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Kenya close gap on South Africa on Day 3, Abou El Ela shoots best of the day, 69 2nd October 2009
Kenya closed the gap on South Africa today following a challenging day for scoring over the Championship course at Dreamland Golf Resort. A fair breeze which kept the temperature down also contributed to higher scoring than in previous rounds. It was Kenya that faired the best with three counting rounds of 71, 72 and 75. South Africa had three counting rounds of 73, 73 and 74 to finish on 218 for the day and 646 for the Championship. They are 7 shots ahead of Kenya on 653 and 27 shots ahead of Namibia and Zimbabwe, who are tied for 3rd on 673 The Individual Championship is much closer affair with two South Africans and a Kenya in contention to be Champion. Kenyan Borniface Simwa, following a third round 71 takes a 2 shot lead over South Africans J G Claassen and Yubin Jung who shot 73 and 74 respectively. Simya’s 212 total, gives him that 2 shot lead over the South African duo and team member Collins Ochieng of Kenya. Round of the day went to Egypt’s Amr Abou El Ela, who, after finding a driver that he felt comfortable with, shot a superb 69. It took Abou El Ela from 34th in the individual rankings to 17th place. Egypt’s other scores were Mamdouh El Sheikh – 78, Ibrahim Wakid – 81 and Taymour Scarello – 82. Egypt lies in 8th place with 1 round to go. A strong final round could see them the reach the top 5 places. See full individual results for all players
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