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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Two birdies at the last two holes of the final round saw Uganda\u2019s Deo Akope clinch the fourth leg of the 2020\/21 Safari Tour Golf series at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Before his back-to-back birdies en route home, Akope, one of the most experienced professional golfers in Uganda and East Africa and who also doubles up as the resident professional at Uganda Golf Club Kitante and the captain of the professional Golfers Association of Uganda, had picked up a double-bogey at the 417\u2010yards par-four\u201016th hole.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a bad approach shot at the 16th which resulted in a double-bogey but my caddie Amos encouraged me and told me to forget about the hole and focus on the remaining two holes. I am happy because I made two good birdies and in particular the downhill one at the 18th,\u201d said Akope.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited because this is the first win for a Ugandan in the Safari Tour and its encouragement for the rest of the Ugandan pros who are members of the Safari and who look up to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had dropped one shot at the first nine\u2019s seventh hole, while before his double\u2010bogey six at the 16th, he had birdied the 15th.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have played on this course for many years, first as an amateur and now as a professional but I have not been very lucky. Winning here on under is very refreshing and encouraging,\u201d added Akope, who missed the third leg at the Great Rift and whose level par 71 in the final round gave him a four rounds total of two under par 282, to take home Sh314,348 which included a Sh104,348 bonus.<\/p>\n

He beat senior pro Dismas Indiza and Thika Sports Club\u2019s Simon Ngige by two shots. Indiza, also fired level par 71 in the final round for a total of level par 284 to tie with Ngige in second place. He had four birdies and an equal number of bogeys for the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy I was able to catch up with these young men, though I did not play the way I really wanted,\u201d said Indiza, who is still chasing his first title this season.<\/p>\n

Ngige shot two-over par which included a bogey at the par-three\u201018th where he shot to the right rough, followed with a poor roll to the greens.<\/p>\n

Tying in fourth place was Erick Ooko, Mutahi Kibugu and third leg winner David Wakhu on two over par 286. Youngster Taimur Malik clinched the amateur title though with a poor 13 over 297. A total of 22 players had made the six-over par second-round cut in the event which had attracted a field of 65 professionals drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Rwanda. The Tour now takes a short break with the next event being the Uganda Open at the Entebbe Golf Club from December 2.<\/p>\n

The final leader board;<\/p>\n

Deo Akope(Ug) 75, 68, 68, 71= 282<\/p>\n

Dismas Indiza72, 70, 71, 71=284<\/p>\n

Simon Ngige 70, 71, 70, 73= 284<\/p>\n

Erick Ooko 70, 75, 72, 69= 286<\/p>\n

Mutahi Kibugu 71, 74, 69, 72= 286<\/p>\n

David Wakhu 73, 72, 68, 73= 286<\/p>\n

Robson Chinhoi (Zim) 72, 68, 75, 74= 289<\/p>\n

Tranos Muradzikwa (Zim) 72, 73, 71, 73= 289<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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