In ten days, the 83rd edition of Uganda Golf Open will tee off at the par-71 Entebbe Club in what promises to be four weeks of absorbing, captivating and enthralling golf at Uganda’s oldest club.
Last week, the Uganda Golf Union launched the prestigious tournament before a plethora of partners whose involvement and support has left golf aficionados licking their lips ahead of the opening tee shot.
The tournament will commence with the Juniors competition on August 17th, a one-day event open to young golfers from clubs across the country. Aspiring players must register with their respective club captains to secure eligibility into the draw.
There will be four categories in which youngsters will compete; the gross for boys, gross for girls, net for boys and net for the girls.
For each group of the championship, there will be three sets of winners; overall, runner up and second runner up to complete the podium positions.
Uganda Golf Union President Jackson Were is looking forward to the Juniors Open, with the same zest as for the ladies, seniors, amateurs and professionals.
“The Union’s dream is to offer the perfect ground for the next Deo Akope or Ronald Rugumayo to emerge and unlike those two distinguished professionals, the kids of today have arguably better exposure and support systems,” Were noted.
“It is why we must be deliberate about identifying, nurturing and supporting these kids because they are the future. And the future is now.”
During last year’s Uganda Open that was held at Uganda Golf Club at Kitante, Entebbe Club-based juniors Musa Kirya and Frista Birabwa emerged the best youngsters with gross scores of 74 and 76 for the boys and girls respectively.
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