KCB Karen Masters

For the astronomer, see Karen Masters.

KCB Karen Masters
Tournament information
LocationKaren, Kenya
Established2017
Course(s)Karen Country Club
Par72
Length7,022 yards (6,421 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 2,200,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Toto Thimba Jr. (2019)
To par−26 as above
Final champion
South Africa Toto Thimba Jr.
Location map
Karen CC is located in Kenya
Karen CC
Karen CC
Location in Kenya

The KCB Karen Masters was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour.

It was first played in March 2017 as a 36-hole event. It was won by Wil Besseling, claiming the first prize of US$4,000.[1] In 2018 it became a Sunshine Tour event. It is held at Karen Country Club, south-west of Nairobi, Kenya. It is sponsored by Kenya Commercial Bank.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
Karen Masters
2021 AFR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
KCB Karen Masters
2020 AFR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 AFR South Africa Toto Thimba Jr. 262 −26 3 strokes Portugal Stephen Ferreira
2018 AFR South Africa Michael Palmer 270 −18 2 strokes South Africa Merrick Bremner
2017 Netherlands Wil Besseling 132 −12 2 strokes Netherlands Reinier Saxton

Notes

  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Dutchman Wil Besseling wins the KCB Karen Masters". Karen Masters. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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