Maiden victory for Migliozzi as Choi returns
Kenya Open Report: What happened at Karen Country Club?
A gutsy final round performance from Guido Migliozzi saw him claim his first European Tour title as he beat off challenges from the likes of Justin Harding and Adri Arnaus.
A round of 2-under-par on Sunday was enough for the Italian who had previously never had a top-10 finish on the Challenge or European Tour.
He's done it! ???@guidomigliozzi wins the #MagicalKenyaOpen! pic.twitter.com/KtqwuZ5gr8
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 17, 2019
With two birdies on the back-nine, he played some solid golf down the stretch and it was almost a fairy tale ending as he almost holed out for an eagle on the 18th.
Leading by one playing the last trying to win your first European Tour event.@guidomigliozzi just did this! pic.twitter.com/1CQTcSSCp8
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 17, 2019
Harding, last week’s champion, again held the clubhouse lead, but this time his score 15-under-par wasn’t quite good enough.
Kenya Open Report: Talking points
Ho-Sung Choi tees it up
He’s become one of the most talked about golfers in recent times, largely thanks to his incredibly unique swing.
And this week, he walked the fairways of the European Tour for the first time since 2015.
Welcome to Kenya, Ho-sung Choi ?#MagicalKenyaOpen pic.twitter.com/xOqcrrpitk
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 12, 2019
It was brilliant to see him entertaining the crowds in Kenya but unfortunately his golf was not quite good enough to see him into the weekend.
The South Korean shot round of 73 and 77 over the first two days, leading to an overall score of 8-over-par.
His time spent at the event this week was well worth it though, it’s brilliant for the tour still doing their doing their bit to further raise the profile of the game on a global scale.
And, they managed to get him into a 14-club challenge video, too. Enjoy.
Ho-sung Choi ? Van Rooyen
• Driver
• 3-Wood
• 5-Wood
• Hybrid
• 3 iron
• 4 iron
• 5 iron
• 6 iron
• 7 iron
• 8 iron
• 9 iron
• P Wedge
• S Wedge
• Putter#14ClubChallenge pic.twitter.com/q7KaBeWTwM— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 15, 2019
Cracking Kenyan crowds
Throughout the week, the event was brilliantly attended, and this shows that the tour’s decision to schedule a tournament in Kenya was a wise one.
Best view in the house ?#MagicalKenyaOpen pic.twitter.com/zwnSb5PSb9
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 17, 2019
The locals were treated to some exquisite golf and the 20 Kenyan players that teed it up didn’t disappoint, especially Simon Ngige who chipped in on the 18thhole to the delight of the gallery.
Sound on for this one…rattlesnake
A moment Kenyan Simon Ngige won’t forget!#MagicalKenyaOpen pic.twitter.com/tFGwEsuD5C
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 17, 2019
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Joe Hughes
Tour editor covering men's golf, women's golf and anything else that involves the word golf, really. The talk is far better than the game, but the work has begun to change that.
