Krish Beiju Shah is the new leader of the 2024 Kenya Junior Strokeplay championship after the third round at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Krish Shah scored 75 in round three, the same score as in round two.Krish had a good first nine where he started off with a birdie, then got four straight pars before a bogey, another birdie, and a double bogey. Another four straight pars gave him an impressive 35 on the front nine. In the back nine, Krish had a score of 40 to move from third on the leaderboard to the top.##NAJAVA_MECA_8021071##“Starting with a birdie on hole ten is always good, and I made a couple of pars thereafter. It was a good first nine,” said Krish.Shashwat Harish maintained his second position on the leaderboard but tied with Krish on an overall score of +15. He was one stroke better than in round two with a score of 78 on the day. His first nine yielded 38, and his second nine 39.“Golf is like that; you start badly sometimes. I started with four bogeys, and it was tough. But I told myself there are 14 holes to go, and I kept it going, tried to play for pars, if the birdie came, it came; a bad start doesn’t always guarantee a bad finish,” explained Harish on his difficult start in round three.Anyien, Bianca lead way in Junior Strokeplay ChampionshipJunaid Manji has had a steady climb from the first round and now sits third, only two strokes behind the leaders. He had an impressive first nine of level pars in all the holes except a bogey on hole 12 for a score of 38. KSSSA: Favourites Dr Aggrey, Butere Girls stumble as Agoro Sare, Kaya Tiwi shineHe scored 39 on the back nine for a total of 75 on the day.“I have been focusing on the little things, and I have not been too focused on my score. I have been busy trying to get some momentum my way. Other than that, I have tried to keep it steady as much as I can,” he explained.The final round will be played on Thursday, April 11th, at the Muthaiga Golf Club.KSSSA: Butula pick first win as All Saints, Mang’u shine in Machakos
