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Kenya

Reopening of the Muthaiga Golf Club
top championship course

After two years and $1 million worth of intensive work on its golf course, Kenya's prestigious Muthaiga Golf Club, had its long awaited reopening last month, forging itself once again as the top championship golf courses in East and Central Africa.

Most visited for it's wildlife safaris, Masai warriors, beaches and ranch living, Kenya is little thought of as a destination for golfing holidays, however, it is these attractions that contribute to a golfing holiday here being the most memorable possible for both professional and amateur golfers alike.

The Muthaiga Golf Club is host to the annual Kenya Open Golf Tournament which takes places in March each year and attracts both local and international competitors and is part of the safari circuit of the European PGA Challenge Cup. As well as this, it is also the home of the Kenya Golf Union, patron of which is H.E. President Mwai Kibaki.

Peter Markovitch, the South African course architect of Arabella, one of the top ten courses in South Africa, was asked to redesign Muthaiga's golf course. He introduced, amongst other elements, lakes and parklands, adding both interest and challenge to this top class course.For the visiting golfer, Kenya has a broad appeal. The avid golfer can fashion his safari to include some wildlife viewing as well. A golfer who prefers to laze on the beach can still fit in a game or two and the business traveler, with an afternoon off, can easily play his favorite game right on his doorstep. Kenya, as a destination, definitely ticks most, if not all the boxes on any golfing holiday wish list

For further information, contact the Kenya Tourist Board on 020 7202 6373
or visit : www.magicalkenya.com
or : www.kenya-golf-safaris.com (Tobs Kenya Golf Safaris)

Muthaiga club-house

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