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Barclays Kenya Open - at a glance


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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


<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Welcome to Karen Country Club</strong></span>


And who better to show us round than Mo Lampert?


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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>​​Frittelli the form man?</strong></span>


Dylan Frittelli


<span style="font-size: 11px;"><cite title="Dylan">I'm certainly confident and I feel comfortable here - I know the golf course well and I feel very at home</cite> </span>


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.


<span style="font-size: 16px;">​<span style="font-size: 18px;">​<strong>Amateur dramatics for Langasque?</strong></span></span>


Romain Langasque


<span style="font-size: 11px;"><cite title="Romain">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</cite></span>


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.


<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>​​Porteous providing the inspiration</strong></span>


<blockquote title="Haydn">Kenya is always going to be very close to my heart - I wish I was going there this year</blockquote>


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.


<span style="font-size: 18px;">​<strong>Six appeal - back for more</strong></span>


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?


<strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">Satellite boys now in Challenge Tour's orbit</span></strong>


Tapio Pulkkanen (golfari.fi/Kai Kilappa)


<span style="font-size: 13px;">Making the step up this week are the 20 graduates from our four satellite tours<span style="font-size: 13px;">, profiled here. Could one of them contend this week?</span></span>


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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>​​And finally...who will win?</strong></span><strong style="font-size: large;"> </strong>


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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.