West Nile crowned Castle Lite Uganda Open Tour winners

 

 

Despite amassing only eight points from the last tour event at the Uganda Golf Club course on Saturday, the West Nilers had already done enough from the earlier tours to ensure they won the inaugural club tour trophy.

 

They beat second-placed Entebbe Club that finished on 216 by 83 points; despite Entebbe having collected more than them (28pts) on the day.

 

Ismael Dalfodio in the men's Group B and Patricia Nakuya in the ladies Group B were the only scorers for the Arua side on the day that the Uganda Golf Club also won their first tour event on home soil with 52 points.

 

Anthony Agaba, Yunus Bbaale, Michael Muhangi, Innocent Nahabwe, and Anne Abeja were the stars that ensured the Kitante side picked up something on the tour.

 

But it was West Nile that celebrated to the tunes of Congolese music as their captain promised more of the same in future after picking the trophy from Uganda Tourism Board Marketing Manager Claire Mugabi.

 

"We worked as a unit and made sure we sponsored our players to play in all the tour tournaments," West Nile Golf Club captains Emmy Arima Taniko said.

 

 UGC vice-captain Onyango Matata (left) presents a trophy to Group A winner James Koto after the Uganda Open Tour at Kitante. PHOTO: Michael Nsubuga

 

"I want to thank all those who contributed to this success. We thank God who has brought us this far all alive and healthy. In West Nile and the north sport is the in-thing, we don't mix; this is the beginning of golf in Arua and you are going to see more of this," Taniko vowed.

 

West Nile's Patricia Nakuya who won the ladies overall prizes in the Mbale and West Nile tours; Geoffrey Van Etoma (Mbale), Gordon Obitre-Gama (Namulonge) and Moses Sebi Amori (Jinja) consequently won themselves a round of golf for two at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa.

 

The overall individual tour winners; Namulonge's Joseph Kakooza and Tooro's Lilian Koowe will enjoy a weekend for two and a round of golf for two at Serena.

 

Hussein Alemiga, Boyi Yassin, Toko Mosh will also have their entry fees in the main event shaved just like Siraji Onzima, Ismail Dalfodio, Bob Hunter and William Gayo in the subsidiary event of the Uganda Open.

 

Gordon Obitre, Moses Amori, Yasin Menaja, Geoffrey Etoma, Isaac Opika Atiku, Wendy Angudeyo, Patricia Nakuya, and Aidah Khamis will also not pay in their respective categories.

 

 

West Nile Golf Club 299pts

 

Final club tour standings (top 5)

 

West Nile 299pts

 

Entebbe 216

 

Namulonge 161

 

UGC 146

 

Tooro Club 133

 

 

Joseph Kakooza 30pts

 

 

Lilian Koowe 37pts

 

UGC Tour results

 

 

James Koto 68c/b nett

 

Innocent Okecha 68

 

Anthony Agaba 68

 

 

Yunus Bbaale 65nett

 

Mukiibi Henry 67

 

Ismael Dalfodio 68

 

 

Adochi Luwum 64

 

Michael Muhangi 67

 

Innocent Nahabwe 67

 

 

Anne Abeja 70

 

Evelyne Asiimwe 70

 

Melon Kyomugisha 71

 

 

Diana Nambalirwa 70

 

Frista Birabwa 71

 

Maxi Byenkya 75