Plans are currently at an advanced stage to bring together bodies overseeing amateur, ladies, professionals and juniors golf in Kenya in an effort to better develop the game.

A new constitution has already been drafted to guide golf through the current transition period and to bring everyone in the Golf Kenya Federation under the Sports Act 2013.

An AGM has been convened to adopt the constitution and bring under one roof the Kenya Golf Union (KGU), Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU), Professional Golf Kenya (PGK), Junior Golf Foundation (JGF), and Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL).

“The beauty is that there is a transition committee working to ensure that everybody will be included in the new federation,” said Golf Kenya Federation President Phillip Ocholla.

He added: “There is a broader prospect for all of us to be leaders and to manage golf going forward.”

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Ocholla noted that it is time golf in Kenya moved away from the nine people who have been leading it to enable the competitive sport to develop faster to international standards.

“I look forward to serving with all of you in the next couple of years as we grow and build golf.

Phillip Ocholla. PHOTO/COURTESY

He was speaking after the Muthaiga Lady Captain’s prize for the outgoing Lady Captain, Regina Gachora, who is also the president of the Junior Golf Foundation.