Channelle Wangari of Vet Lab Sports Club and Andrew Wahome of Nyali Golf and Country Club are two of Kenya’s top junior golfers who have won Congaree Global Golf Initiative Scholarships.
In September 2022, the Kenya Golf Union (KGU) extended a nomination request to the Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) for the 2023 Congaree Global Golf Initiative (CGGI).
The CGGI is a comprehensive programme designed for high school students from the US and overseas who want to play golf at the collegiate level.
Selected CGGI participants are invited to Congaree for a one-week summer programme that is entirely free of charge.
The programme is created to give CGGI participants the best possible junior golf instruction, academic guidance, mentorship, and continuous assistance to increase their chances of success when they apply to colleges.
95 percent of CGGI participants in the first four classes enrolled in college after receiving golf scholarship offers from recognised four-year institutions and universities.
Analyst say their 2021 and 2022 participation should produce outcomes that are comparable.
The Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) invited its members to submit applications for consideration to the programme, and 16 entries were received, according to Rachel Chubukati, the organization’s honorary secretary.
Six entries which met the requirements were submitted to the Congaree Foundation.
“We are pleased to announce that of the forty-eight (48) available awards globally, Kenyan juniors won two (2) scholarship awards. These awards were won by Chanelle Wangari and Andrew Wahome, who are both JGF members and have represented Kenya in the National Junior Golf Team. A hearty congratulations to Chanelle and Andrew for this great achievement. We wish them every success in the program,”Chebukati stated.
She said JGF is committed to the development of junior golf in Kenya and college golf is an important pathway that remains key to transitioning a junior golfer to a top amateur or professional golfer.