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Barclays Kenya Open - at a glance
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Barclays Kenya Open - at a glance

For everything you need to know about the Challenge Tour's season-opener, the Barclays Kenya Open, you need look no further - here's all the best video and website content from Karen Country Club in Nairobi ahead off tomorrow's tee off:

Player tees off in practice for the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open

Welcome to Karen Country Club

And who better to show us round than Mo Lampert?


​​Frittelli the form man?

Dylan Frittelli

I'm certainly confident and I feel comfortable here - I know the golf course well and I feel very at home 

Dylan Frittelli has already had four top 20 finishes on The European Tour this year, and a top ten here in Kenya three years ago - is he the man to beat this week? Full tournament previewhere.

Amateur dramatics for Langasque?

Romain Langasque

I don't see why an amateur could not win - my game is feeling really good right now and I don't feel any added pressure

Following a recent change to Challenge Tour regulations to allow amateurs to earn points in the Road to Oman Rankings, reigning Amateur ChampionRomain Langasque sounded confidentas he prepares for a visit to Augusta for the Masters Championship next month.

​​Porteous providing the inspiration

Kenya is always going to be very close to my heart - I wish I was going there this year

Last year's winner Haydn Porteous has gone on to even greater things since his maiden professional victory here, winning the Joburg Open on The European Tour in January to show how quickly someone can make the jump from Challenge Tour hopeful to succeeding on the highest stage - buthe remembers how important his Challenge Tour experience was.

Six appeal - back for more

Clément Sordet (Press Eye)

Getting that first breakthrough win is often the most difficult step to take, so dothese six players- all winners on the Challenge Tour in 2015 - have a psychological advantage this week?

Satellite boys now in Challenge Tour's orbit

Tapio Pulkkanen (golfari.fi/Kai Kilappa)

Making the step up this week are the 20 graduates from our four satellite tours, profiled here. Could one of them contend this week?


​​And finally...who will win? 

Almost certainly cursing their chances, above are five players who we think may be worth keeping an eye on as the Road to Oman progresses through 28 tournaments and 22 countries - remember the top 15 in the Rankings graduate to The European Tour at the end of the season.

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