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The KGU was set up in 1928
to act as the national representative of all golfing clubs in Kenya. The
KGU's tasks include promotion of the game and maintaining the international
standards of the game in the country.
Other duties range from
maintaining a uniform men's handicapping system, control, management and
organisation of the Kenya Open Golf Championship, the Kenya Men's Amateur
Championships and the open Kenyan events, to maintaining and upholding the
Rules of Golf and acting as arbitrator in disputes regarding rules and their
interpretations. A detailed list of responsibilities and a brief history of
the Union is also available.
An annual general meeting of the Kenya
Golf Union is held each year in May. The main duties at this meeting is to
elect the Chairman and the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is
then responsible for the work of the Union subject to the General Council.
When any matter of importance arises it
is discussed and decided at the General Council Meeting at which each member
club is entitled to be represented and vote.
The day-to-day problems which arise are
entrusted to the Executive Committee, but all decisions of this Committee
are subject to review by the General Council. Since its formation, however,
the work of the Union has grown to such an extent that it has become
necessary to form permanent sub-committees working within the Executive
Committee to deal with separately with such matters as rules (interpretation
and approval of local rules), The Junior Golf Activities and The Kenya Open
Championship.
The Union does not interfere with the
domestic affairs of clubs, all it is concerned with is the organisation of
the game as a whole, the arranging of certain events and tours by visiting
teams and giving advice to clubs when asked. One of its most important
function is the maintaining of a uniform system of handicapping in line with
that adopted in other parts of the world.
The Union also produces each year a
golfing calendar giving the dates of all open competitions and events played
under the aegis of the Union. This is necessary to avoid fixture clashing
and to ensure each club is allotted a fair share of the open events
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