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The Junior Golf Foundation has unveiled a 22 member national junior golf team ahead of a grueling international calendar.
The squad consists 12 and 10 girls. The squad members were selected based on their performance in the national junior tournaments that are held across the country and their ranking in the JGF Order of Merit.
A statement from Junior Golf Foundation indicated that the selected players will be exposed to high quality training.’’These rising stars represent the next generation of Kenya’s golfing elite and will undergo training, development, and evaluation ahead of upcoming regional and international competitions. The training will be held at the Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, and course practice in various golf clubs’’,reads the statement.
The boys’ squad features top performers such as Tsevi Soni (16), Junaid Manji (17), Justin Ngeera (14), Kayden Wissanji (15) Nathan Mwangi, Jelani Kihanya (16), Ronan Patel (15), Maahir Patel (15), Mwathi Gicheru (14), Yuvraj Rajput (15), Aarush Vara (16), Kimani Gicheru (17).
The girls’ lineup includes Bianca Ngecu (16), Audrey Gachora (15), Kanana Muthomi (13), Belinda Wanjiru (15), Hazel Kuria (17), Cherono Kipkorir (15), Navya Nagda (16), Nyawira Macharia (12), Maryam Mwakitawa (17), Brianna Ngecu (13).
The age set of the players range from 12-18 with the youngest being just 12 years old.
Speaking on the announcement, JGF President Vincent Mukiri remarked:
“The Junior Golf Foundation is very keen on developing our juniors. The national provisional squad training is part of our development initiatives including the training happening at the regions. This squad consists of our best performing juniors who are based in Kenya and abroad, this helps us to have a ready pool of elite juniors. With more juniors than ever joining the sport, our goal is to develop, grow, and open more doors for them locally and internationally. This is not just about competition; it’s about growing the game and giving every child with talent a chance to shine. This provisional list will continue to evolve as players progress through training camps and performance assessments.”
