June Sponsored Mug and Medal Charity Event
Highlights from the Preferred Personnel Mug & Medal at Vipingo Ridge
On June 28th, Vipingo Ridge hosted the Preferred Personnel Mug & Medal, one of our anticipated golf tournaments. The event lived up to its reputation, offering a day of great golf, sportsmanship, and celebration.
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A Celebration of Excellence
The Mug & Medal competition is more than just a tournament it’s a celebration of golfing excellence, camaraderie, and the spirit of competition at Vipingo Ridge.
The June edition was no exception, leaving behind a trail of highlights and memorable moments. As we move into the second half of the year, the bar has been set even higher. All eyes now turn to the next edition with player’s eager to claim their spot in the Vipingo Ridge’s stand out performers.
As well as celebrating golf success, Preferred Personnel Africa are also recognising 30 years of trading this year, a fantastic milestone. As part of their ongoing celebrations they also made a donation to local coastal charity Kids League Kenya.
Joe Carvalho Claims the Mug Title
Joe Carvalho capped off a stellar month with a commanding performance to take home the coveted Mug title. Having already made a mark in earlier June events, Carvalho brought precision, patience, and poise to the course, sealing his victory and cementing his status as one of the month’s most consistent and formidable competitors.
Rose Musau Secures the Medal
In the Medal category, it was Rose Musau who emerged victorious with a well-rounded and strategically played round. Her consistency and sharp focus underlined a performance that was both elegant and effective, earning her deserved recognition among her peers.
On her birthday, and celebrating 30 years of Preferred Personnel Africa it was fantastic for her to have a great round of golf.
Guest Spotlight: Hilda Mugure
In the Best Guest category, Hilda Mugure stood out with her brilliant showing. Her ability to adapt quickly to the conditions and deliver steady play throughout the round won her the admiration of fellow golfers.
Subsidiary Event Standouts
The Subsidiary Event also saw fierce competition. Christine Dhanji claimed top honors with an impressive performance, while J.D. Ndungu finished close behind in second place, both showcasing the depth of talent across the entire field.
Thank you to Preferred Personnel Africa (PPA) for sponsoring the Mug and Medal June 2025. The support of the Golf Club is much appreciated and your generous donation to Kids League Kenya, children’s educational charity based in Mombasa was very generous. To read more about PPA and their 30 years of success and giving back please check out our article:
More Golf Events:
We have a golf group from South Africa using a number of our different events spaces over 3 days in October.
Play our mid-month competition - a team event to support Kenya tree planting: Greensomes. A fun morning competition with curry lunch at the Pool Gardens.
This October Vipingo Ridge’s Professional Golf Team welcomes Girls Who Golf for 2 nights, 3 days of motivational action on the golf course.
This Mashujaa day we have a new competition in the fun format Florida Scramble. Join us at the PGA Baobab Course for a great public holiday event.
Entries are open for the 2025 Kilifi Uganda Open. Sign up to join the Kenya Coast Team or Team Uganda. Stableford 18-hole competition and prizegiving at the Vipingo Ridge Beach Club.
Vipingo Ridge PGA Baobab Course hosts the penultimate event of the US Kids Coastal Local Golf Tour.
More Golf News:
Naomi heads to Nakuru in the next round of the PGK Equator Tour as she continues to break the ceiling on ladies golf in Kenya.
In September we enjoyed the new rhythm of Wednesday Clubnites and Friday Roll ups, and welcomed both the Seniors Golf Society of Kenya and the US Kids Coast tour to Vipingo Ridge.
Our Kenya Ladies Pro Naomi Wafula continues to make headlines with a Hole in one on her international debut in Rwanda.
The annual Ladies Coast Open was a fabulous success, the ladies came in style, played a windy round of golf and celebrated golf sisterhood.
The Ladies Coast Open comes to Vipingo Ridge for 2025, and the PGK Professional Naom Wafula is at the Sunshine Development Tour - East Africa Swing at the Kenya Coast this week.
Vipingo Ridge talent Naom, the first PGK women’s professional in Kenya was welcomed by Governor H.E. Gideon Mung’aro, OGW, and Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Hon. Salim Mvurya and H.E. Flora Chibule, Deputy Governor of Kilifi County,