Magical Kenya Open 2023: Course and current form stats for this week's tournament in Nairobi

Andy Swales
06 March 2023
3.0 min read

Muthaiga Golf Club: Home to the Magical Kenya Open on the DP World Tour

Muthaiga Golf Club: A lush parkland course on the outskirts of Nairobi

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Following a blank week on the DP World Tour schedule, the golfers have now headed for the Kenyan capital. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales ...

Muthaiga made its DP World Tour debut 12 months ago
Rozner on prowl for title No 4 since December 2020
Rafa seeks to consolidate solid start to year

The DP World Tour travels to the Southern Hemisphere to spend the next three weeks on the continent of Africa.

Week one is in Kenya, followed by a brace of tournaments in South Africa.

First up is the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi.

Muthaiga made its debut on the DP World Tour 12 months ago when China's Ashun Wu closed with a 65 to win by four strokes and claim his fourth title on the 'European' calendar - and his first for three and a half years.

Muthaiga Golf Club, which is situated around five miles north of Nairobi city centre, is a lush parkland venue with tight tree-lined fairways and water hazards on eight holes.

The course is laid out close to the Karura Forest and is undulating in places.

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Muthaiga is slightly shorter than the majority of layouts used to host modern top level professional tournaments.

It was opened on New Year's Eve 1913, and is a symbol of Britain's former colonial past.

There are plenty of testing dog legs to be conquered on a course which has hosted numerous professional tournaments over the decades.

It was once a regular member of the Safari Tour calendar, during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, and more recently staged Challenge Tour events in 2017 and 2018.

In all, Muthaiga hosted 17 Challenge Tour events over a 28-year period beginning in 1991.

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Five To Watch

Oliver Bekker: The South African posted a top-10 finish here last year, since when he has come close to securing a maiden DP World Tour title. He recently claimed his eighth career victory on the Sunshine Tour.

Julien Brun: The Frenchman was an impressive fifth at January's Hero Dubai Desert Classic, and tied-12th last time out in Singapore.

Rafa Cabrera-Bello: There was a time when the Spaniard was ranked No 16 in the world and qualifying for all four major championships. His form has slipped since those heady days and he is now ranked 199. However, the 38-year-old has had three top-15 finishes in five starts during 2023, so perhaps the future is starting to look rosy again for the resident of Gran Canaria.

Jorge Campillo: A two-time Tour winner, Campillo tied-fourth in India last time out and tied-13th at Muthaiga 12 months ago.

Antoine Rozner: The 30-year-old Frenchman recently posted top-six finishes in Singapore and Thailand, and is chasing a fourth Tour victory in just over 27 months. Is making his fourth competitive appearance at Muthaiga.

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MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

Note: Muthaiga hosted Challenge Tour events in 2017 & 2018

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Last Nine Weeks / Muthaiga Form

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W8	W7	W6	W5	W4	W3	W2
Adrian Otaegui		66	30	36	28	28
Adri Arnaus			MC	6	13	MC
Robert MacIntyre	37	57	MC		38	20
Oliver Bekker	MC		1	56	51	MC
Rikuya Hoshino			MC	6
Antoine Rozner		5	6		78	50
Ewen Ferguson		MC	MC	51	28	64
Richie Ramsay			55	MC		38
Shaun Norris	48		67	42	65
Laurie Canter			Wd	46
Hurly Long		MC	30	MC	MC	MC
Rafael Cabrera-Bello		5	MC	13	MC	10
Ryo Hisatsune	10	51	7	28
Julien Brun			12	MC	5	MC
Connor Syme		33	65	48	38	28
Shubhankar Sharma	13	MC		12	MC	7
Ashun Wu		33	12	56	20	20
Hennie Du Plessis		26	43	25	38	MC
Justin Harding		MC	MC	MC	59	MC
Aguri Iwasaki	60		MC	61
Johannes Veerman			MC	19	8	MC
Grant Forrest		13	6	56	51	10
Maximilian Kieffer			MC	MC	38	38
Edoardo Molinari	44	17		42	MC	17
JC Ritchie			MC	36	MC	MC
Romain Langasque		28	63	MC	16
Marcel Siem	1	17	17	MC
Louis De Jager		46	MC	28	51	MC
Jorge Campillo	4	66	MC	61	28	MC
Gavin Green	8	MC	MC		MC	MC
Joakim Lagergren		38	38		MC	MC
Marcus Armitage	MC	72	MC		28	67
Kristian Krogh Johannessen		MC	23	MC
Marcus Kinhult			MC		8	46
Daniel Van Tonder	57	57	MC	MC
Angel Hidalgo Portillo	10	MC		28	8	MC
Deon Germishuys		MC	42	MC
Alejandro Del Rey		46	3	28
Matthew Jordan		MC	17	19	20	34
Masahiro Kawamura	18	MC	MC		MC	34
Alexander Knappe	6	3	34	MC	MC	MC
Tom McKibbin		MC	12	36	MC	MC
Todd Clements		MC	49	61
Ricardo Gouveia	MC		60	MC
Wil Besseling			63	13	MC	MC
Santiago Tarrio	13	MC	58	MC	MC	50
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia				MC
Francesco Laporta	32	25	MC	57
Dylan Mostert	1	MC	MC	7
Lukas Nemecz	48			28	70	MC
Julien Guerrier			38	13	65	MC
Tristen Strydom	MC	54	MC	MC
Oliver Wilson			MC	MC	MC	MC
Jeremy Freiburghaus		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
John Catlin		MC	MC	MC	59	60
Frederic LaCroix	57		14
Justin Walters		46	MC	68	38
Niklas Norgaard Moller		13	38	48	51	MC
Jaco Prinsloo	2	3	MC	65
James Morrison		62	MC	MC	MC	46
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	MC			MC	75	MC
Aaron Cockerill					MC	MC
Nacho Elvira		MC	MC	MC	MC	67
Martin Simonsen	MC	17	MC	MC
Pierre Pineau	MC	7	MC	MC
Simon Forsstrom	8	62	58	MC
Darius Van Driel		MC	MC		MC*	56
Wilco Nienaber	MC	MC	9	28
Calum Hill			67	MC	13	MC
Renato Paratore	Wd		28	14
Alejandro Canizares	23		34	MC
Mateusz Gradecki	MC		34	52
Daniel Brown		38	38	36
Brandon Stone	9	60	5	7
Bryce Easton	37	MC	MC	MC
Jeong Weon Ko	18	51	MC	28
Jayden Schaper	13	17	MC	44
Daan Huizing	25	33		51	81	MC
Nick Bachem	23	51	MC	MC
Jacques Kruyswijk		46	60	MC	28	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard	MC	MC	MC
Manu Gandas	32	28	MC	MC
Velten Meyer	MC	30	MC	36
Robin Sciot-Siegrist		38	MC	MC
Blake Windred	62	62	MC		15
Andrew Wilson	25	MC		61
Matthew Baldwin	30	MC	MC	23
Javier Sainz	20	46	23	28
Max Schmitt			MC	MC
Borja Virto	9	62	34	28
Gary Hurley	MC	66	MC	MC
Tom Vaillant	3	MC
Casey Jarvis	20	2	9	23
Adrien Saddier	30	13		65
Christopher Mivis	39	30	60	MC
John Murphy	MC	MC	MC	MC
Andrew Johnston					38
John Axelsen	42	57	55	MC
David Ravetto	MC	MC	23	51
Ashley Chesters	16	51	MC	14
Liam Johnston	51	18	MC
Craig Howie	28	38	14	23
Emilio Cuartero Blanco	MC	MC	57	MC
Jens Fahrbring	44	51	MC	MC
Darren Fichardt		MC	34	7
Tom Lewis				MC		Wd	MC
Alexander Levy			69	MC	MC	50
Keenan Davidse	MC	MC	65	MC
Christoffer Bring	MC	13	MC	MC
Gudmundur Kristjansson	48	51	49	MC
Niklas Lemke	MC			MC
Garrick Porteous	Wd	MC	23	MC
Henric Sturehed	20	Wd	52	MC
Benjamin Follett-Smith	MC	51	MC	Won
Oliver Farr		MC	46	MC
Ricardo Santos	MC			42
Jannik De Bruyn	MC	MC
Stephen Gallacher	MC				MC
Gary Stal	44	MC	49	MC
Joel Stalter	48	MC	55	23
Richard McEvoy	MC
Pedro Figueiredo	MC	51	42	MC
Thomas Aiken	37	22	MC
Mikael Lundberg	MC	25	MC	72
Yan Wei Liu	51	MC	MC	MC		MC
Tobias Eden	MC	MC	MC	MC
Rhys Enoch	46	MC	19	MC
Pavan Sagoo	MC	MC	MC	MC
Lorenzo Gagli			MC	72
Sam Hutsby		MC	60	51
Tom Murray	MC	18	19
Steven Brown	46	38	60
Elias Bertheussen	MC	MC	MC	MC
David Howell	MC
Gunner Wiebe	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC
Joshua Lee	MC	70	MC	MC
Oliver Fisher
Sandy Scott	MC
Toby Tree	MC	MC	34	MC
Ma Cheng Yao		MC	MC	MC
Jastas Madoya Asena
Adel Balala
Greg Snow
Dismas Indiza
Simon Ngigi
Ronald Rugumayo
Dennis Maara
John Lejirma
Njoroge Njonge Kibugu
Jay Sandhu
Mutahi Kibugu
Daniel Nduva
Mike Kisia
Visitor Mapwanya
Daniel Kiragu
Samuel Njoroge

Player	2022	2018	2017
Adrian Otaegui	34
Adri Arnaus	8	MC
Robert MacIntyre
Oliver Bekker	8	6
Rikuya Hoshino
Antoine Rozner	34	54	MC
Ewen Ferguson	8
Richie Ramsay	MC
Shaun Norris
Laurie Canter		8
Hurly Long	2
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
Ryo Hisatsune
Julien Brun	13		MC
Connor Syme	26	MC
Shubhankar Sharma	13
Ashun Wu	1
Hennie Du Plessis	42
Justin Harding	42
Aguri Iwasaki
Johannes Veerman	26
Grant Forrest		38
Maximilian Kieffer
Edoardo Molinari
JC Ritchie
Romain Langasque		44
Marcel Siem
Louis De Jager		MC	9
Jorge Campillo	13
Gavin Green	MC
Joakim Lagergren	MC
Marcus Armitage	17	58
Kristian Krogh Johannessen		14
Marcus Kinhult	8		12
Daniel Van Tonder	51		29
Angel Hidalgo Portillo	17
Deon Germishuys
Alejandro Del Rey
Matthew Jordan	71
Masahiro Kawamura	42
Alexander Knappe		MC
Tom McKibbin
Todd Clements
Ricardo Gouveia
Wil Besseling	40		7
Santiago Tarrio	26
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia	17
Francesco Laporta	51	MC	3
Dylan Mostert
Lukas Nemecz	17	MC
Julien Guerrier			MC
Tristen Strydom
Oliver Wilson	MC		45
Jeremy Freiburghaus
John Catlin
Frederic LaCroix	51
Justin Walters		66
Niklas Norgaard Moller	51
Jaco Prinsloo
James Morrison
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	MC	38
Aaron Cockerill	2
Nacho Elvira
Martin Simonsen
Pierre Pineau
Simon Forsstrom		25	MC
Darius Van Driel	MC		12
Wilco Nienaber
Calum Hill
Renato Paratore	40
Alejandro Canizares	MC
Mateusz Gradecki
Daniel Brown
Brandon Stone
Bryce Easton	MC		MC
Jeong Weon Ko
Jayden Schaper	34
Daan Huizing	MC	28	MC
Nick Bachem
Jacques Kruyswijk	60		7
Lucas Bjerregaard
Manu Gandas
Velten Meyer
Robin Sciot-Siegrist		54	MC
Blake Windred	65
Andrew Wilson	MC
Matthew Baldwin		28	9
Javier Sainz
Max Schmitt	17	18
Borja Virto		MC	12
Gary Hurley		54	45
Tom Vaillant
Casey Jarvis
Adrien Saddier	51		2
Christopher Mivis		MC	20
John Murphy
Andrew Johnston
John Axelsen
David Ravetto
Ashley Chesters	65		MC
Liam Johnston
Craig Howie	42
Emilio Cuartero Blanco
Jens Fahrbring	MC	2
Darren Fichardt
Tom Lewis		MC
Alexander Levy
Keenan Davidse
Christoffer Bring
Gudmundur Kristjansson
Niklas Lemke	17
Garrick Porteous	13	MC	MC
Henric Sturehed	65	MC
Benjamin Follett-Smith
Oliver Farr	48		MC
Ricardo Santos	26	MC	16
Jannik De Bruyn
Stephen Gallacher
Gary Stal		18
Joel Stalter	MC	28
Richard McEvoy	MC
Pedro Figueiredo	MC	38
Thomas Aiken
Mikael Lundberg		MC	20
Yan Wei Liu
Tobias Eden
Rhys Enoch	MC
Pavan Sagoo
Lorenzo Gagli	34	1	16
Sam Hutsby
Tom Murray
Steven Brown	MC		MC
Elias Bertheussen
David Howell	MC
Gunner Wiebe
Joshua Lee
Oliver Fisher	MC
Sandy Scott
Toby Tree	Wd
Ma Cheng Yao
Jastas Madoya Asena	MC	MC	MC
Adel Balala	MC
Greg Snow	MC	MC	MC
Dismas Indiza	MC	MC	54
Simon Ngigi	MC	MC	34
Ronald Rugumayo	MC
Dennis Maara	MC
John Lejirma	MC
Njoroge Njonge Kibugu	64
Jay Sandhu
Mutahi Kibugu
Daniel Nduva	MC	MC
Mike Kisia
Visitor Mapwanya
Daniel Kiragu
Samuel Njoroge