Namakula retains Uganda Ladies Golf Open title

Final leader-board:                                     

F. Namakula 74 74 75 223

I. Madina 79 74 75 228

C. Minter 80 74 76 230

H. Wanyeche 84 83 74 241

S.  Reiffenstein 83 80 80 243 

E. Magala 85 78 82 245

M. Ntege 85 84 78 247

L. Chingono 87 77 83 247

J. Kamukama 82 85 80 251

I. Nakalembe 88 88 84 260

 

UGANDAN golf ace Flavia Namakula has won the 58th edition of the Uganda Ladies Open in Kampala. 

 

Namakula who fired a three-day aggregate of 223 beat Tanzanian Madina Iddi by five strokes to claim her second consecutive Uganda Open title at Uganda Golf Club on Sunday.

 

Namakula’s five-shot lead on the opening day made the difference in the highly tournament that saw competitors from Zimbabawe, Tanzania and Uganda record impressive scores. Iddi and Namakula had uniform scores in the second and third rounds.

 

“Madina and Claire Minter are great golfers. I enjoyed the level of competition that they brought to Uganda,” Namakula remarked shortly after hugging Iddi and Minter amidst cheers from spectators at the clubhouse. 

 

Zimbabwean champion Minter was third-- seven shots off the pace having had a dismal opening round on Friday.

 

Namakula’s compatriots Eva Magala, Jasper Kamukama and Irene Nakalembe were sixth, ninth and 10th respectively.