Elly Limo poses after winning the NCBA Winston Churchill 2026/HANDOUTForty-seven golfers have confirmed participation in the inaugural NCBA Machakos Open, which tees off today (Friday) at Machakos Golf Club.
The NCBA Machakos Open is the eighth leg of the 2026 Kenya Amateur Golf Championship series with a prize purse of Sh400,000.
Machakos Open is one of two new additions to the KAGC calendar this season, alongside the Ulinzi Invitational, which was staged earlier in March at the Kenya Air Force Golf Club in Nairobi.
Golf Park’s Elly Limo heads into the tournament as one of the players to watch, arriving in strong form following his victory at the NCBA Winston Churchill 2026 last weekend.
He will face competition from a solid field that includes Deaf golfer Isaack Makokha, John Koina, John Kamais, Felix Dusabe, and Josphat Rono, among others.
Kenya Golf Union (KGU) vice chairman Brian Akun, who is also the tournament's director, said the inclusion of two new tournaments on the calendar this year is aimed at elevating the performance standards of the amateurs while at the same time giving them more structured pathways for growth.
“The NCBA Ulinzi Invitational was a big success, and we look forward to an even better NCBA Machakos Open this weekend,” said Akun.
In the race for the 2026 KAGC title, Jay Sandhu leads the standings with a commanding 560 points, a significant gap over Junaid Manji, who sits second on 334.02 points.
Elvis Muigua has climbed to third with 247.26 points following his runner-up finish in Thika, while Kamoza Longwe has dropped to fourth on 246.30 points. Michael Karanga rounds out the top five on 243.52 points.
At the same time, attention also turns to Golf Park, which will host the eighth qualifier of the 2026 NCBA Golf Series this Friday.
The qualifier will be staged as a mini-event during the club’s Monthly Mug, offering golfers from the club an opportunity to secure slots for the season-ending Grand Finale set for Karen Country Club in November.
Golf Park players will battle for top honours across multiple categories, including overall gross winner (men and ladies), runners-Up (men and ladies), third and fourth best overall gross, as well as the junior winner.
This will be the eighth qualifying event this season after Royal Nairobi Golf Club in January, Kericho, Muthaiga, and Mombasa in February, Mt Kipipiri and Kenya Railways in March, and Nanyuki earlier this month.
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