KCB Karen Masters

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KCB Karen Masters
Tournament information
Location Karen, Kenya
Established2017
Course(s)Karen Country Club
Par72
Length7,022 yards (6,421 m)
Tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund R  2,200,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Toto Thimba Jr. (2019)
To par−26 as above
Final champion
Flag of South Africa.svg Toto Thimba Jr.
Location Map
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Karen CC
Location in Kenya

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

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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

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin 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 Flag of South Africa.svg Toto Thimba Jr. 262−263 strokes Flag of Portugal.svg Stephen Ferreira
2018 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Palmer 270−182 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Merrick Bremner
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil Besseling 132−122 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Reinier Saxton

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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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