The going gets tough for Uganda in Zimbabwe
Oct 12, 2017
Uganda will now be playing to not only to improve their current position but also to better their 5th place finish they achieved the last time
Ronald Otile remained Uganda's best player after round three of the Africa Amateur Golf Team Championship taking place at the Elephant Hills Golf Club in Zimbabwe.
Just like his second round, Otile returned a one-over-par 73 but it wasn't enough for the team as the other team members who had propelled the team to 7thposition on day two, instead had a tough round that had the team slip back to tenth place.
Daniel Baguma and Ronald Rugumayo each carded seven-over-par 79 as Ismail Muhamud toiled with a non-counting 87, as defending champion South Africa maintained their lead with a gross score of 636, twenty two strokes ahead of hosts Zimbabwe, going into the last round of the biennial event.
In the last round on Friday, Uganda will now be playing to not only to improve their current position but also to better their 5th place finish they achieved the last time the event was held in Nairobi.
But that can only happen this year if other team members raise their game to the level of Otile, otherwise teams like Reunion, Egypt, Swaziland and Mauritius have performed far better than in previous editions against Uganda.
Meanwhile Uganda Golf Union president Johnson Omolo has been re-elected vice president of the Africa Golf Confederation (North Africa) at an AGC meeting held on Wednesday in Zimbabwe.
Omolo was reappointed alongside Joe Malanje who retained the presidency. Committee members are Mike Aggrey (Ghana), Mohamed Khadri (Egypt), Richard Wanjala (Kenya) and Maher Bouchami (Tunisia).
"I'm grateful to the AGC assembly for giving me another term to serve Africa in the same capacity. I commit to work for golf on the continent," Omolo said.
He said he will use his position to develop the game in Uganda and the region at large.
Uganda scores
Ronald Otile 78; 73; 73; 224
Ronald Rugumayo 79; 75; 79; 233
Daniel Baguma 82; 77; 79; 238
Ismail Muhamud 79; 80; 87; 246
Team standings Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
South Africa 211 209 216
Zimbabwe 211 215 218
Reunion 222 221 221
Egypt 219 220 227
Swaziland 226 220 225
Zambia 226 229 221
Tunisia 229 225 228
Kenya 224 232 228
Mauritius 230 223 255
Uganda 236 225 231
Botswana 234 244 219
Ghana 228 240 230
Namibia 239 230 234
Tanzania 240 234 238
Angola 254 260 255