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The KCB Karen Masters was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Karen, Kenya |
| Established | 2017 |
| Course(s) | Karen Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,022 yards (6,421 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 2,200,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Toto Thimba Jr. (2019) |
| To par | −26 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Toto Thimba Jr. | |
| Location map | |
  Karen CC Location in Kenya | |
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
edit| 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 | Toto Thimba Jr. |
262 | −26 | 3 strokes |  Stephen Ferreira
|
| 2018 | AFR | Michael Palmer |
270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Merrick Bremner
|
| 2017 |  Wil Besseling |
132 | −12 | 2 strokes | Reinier Saxton
| |
Notes
edit- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour.
References
edit- ^ "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.