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PRO AM – TOP RESULTS TUESDAY
1 Joshua Seale (Entebbe Club) – 67
2 Silver Opio (Entebbe Club) – 69
3 Robson Chinhoi (Royal Harare Golf Club) – 72
✳ Team prizes
1. Motorolla five – 76 pts – sh3.5m
2. Uganda Golf Union – 75pts – sh2.5m
3. NBS Sport 2 – 72pts – sh2m
Kigo, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY & AGENCIES | The five qualifying professionals, Joshua Seale
Silver Opio, Robson Chinhoi, Simon Ngige, Celestine Nsanzuwera together with the top five amateurs
Andrew Arinaitwe, Harry Hakiza, Allan Mugisha, Raymond Ekwamu and Edrine Wasike from the 2022 Absa Pro-Am golf tournament of the Uganda Golf Open, will participate in the 2023 Magical Kenya Open courtesy of Absa Bank Uganda.
The announcement was made by the bank’s Managing Director – Mumba Kalifungwa – during the prize-giving ceremony for the Absa Pro-Am held at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa.
While addressing the participants, the media, and the organisers, he said, “We are very proud of the growth that the Uganda Golf Open and the Pro-Am have registered over the years and take this opportunity to offer our support towards furthering the growth and development of the game in Uganda through opportunities that increase the players’ skill and exposure like the Magical Kenya Open.”
The Magical Kenya Open – which started in 1967 – has become one of Africa’s premier golf attractions and is now part of the European Golf Tour.
The qualifying professionals that will benefit from the bank’s sponsorship package – standing at UGX 65 million which will cover the players’ travel, accommodation, and participating fees for the Pro-Am Tournament of the Kenyan derby.
The Pro-Am is a one-day tournament where Professional golfers are paired with Amateur golfers to give the professionals an extra practice round before the Professionals Open while improving the skills of amateur golfers within a competition situation.
This year, the bank sponsored the ten best Amateurs from the 2021 Absa Pro-Am for the Kenyan tournament, which was held from 3– 6 March at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi.
These included Colin Isaac Talemwa; Joseph Kimani; John Muchiri; Wendy Angudeyo; Joseph Adrapi; Patrick Kagoro; Walter Tukahirwa; Alexander Matsiko; Jenina Nasimolo, and Collin Subika, who joined the only Ugandan selected to participate in the prestigious tournament as a Pro – Ronald Rugumayo, part of whose costs for the duration of the tournament were met by the bank.
Absa’s Kalifungwa added, “We are a deeply pan-African financial services provider. Our continued commitment to the game of golf is a testament to this continent’s undeniable potential. We shall continue to play our part to bring Africa’s possibilities to life.”
