Welcome to the familiar home of the European Tour’s newest event
By Kent Gray
After the pandemic-enforced cancellation of last year’s Magical Kenya Open, the European Tour’s return to Nairobi this month is a triumph in itself. But the East African nation has doubled down on its comeback with the Kenya Open (March 18-21) to be followed by the new €1million Kenya Savannah Classic (March 23-26). Both events will be played at leafy Karen Country Club on the outskirts of the capital city. The Savannah Classic is the 16th new event created by the European Tour since its resumption last July following a three-month suspension due to COVID-19. It also restores the 2021 Race to Dubai to 42 tournaments following the cancellation of this month’s Oman Open. The Kenya Open, first played in 1967, boasts Seve Ballesteros (1978), Ian Woosnam (1986), Christy O’Connor Jnr (1990) and Trevor Immelman (2000) among its former champions. It became a full European Tour event in 2019 when Italy’s Guido Migliozzi claimed the title by one shot.
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