Channelle Wangari, 11 year-old Kenyan golfer who’s world number 9 in Kids Golf
11 year old Kenyan golfer Channelle Wangari is our WCW today. The Kenyan golfer participated in the US Kids Golf World Championship in North Carolina and earned her spot in the top 10. She is currently world number nine in Kids Golf.
In a competition that had over 1,500 players from 50 different countries, 11 year old Kenyan golfer, Channelle Wangari made her stake in the US Kids Golf World Championship in North Carolina.
Wangari battled 117 girls in the competition to become the world’s number nine at the ‘most prestigious kid’s golf title,’ at Pinehurst Club. According to reports, Wangari had first entered for the competition in 2015 when she was just eight years old.
Wangari, a member of Vetlab Sport Club in Kenya got into the second round of the competition. Vetlab has an 18 hole course that is regarded as Kenya’s most scenic. Wangari said, “Playing in the last round which would have been the third was not easy as the greens were in total different condition. I did not putt well otherwise I would have made a better score.” Due to the wet weather condition, the event had to be stopped twice.
According to US Kids Golf, each year since 2005, Pinehurst and the surrounding community have played host to hundreds of junior golfers from across the globe. The weeklong experience includes a Parent/Child Tournament, Team Challenge, Parade of Nations, three rounds of championship play and the closing ceremony. Following the three-day championship, the World Van Horn Cup – a one-day best ball tournament featuring the top 12-year-olds from the United States squaring off against the top 12-year-olds from the rest of the world is contested on Pinehurst No. 2.
“This event real helped me to play well in my future events either here or elsewhere as my driver was good save my putting. I know what I was doing wrong and will be able to correct it, but I must say this year’s championship was a great experience,” Wangari said.
