2025 Magical Kenya Open Qualifiers: Winner: Willy Deus Kitata (Uganda) – 76, 73 (149) T2: Paul Chidale (Malawi) – 79, 71 (150) T2: Sunday Olapade (Nigeria) – 74, 76 (150) 4: Willy Gift (Nigeria) – 74, 77 (151) 5: Andrew Odoh (Nigeria) – 76, 76 (152) 6: Aloys Nsabimana (Rwanda) – 80, 71 (152) Uganda professional golfer Willy Deus Kitata topped the regional qualifiers for the 2025 Magical Kenya Open played at Vetlab sports club in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, 17th February. In two rounds (36 holes) played on the same day, Kitata who is based in Florida city, USA scored 149 gross (+5) to emerge victorious in a crop that had fellow Ugandans, Nigerians, Rwandese and a golfer from Malawi. During the first round, Kitata returned 4-over-76 with a single birdie on the par 4 hole 10. He had 13 pars (on holes 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18), two bogies (on holes 13 and 14) as well as a single double bogie on par-4 hole 3. His second round in the afternoon was a far improved session with 1-over-73 including two birdies (on holes 1 and 12), 13 pars (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) and three bogies (on holes 2, 3 and 8). The 2014 Uganda Amateur Open champion will join current national team captain Joseph Cwinya-ai at the DP World Tour championship. From the qualifiers, he was joined by Malawi’s Paul Chidale and Nigerian Sunday Olapade. Chidale and Olapade tied jointly in second place on 150 gross apiece. Hosts Kenya has a big legion of players as Njoroge Kibugu, Greg Snow, David Wakhu, Samuel Njoroge, Dismas Indiza, Mohit Mediratta, Riz Charania, Edwin Mudanyi, Mutahi Kibugu, Alfred Nandwa, Eric Ooko, Daniel Nduva, Simon Njogu Michael Karanga, John Lejirma, William Odek, Shashwat Harish, and Adel Balala. The 2025 Magical Kenya Open will tee off on the 20th February and climax by 23rd February at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi city, Kenya. Darius van Driel is the reigning champion. The total kitty at grabs is $2.5 million with the winner assured of $425,000.