Muhumuza, Otile hope to improve before EAC

By Michael Nsubuga            

Rwanda Open (Nov 11-14)

EA Challenge (Nov 17-21)

Despite making the cut in the last two qualifying places for the team that will represent Uganda in the East African Challenge, national amateur golf team captain Adolf Muhumuza believes he would be a better player by the time the championship tees off, November 17-21 at Kigali Golf Club.

Muhumuza and 2015 Africa's second best amateur golfer Ronald Otile only made it to the team in the last two places (8th and 9th) on 10 points each after the one-week qualifiers at Entebbe Club.

"I have of late been struggling with my short game (chip and putt) but I hope to have improved by the time of the challenge; I broke my old putter and I'm still getting used to the new one," Muhumuza said.

For Otile, it was the greens that he could not master immediately at the qualifiers that almost had him miss the cut.

"I got challenged by the greens. At first they were slow before they cut them, and it took me time to adjust, but we are ready for the challenge and Ugandans should pray for us so that we can defend it," Otile said.

After their 5th place finish at the All Africa Golf Team Championships the national amateur team of 9 players, enter camp today at Entebbe Club, to prepare not only for the East African Golf Challenge title defense but also the Kigali Open that tees off on November 11-14 at Kigali Golf Club.

Junior golfers Andrew Byaruhanga and Herman Deco Mutebi are the new entrants on the team that is comprised of Daniel Baguma and Ronald Bukenya who topped the qualifiers with 12 points apiece.

The rest are Happy Robert, Ronald Rugumayo and Robert Oluba who were all on the team that won the challenge at Entebbe Club last year. Martin Ochaya missed the qualifiers due to injury.

The team will be involved in singles, foursomes, four ball-better ball, short game and range practice sessions as well as psychology ones, before they travel on November 9 to compete in the Rwanda Open.

The Rwanda Open is due November 11-14, ahead of the East African Challenge due November 17-21 at Kigali Golf Club.