Arusha readies for NCBA Series as it gathers storm
ARUSHA: REGISTRATION for the second edition of the NCBA Golf Series, a regional-level golf tour, has started. The event will kick off at Arusha Gymkhana Club on June 29th this year.
The series’ coordinator, Iman Alfayo, announced that this year’s series will be held in three venues across Tanzania, including the Tanzania Mainland and the Isles. After the opening event in Arusha, the next stages will be at the Zanzibar Sea Cliff course and Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club. Alfayo emphasised the importance of every stroke in golf and urged golfers to sign up for the series.
He stated, “Yes, every stroke counts. Since the inaugural event has already started a new chapter for the golf fraternity, this is what we expect to see this year.” The first event, which took place on September 30th, 2023 at Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club, featured the campaign ‘Numbers That Matter,’ highlighting the significance of every stroke in golf.
The series’ first round is expected to draw golfers from across the country to compete for a chance to represent Tanzania in the grand finals in Kenya later this year.
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“We invite both men’s and women’s golfers to register for the same; preparations are in full swing,” he stated.
The Managing Director and CEO of NCBA Bank Tanzania, Claver Serumaga, is set to participate in this year’s competition. In the inaugural event last year, Salim Shariff emerged as the overall winner, followed by Seif Mcharo in second place and Ayne Magombe who claimed the Ladies’ Gross Winner award.
These winners represented the country at the grand finale, where they competed against series winners from Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya.
The best performer in last year’s event was DGC’s Shariff, who secured the firstever NCBA Dar Series by grossing 76 strokes in an 18- hole battle.
Morogoro Gymkhana Club captain Mcharo finished second with 77 strokes, and Magombe, the Tanzania Ladies Golf Union (TLGU) Vice-President, won the ladies’ title with 81 strokes.
