Thika Sports Club to launch NCBA Golf Series

Thika Sports Club is set to launch the opening round of the all-new NCBA Golf Series on January 30th.

Several golf clubs across the country will also host the 20-leg all -year-round amateur series  with the Grand Finale to be held at Karen Country Club on 3rd December 2021.

The main series will run alongside the NCBA Junior Golf Series which is part of the noble initiative of the bank to support young budding talent. 

Children in Kenya aged between 6 and 18 years will participate in the junior tournament which will include 2-day golf clinics aimed at shoring up the junior competition.

The two events to be featured under the junior series will be at Karen Country Club on 23rd  – 24th  August and Muthaiga Golf Club on 9th  -10th  December 2021.

According to NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora, sports is a key area of focus for the bank which is keen on partnerships and sponsorships that drive transformation. 

"Sports sponsorship remains an important area for us because of its role in transforming the lives of Kenyans. Our goal is to facilitate the growth of golf locally and in the process make Kenya an international golf destination," said Gachora. 

"In addition, as a business, we believe sports sponsorships is a key avenue towards reaching out to our stakeholders across the country. We are therefore, proud of our golf sponsorship novelty over the years as an avenue of networking with our current and potential customers," he added.

The NCBA Group Managing Director said that the company has adopted a new approach through the NCBA Golf Series to try and reach everyone across the country.

“Previously, we had golf events that served as customer appreciation events, where we would host our customers exclusively. As NCBA, we are now a much bigger entity, with a bigger number of golfing customers and therefore we had to re-think our approach to ensure we reach out to everyone across the country," he said.