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Darius Van Driel of the Netherlands will walk away with millions of shillings after claiming the top prize at the Magical Kenya Open.
Newly-crowned Magical Kenya Open champion Darius Van Driel of the Netherlands will head to the bank smiling after his hard work paid off with a dominant win at the event.
Van Driel will pocket more than Ksh 60 million ($425,000) as per the organisers of the event. The second-place finishers, Joe Dean Nacho Elvira will pocket more than Ksh 39 million.
Van Driel expressed his excitement to have won for the first time since he made his debut back in the 2016 edition of the event happening at the Muthaiga Golf Club.
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19:05 - 24.02.2024
GOLF MKO: Joint leader Manuel Elvira bubbling with confidence ahead of the tourney's final round
Spanish golfer Manuel Elvira has exuded confidence ahead of the final round of the DP Golf Tour Magical Kenya Open as he looks forward to playing with his brother more.
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“I feel great…it’s my first win on the DP World Tour so I couldn’t be happier. Everything has gone well, I played well, held my composure and you know, it was a good day.
"I don’t know how to feel…another Dutchman won when I wasn’t on tour so I hope I can play in as many events as Maarten Lafeber did,” the Dutchman said.
Van Driel has led from Day One of the global event, scoring a five-under-par 66 on the first day and continuing with the same momentum to the second day where he scored a two-under-par 69.
He then extended the winning streak to Day Three, scoring a three-under-par 68 but Spaniard Elvira threatened his lead on the third day.
However, he did not rest on his laurels as he continued the hot streak to Day four, scoring a four-under-par 67.
His closest challenger, Joe also scored a four-under-par 67 on Day Four but his previous scores let him down. On his part, Elvira scored a five-under-par 66 to also tie in second place.
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15:47 - 21.02.2024
GOLF Inexperience the major undoing for Kenyan golfers ahead of Magical Kenya Open
Coast-based golfer Daniel Nduva fears that inexperience might cost Kenyan golfers ahead of the Magical Kenya Open set to tee off on Thursday.
“I had a bit of a one versus one against Manuel because he was the closest one to me at the 10th hole. But he was in trouble after teeing and I held along with an eagle par.
“On the 18th, I didn’t know what the score was and I wasn’t aware of what the score was and I just kept going,” he said.
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