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The long hitting Scola Onsongo, who started her golfing journey during the pandemic period is making major forays on the greens.<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u2018fairway girl\u2019 as she is commonly referred \u00a0to has played in all the 36 golf courses in Kenya and in four other countries \u2013 United \u00a0States, Mauritius, South Africa, and Ghana, fortifying her finesse on the big stages.<\/p>\n When the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill in 2020, sporting events \u00a0across the globe were halted and countries were put on lockdowns.<\/p>\n Here in Kenya, golf \u00a0courses would open intermittently allowing Scola and her friends to brave the fairways in \u00a0a bid to beat cabin fever.<\/p>\n One of her friends introduced her to a golf pro who took her \u00a0through the basics of the game \u2013 the rest as they say is history.<\/p>\n Three years after she got involved with the game, Mrs. Onsongo has decorated her home \u00a0with numerous trophies she has won having played at the Stallion Mountain Golf Club in \u00a0LAS Vegas, United States of America, Fish River Sun Golf Course in Eastern Cape, South \u00a0Africa, Mont Choisy Le Golf in Grand Baie, Mauritius, Achimota Golf Club in Accra, Ghana \u00a0on the international front and on all the golf courses in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n In the pipeline, she says, \u00a0is playing in Australia and Tanzania this year. The KCB Senior Relationship Manager in Corporate Banking says that golf requires a lot \u00a0of time to play, casting a challenge whenever she does not have the time to play. According to her, on average, a round of golf takes about four and a half hours.<\/p>\n That \u00a0aside, let\u2019s face it. Golf in its entirety takes more than that. If you add 30 minutes to check \u00a0in and warm up, another 30 minutes for a post-round beverage (courtesy dictates that \u00a0you wrap up nicely with your four-ball\/ pairs after a round on the 19th hole), and then the \u00a015-minute commute to the golf course each way, you are at 6 hours to play proper golf.<\/p>\n On the flipside, this is good for her because her job demands that she networks and there \u00a0is no better platform to do that than on a golf course.<\/p>\n To further cement this, the Bank is currently running its second edition of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour where she is actively \u00a0participating to not only commercialize the engagements held while playing with target \u00a0clients but also, as her work out regime.<\/p>\n One of the best ways to stay mentally and \u00a0physically healthy is to exercise and golf offers that through the walking along the courses \u00a0navigating different terrains.<\/p>\n Interestingly, Scola has introduced her two children to golf under the Junior Golf \u00a0Foundation (JGF) umbrella.<\/p>\n Her son Fifty has embraced the sport while her daughter \u00a0Twenty, an upcoming marine biologist, currently undertaking competitive swimming has \u00a0little time left in her hands to chase a small ball.<\/p>\n She believes this will go a long way in \u00a0fostering the golfing culture in the country. For Scola, family, self-discipline, and the great \u00a0golfers she has met on the course continue to inspire her to keep playing the sport.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Scola Onsongo in action at a past golf event. The mother of two is upbeat about golf\u2019s future. She says golf attire has changed \u00a0dramatically from the days of Bobby Jones competing in a dress shirt and tie to the cotton \u00a0pleated khaki pants that Ben Hogan sported to the fitted collarless golf shirt that Tiger \u00a0Woods made popular.<\/p>\n Rest assured, what will be worn in the future is something that golf \u00a0superstars are wearing later this year. A new innovative golf shirt that allows a golfer to \u00a0look great and hit the ball farther than ever is the future of golf\u2019s fashion. Also, there\u2019s \u00a0innovation. An avid golfer very likely owns a range finder that will provide accurate \u00a0distances to the flagstick.<\/p>\n Access to technology will provide distances to hit the golf ball \u00a0while playing the golf course, phone apps that track golf statistics, green reading apps \u00a0that help read the greens better, and more innovative training aids popping up every day.<\/p>\n Technology and innovation appear to have no end in sight as golfers utilize these products \u00a0to improve their golfing experiences. At this rate, artificial intelligence will soon play the \u00a0game for us \u2013 fortunately or unfortunately.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Scola Onsongo: The future of golf is technology<\/a> first appeared on KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 The long hitting Scola Onsongo, who started her golfing journey during the pandemic period is making major forays on the greens. 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