In-form home favourite Greg Snow is hoping he can capitalise on the confidence in his game as he looks to break new ground at the Magical Kenya Open presented by absa.
Snow qualified for his national championship by topping the PGA Equator Tour Order of Merit in Kenya, winning his fourth title as the inaugural season ended last month.
One of 17 Kenyans in the field this week, the 35-year-old also won on the Big Easy Tour in November and already has two top tens so far this year on the South Africa-based development circuit for the Sunshine Tour.
An ever-present at the Magical Kenya Open since its debut on the DP World Tour in 2019, Snow, who was born to a British father, is intent on giving himself every opportunity of bridging the gap to the international talent and making the cut for the first time in front of home crowds.
"[The nerves are] not as bad as the last couple of years. I feel prepared coming into this event this time around," he told the DP World Tour on the eve of the event.
"We’ve had a couple of weeks off, but [prior to that] we have had a lot of tournaments coming into this event so I’m pretty excited to play a home tournament.
"I am working a lot with my coach which has really helped me. But, yeah, it’s been a very good season, consistent."
Asked whether he feels a different player this time around, he added: "Definitely. There is a lot of confidence coming in after winning those four events last year. Looking forward to this week. Hopefully I can just take that momentum into this week."
After a four-year stay at Muthaiga Golf Club, the Magical Kenya Open has returned to Karen Country Club for this year's 57th edition and Snow has the upper hand on most in the field having played competitively there last month on the Big Easy Tour.
While that recent experience - a tie for sixth - is only likely to serve him well, he is expecting to adopt a different strategy after rainfall in Kenya earlier this week.
"When we played it a couple of weeks ago it was pretty dry," he said. "But this week it has obviously changed because of the rain.
"A few adjustments are going to be made off the tee. I’m going to play a bit more aggressive because it is wet.
"Hopefully [the weather] stays dry. I think it will be fine the next couple of days and there is a bit of rain forecast for Sunday, but I think it’s going to be a good week."
