyan professional as he gradually improved from an awful opening round of three-over par 73 on Wednesday to improve with a second round of five-under par 65 the day after. The rest of the rounds just rolled in. "I should have evened my own course record of seven under-par in the last two days but my putting brought some problems," said a triumphant Indiza. "I hope to improve further and maintain the edge in the next legs.
After scoring level pars on the first two holes, Indiza bogeyed a par-four third after his seven iron tee shot fell short followed by a bad putting. However, he had his irons in place to hole the birdies on fifth, sixth and ninth for two-under par on the front nine.
Despite struggling with his putts to miss vital birdies, Indiza embraced a trouble-free back nine to collect four shots with birdies on 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th for four-under 31 to blow away his opponents and pocket Sh75,600.
"Putting cost me a great deal. I should have won with a better score," said Indiza who is set to participate in four major tournaments in Swaziland and South Africa next month.
Timbe, who also made a steady surge, birdied second and sixth holes but dropped a shot on a short hole third. He carded stable play to return one-under 69 in each of the previous rounds before signing a four-under 66.
Touring golfer, Anil Shah, wound on five-under par 275 after holing three-under par 67, beating the first two rounds leader David Odhiambo by two shots.
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Home player Odhiambo carded three-under par 67 after just a day after he blew up a comfortable first two rounds lead of five-under par 65 and one-under 69 for a six over 76 in the third.
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