Ascot Tours launches inaugural Africa Golf Classic in Kenya

Ascot Tours, today announced the launch of its premier new tournament: the Africa Golf Classic 2026. This three-round individual Stableford competition will take place next year across Kenya’s world-class golf landscapes, setting a new benchmark for competitive golf tourism on the continent.

The announcement comes just days after Ascot Tours named Kenya's Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator 2025 at the coveted World Golf Awards, confirming its status as the market leader in bespoke golf travel experiences in East Africa. The new tournament is a direct investment in the region's golf scene, designed to attract international players of all skill levels.

"We are thrilled to offer a highly competitive, yet incredibly fair, tournament structure that showcases the very best of Kenyan golf to a global audience," said Scott Edkins, CEO of Ascot Tours. "This event is a natural extension of the quality that our partners and voters recognized in us."

Tournament Details

Dynamic Daily Handicapping

To ensure competitive integrity across all three rounds, the tournament utilizes a dynamic daily handicapping system. This system adjusts player handicaps for the next round based on their performance against the average field score for the day:

• Buffer Zone (No Change): Scores falling between 27 and 33 Stableford points.
• Handicap Reduction: Players scoring 34 points or above lose one shot off their handicap for each point over 33.
• Handicap Increase: Players scoring 26 points or below gain one shot on their handicap for every two points under 27.

This major new event follows a year of strategic team expansion at Ascot Tours, including the arrival of Benjamin Murwayi as Senior Sales Consultant in Kenya and Donna D'Costa as Sales & Account Manager, strengthening the organizational capacity needed to host world-class events like the Africa Golf Classic.

Agent Commission

Travel agents will earn commissions for every confirmed booking on the Africa Golf Classic. Standard bookings qualify for 15% of the total package price, while group bookings of 8 or more passengers receive a commission of 20% of the total package price.

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