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The rise of women on the golf course
From left: Philip Ondieki, Neddie Akello, Bianca Wanjiru and Frankie Gichuru during the International Women's Day golf organised by Nation Media Group at Muthaiga Golf Club on March 7, 2025.
In most sports, a handicap is something that holds you back—a time penalty in a race, a weight limit in boxing. But in golf, a handicap isn't just a number on a scorecard; it's a reflection of progress, a marker of improvement, and sometimes, a quiet rebellion against expectations.
For women stepping onto the golf course, the handicap becomes more than a statistic—it's a challenge to the traditional idea that golf is a sport reserved for retired men with time to kill.
