{"id":138128,"date":"2026-04-17T17:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/tsevi-soni-and-kanana-muthomi-crowned-champions-at-the-kenya-junior-strokeplay-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:02:47","slug":"tsevi-soni-and-kanana-muthomi-crowned-champions-at-the-kenya-junior-strokeplay-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/tsevi-soni-and-kanana-muthomi-crowned-champions-at-the-kenya-junior-strokeplay-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsevi Soni and Kanana Muthomi Crowned Champions at the\u00a0 Kenya Junior Strokeplay Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NCBA Kenya Junior Strokeplay Championship concluded in thrilling fashion at Muthaiga Golf Club, with Tsevi Soni and Kanana Muthomi emerging as the overall champions after four days of high-level junior golf competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The boys\u2019 title was decided in dramatic fashion, as Tsevi Soni edged out Yuvraj Rajput in a closely contested battle that went down to the final hole.<\/p>\n

With both players neck and neck heading into the 18th, Tsevi held his nerve to sink a crucial par putt, sealing victory with a total score of 292 (+8).<\/p>\n\n

Yuvraj, who had been in contention throughout, narrowly missed his par putt, resulting in a bogey and a second-place finish on 293 (+9).<\/p>\n

In the girls\u2019 division, Kanana Muthomi delivered a composed and consistent performance to claim the Overall Girl Winner title with a total of 294 (+10).<\/p>\n\n

Her steady final round, highlighted by one of the few pars on the closing day, secured her victory and saw her finish an impressive 3rd overall in the combined field. The championship also featured strong performances across various age categories.<\/p>\n\n

In the 19\u201321 years division, Mikael Kihara claimed the boys\u2019 title, while Cherise Wachira topped the girls\u2019 category. In the 16\u201318 years category, Yuvraj Rajput secured the boys\u2019 title, while Belinda Wanjiru emerged as the girls\u2019 winner.<\/p>\n

In the 14\u201315 years division, Justin Ngeera took top honors in the boys\u2019 category, while Brianna Ngecu led the girls\u2019 field.<\/p>\n

The 13 years and under boys\u2019 category was won by Viaan Vajpayee, rounding off a tournament that showcased the depth and promise of junior golf talent in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n

Speaking after the tournament, NCBA Group Deputy Director Marketing Jacquie Muhati, praised the high level of competition and resilience displayed by the juniors, noting the championship\u2019s continued role in developing the next generation of elite golfers.<\/p>\n\n

With World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points on offer and a highly competitive field throughout, the 2026 edition of the championship once again reinforced its status as one of the premier events on the junior golf calendar.<\/p>\n

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The 2026 NCBA Kenya Junior Strokeplay Championship concluded in thrilling fashion at Muthaiga Golf Club, with Tsevi Soni and Kanana Muthomi emerging as the overall champions after four days of high-level junior golf competition. The boys\u2019 title was decided in dramatic fashion, as Tsevi Soni edged out Yuvraj Rajput in a closely contested battle that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}