KCB Karen Masters

KCB Karen Masters
Tournament information
LocationKaren, Kenya
Established2017
Course(s)Karen Country Club
Par72
Length7,022 yards (6,421 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 2,200,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Toto Thimba Jr. (2019)
To par−26 as above
Final champion
Toto Thimba Jr.
Location map
Karen CC
Location in Kenya

The KCB Karen Masters was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour.

It was first played in March 2017 as a 36-hole event. It was won by Wil Besseling, claiming the first prize of US$4,000.[1] In 2018 it became a Sunshine Tour event. It is held at Karen Country Club, south-west of Nairobi, Kenya. It is sponsored by Kenya Commercial Bank.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
Karen Masters
2021 AFR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
KCB Karen Masters
2020 AFR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 AFR Toto Thimba Jr. 262 −26 3 strokes Stephen Ferreira
2018 AFR Michael Palmer 270 −18 2 strokes Merrick Bremner
2017 Wil Besseling 132 −12 2 strokes Reinier Saxton

Notes

  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Dutchman Wil Besseling wins the KCB Karen Masters". Karen Masters. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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