12-year-old among top picks in JGF's new Junior Golf Squad

Limuru Junior Open 2024 winners at the Limuru Golf and Country Club, August 6, 2024. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

The Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) has announced the provisional national Junior Golf Squad for the 2025/26 season, comprising 12 talented boys and 10 outstanding girls.

The squad members were selected based on their performances in the national junior tournaments that are held across the Country and their ranking in the JGF Order of Merit.

The full list reflects a broad spread of talent across various age groups with the youngest members being just 12 years old, a clear sign of the foundation’s commitment to early talent development and long-term sustainability in Junior Golf.

The boys’ squad features top performers such as Tsevi Soni (16), Junaid Manji (17), Justin Ngeera (14), Kayden Wissanji (15) Nathan Mwangi, Jelani Kihanya (16), Ronan Patel (15), Maahir Patel (15), Mwathi Gicheru (14), Yuvraj Rajput (15), Aarush Vara (16) and Kimani Gicheru (17).

The girls’ lineup is Bianca Ngecu (16), Audrey Gachora (15), Kanana Muthomi (13), Belinda Wanjiru (15), Hazel Kuria (17), Cherono Kipkorir (15), Navya Nagda (16), Nyawira Macharia (12), Maryam Mwakitawa (17) and Brianna Ngecu (13).

These rising stars represent the next generation of Kenya’s Golfing elite and will undergo training, development, and evaluation ahead of upcoming regional and International competitions.

The training will be held at the Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, and course practice in various Golf clubs will be part of the training centers for the youthful stars.

The members not only form part of Junior squads but also contribute to the senior National Golf squads for the Kenya Golf Union (KGU) and the Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU).

JGF President Vincent Mukiri remarked that the JGF is very keen on developing Juniors and the National provisional squad training is part of development initiatives including the training happening at the regions.

“This squad consists of our best performing juniors who are based in Kenya and abroad, this helps us to have a ready pool of elite juniors. With more juniors than ever joining the sport, our goal is to develop, grow, and open more doors for them locally and internationally. This is not just about competition but it’s about growing the game and giving every child with talent a chance to shine," said Mukiri.