How Akena won the Uganda Open Golf Championship in Entebbe

The Juliana High School S.5 student also becomes the first amateur to walk away with a cash prize (sh3.8m) in the tournament’s history and the second from Lugazi to win it after Godfrey Nsubuga’s triumph last year.

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Joseph Akena celebrates with a fist pump after sinking in his winning putt on the 18th green during the Johnnie Walker Uganda Open at Entebbe course. PHOTO: Michael Nsubuga

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On Saturday, Lugazi Hills Golf Club’s Joseph Reagan Akena defied the odds to win the Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Golf Championship at Entebbe Club.

Akena, 19, a national team player, carded

How Akena won the Uganda Open Golf Championship in Entebbe

The Juliana High School S.5 student also becomes the first amateur to walk away with a cash prize (sh3.8m) in the tournament’s history and the second from Lugazi to win it after Godfrey Nsubuga’s triumph last year.

Joseph Akena celebrates with a fist pump after sinking in his winning putt on the 18th green during the Johnnie Walker Uganda Open at Entebbe course. PHOTO: Michael Nsubuga

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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