About us

Ruiru Sports Club started as a tennis club in 1922. The club was moved to the present site in 1923 where land was available for a golf course.

It was laid out by Mr. Overtone who was a Colonial Police Inspector at Ruiru. The course was re-constructed on an improved layout by club members in 1930 using large gangs of African Labourers and reconstructed the tees and browns. The first golf Captain was Mr. G.J. Glassford in 1930. Mr. John Ross was then the golf captain for twenty consecutive years between 1931 to 1950. The club had 30 golfing members with reciprocal arrangements with Thika, Makuyu, Nyeri, Nanyuki and Eldoret.

Two strange events were recorded in the Fifties-when Mr. Arne Kopperud killed a rabbit with a tee shot and the shooting of a leopard just off the 5th fairway.

1922
Club Started

Ruiru Sports Club Started as a Tennis Club at (near Ndarugu)

1923
present site

1923 Club was moved to the present site.

1930
Course re-constructed

1930 Course re-constructed on an improved layout by club members

1930
First golf Captain

The first golf Captain was Mr. G.J. Glassford

1931-1951
Mr. John Ross

Mr. John Ross was golf captain for twenty consecutive years

1951
Mr. Arne Kopperud

Mr. Arne Kopperud killed a rabbit with a tee shot

1955
Leopard Shot

A leopard was shot just off the 5th fairway

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