The original nine holes laid out in 1913 and the course was further extended to eighteen holes in 1926, they have recently undergone a major reconstruction by Peter Markovitch.
Location
Muthaiga Golf Club is located at the edge of Karura forest, 15 kms from Nairobi City Centre. Take Kiambu Road towards Kiambu you will find the Club about 200 metres further on the left.
Treacherous beautifully landscaped sand bunkers await in front of the fastest greens in East Africa (Greens are irrigated), numerous trees and flowering bushes come into play on almost every hole and make this course one of the prettiest to play.
Muthaiga, which was one of the Kenya's pioneer golf courses is home to the Kenya Golf Union, is part of the safari circuit of the European PGA Challenge Cup and each year in March plays host to the Kenya Open Golf Championship - part of the European PGA. Past winners include Ballesteros, Woosnam, Canizares and Maarten Lafeber. It has been voted one of the top 10 golf courses in South Africa by S.A. Golf Digest.
Course Reviews
Muthaiga Golf Club is not only close to the Central Business District (compared to other golf courses) but is also neatly designed.
The clubs is for members only although every now and then they host corporate golf events. Kangs2000 May 3, 2008
Charity Golf Days
Our calendar, plus news of people and events raising money for good causes through golf.
Motoring Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe - the
world’s greatest road-going V8?
So what are these worth?
A look at the valuations of various items of golf ephemora that readers own.
Golf Equipment 2011
What's new, refined & innovative for the coming year a full report from Golf Europe.
World Golf Tour
Continues to grow ever more popular, surpassing over 100 million online rounds played.
