Lejirma Cements KAGC Series Top Spot After Defending NCBA GoldFields Trophy

John Lejirma extended his lead at the summit of the Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) Series standings after a commanding performance at the NCBA GoldFields Trophy held at Kakamega Golf Club the past weekend. 

He carded rounds of 68, 74, and a superb 67 on the final day to finish seven under par (-7) for the tournament. His consistency was evident across, with particularly strong showings on the front nine and a clinical finish in the final round, where he shot 33 on the back nine. 

A tough round on Saturday saw him settle for bogeys in the 3rd, 7th, 11th, 12th, 14th, and 17th, with birdies in only the 1st, 2nd, 10th, and 18th as he played par in the rest. However, he had a superb performance on Sunday, playing a bogey-free round 1st, 4th, 10th, 14th, and 16th, and the rest par. 

Sammy Mulama finished second with two over par (+2) as Cedric Konzolo (+3), John Kamaisi (+4), and Josphat Rono (+5) finished third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. 

Lejirma, who was a late entry for the Kakamega event, added 165 more points to take his tally for the campaign so far to 1720 to cement his place at the top. Michael Karanga, who was missing in Kakamega, sits second with 1063 points, as Elvis Muigua remains a distant third with 795 points. 

The event brought together a competitive field of 66 elite amateurs, all out to clinch points to add to their tallies on the standings.  

The tournament format saw all participants compete over the first two rounds, with the top 33 and ties advancing to the final round. A total prize purse of KES 500,000 was up for grabs, with Lejirma taking home KES 115,000. 

 Next on the KAGC calendar is the NCBA Limuru Open & Brackenhurst Cup set for this weekend from July 4th to July 6th at the Limuru Country Club.