KENNETH CROWNED MTN MASTER OF MASTERS

MBABANE – Mbabane Golf Club captain Kenneth Nkambule was on Saturday crowned the best out of 32 golfers who were battling it out for the highly sought-after MTN Master of Masters title.

50-year-old Nkambule was deservedly smiling from ear to ear after being named the champion and walked home with a load of fantastic prizes. These included a trophy, IPhone, router and 20 gigabytes of data. 

In fact, Nkambule, a seasoned accounting and business economics teacher at Somnjalose High School in Ezulwini, defended the title as he pulled an equally first-rate performance even last year. The Master of Masters normally involves players who have, in the previous year, finished in the top three of the 12 monthly Masters competitions.

Nkambule recorded 43 points to beat two other highly-charged contenders in Nicholas Vilakati (42 points) and Dumisa Gama (41 points), who finished second and third, respectively. Interestingly, Nkambule entered the competition with a five-point bonus accumulated from his performance in the 2019 MTN Monthly Masters while Vilakati had a massive seven points, which he, however, could not use to his advantage. Gama, on the other hand, had only two points.
Otherwise, the course was filled to the brim with 64 players and this somehow slowed down the pace of play between the holes.

“I started preparing for this calendar year from mid-December up to the end of January, utilising the school holidays. It involved hitting golf balls at the MTN Golf Park, chipping and putting. Another part of the preparations involved working on my physique. As a golfer, I am an athlete and I have to be fit to play the game and enjoy it,” said Nkambule

Fitness

He added, “I jog and also play squash once a week to keep my fitness levels up there.  On the day preceding the tournament, I played 9 holes practise at the Mbabane Golf Club.  I feel so happy about my win because the hard work I have been putting in is paying off.” 
Currently playing of a four handicap, Nkambule started playing golf in 2012. He was a caddy during his teenage years, which made it easier for him to perform fairly well as a golfer because he already had an idea about the game. 

“I have 10 MTN trophies in my trophy cabinet and a lot of other mugs and titles I got in other competitions. What makes this win the most memorable is that I managed to successfully defend it after I had won it even last year,” he said.

Nkambule reckoned that his strength was that he could hit the golf ball very long and straight, which gave him better opportunities to score. He said, of late, he had improved a lot on his putting and game around the greens. 

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